Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Investigations of Liquid−Liquid Phase Separation in Heterogeneous Linear Low-Density Polyethylene

1996 ◽  
Vol 29 (16) ◽  
pp. 5332-5335 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. D. Wignall ◽  
R. G. Alamo ◽  
J. D. Londono ◽  
L. Mandelkern ◽  
F. C. Stehling



2009 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tae Joo Shin ◽  
Byeongdu Lee ◽  
Jinwon Lee ◽  
Sangwoo Jin ◽  
Baik Shuk Sung ◽  
...  

Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) analysis was performed to investigate the miscibility of blends of metallocene-catalyzed octene linear low-density polyethylene (octene-mLLDPE) and low-density polyethylene (LDPE). The quantitative SANS analysis found that the blends are miscible in both the melt and the quenched states. Moreover, this analysis confirmed that the radii of gyration of octene-mLLDPE(D) and LDPE(H) remain unchanged in the quenched state and that the two polymer components cocrystallizeviafast crystallization from the melt state.



1996 ◽  
Vol 461 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. M. Agamalian ◽  
R. G. Alamo ◽  
J. D. Londono ◽  
L. Mandelkern ◽  
S. Spooner ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTPrevious small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) studies [1] of heterogeneous ethylene-hexene linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) copolymers have confirmed the existence of a dispersed minority phase (volume fraction φ ∼ 10−2) consisting of highly branched, amorphous material. However, these experiments were conducted via a pinhole SANS spectrometer with an upper resolution limit ∼ 103 Å, whereas microscopy indicates that the dimensions of the disperse phase extend to the μm-range. We have therefore complemented these investigations via a Bonse-Hart ultra-small angle neutron scattering (USANS) instrument which increases the instrumental resolution in reciprocal space by a factor - 100, and thus particle size up to 30 μm can be resolved. The sensitivity of the USANS camera has recently been increased by two orders of magnitude by using the modified channel cut crystals [2], and the performance is therefore comparable to the best x-ray Bonse-Hart cameras. Xylene extraction removes the highly branched molecules and hence the volume fraction of the disperse phase is higher (φ ∼ 0.3) in the extracted material.



2001 ◽  
Vol 34 (23) ◽  
pp. 8160-8165 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. D. Wignall ◽  
R. G. Alamo ◽  
E. J. Ritchson ◽  
L. Mandelkern ◽  
D. Schwahn


2002 ◽  
Vol 58 (10) ◽  
pp. 1560-1563 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Grouazel ◽  
J. Perez ◽  
J.-P. Astier ◽  
F. Bonneté ◽  
S. Veesler


2021 ◽  
Vol 433 (2) ◽  
pp. 166731
Author(s):  
Yanxian Lin ◽  
Yann Fichou ◽  
Andrew P. Longhini ◽  
Luana C. Llanes ◽  
Pengyi Yin ◽  
...  


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