High-pressure induced formation of isotactic polypropylene mesophase: Synergistic effect of pressure and pressurization rate

2018 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 439-446 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingjing Huang ◽  
Xiaobo Fu ◽  
Chunguang Shao ◽  
Zhe Ma ◽  
Yaming Wang ◽  
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2020 ◽  
pp. 59-64
Author(s):  
N. I. Kurbanova ◽  
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T. M. Gulieva ◽  
N. Ya. Ischenko ◽  
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...  

The effect of additives of nanofillers (NF) containing nanoparticles (NP) of copper oxide, stabilized by a polymer matrix of maleized polyethylene (MPE), obtained by the mechanochemical method, on the properties of composites based on isotactic polypropylene (PP) and high-pressure polyethylene (PE) was studied by X-ray phase (XRD) and thermogravimetric (TGA) analyzes. The enhancement of strength, deformation, and rheological parameters, as well as the thermo-oxidative stability of the obtained nanocomposites was revealed, which, apparently, is due to the synergistic effect of the interaction of copper-containing nanoparticles with anhydride groups of MPE. It is shown that nanocomposites based on PP/PE/NF can be processed both by pressing and injection molding and extrusion, which expands the scope of its application.


Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 145
Author(s):  
Przemyslaw Sowinski ◽  
Ewa Piorkowska ◽  
Severine A. E. Boyer ◽  
Jean-Marc Haudin

1,3:2,4-bis(3,4-dimethylbenzylidene)sorbitol (DMDBS) is highly effective in nucleation of the α- form of isotactic polypropylene (iPP). However, its role in high-pressure crystallization of iPP, facilitating the formation of the γ- polymorph, has not been explored. The present paper focuses on the influence of DMDBS on nucleation of high-pressure crystallization of iPP. iPP with 0.2–1.0 wt.% of the DMDBS was crystallized under elevated pressure, up to 300 MPa, in various thermal conditions, and then analyzed by PLM, WAXD, SEM, and DSC. During cooling, crystallization temperatures (Tc) were determined. It was found that under high-pressure DMDBS nucleated crystallization of iPP in the orthorhombic γ- form. As a consequence, Tc and the γ- form content increased for the nucleated iPP, while the size of polycrystalline aggregates decreased, although the effects depended on DMDBS content. The significant increase of Tc and the decrease of grain size under high pressure of 200–300 MPa required higher content of DMDBS than the nucleation of the α-form under lower pressure, possibly due to the effect of pressure on crystallization of DMDBS itself, which is a prerequisite for its nucleating activity.


1978 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 439-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. Nelmes ◽  
N. S. J. Kennedy ◽  
E. Baharie ◽  
A. W. Hewat

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