Research into High Performance Zeolite/Monomer Casting Nylon 6 (MCPA6) Composites

2013 ◽  
Vol 442 ◽  
pp. 134-137
Author(s):  
Bo Fen Huang ◽  
Han Xuan Liang ◽  
Zhi Yuan Li ◽  
Yan Chao Bai

Zeolite / MC nylon 6 composites were prepared , followed by morphology and properties characterization of composites. The results demonstrated that a large number of pearlitic structures appeared at the interphase between the organic phases and the inorganic phases, indicating that caprolactam had happened anionic in-situ polymerization within the zeolite. The zeolite played a role of molecular rivet in zeolite / MCPA6 composites. The experimental results also showed that the composites performances were largely improved compared with pure MCPA6. When zeolite was 1 Phr, the impact strength of the composite was increased by 58%, temperature of thermal decomposition was rised by 92.9 °C. When zeolite reached 5 Phr, the composite shrinkage rate was reduced by 33%.

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 204-215
Author(s):  
Hongkai Zhao ◽  
Dengchao Zhang ◽  
Yingshuang Li

AbstractIn this work, we modified nylon 6 with liquid rubber by in-situ polymerization. The infrared analysis suggested that HDI urea diketone is successfully blocked by caprolactam after grafting on hydroxyl of HTPB, and the rubber-modified nylon copolymer is generated by the anionic polymerization. The impact section analysis indicated the rubber-modified nylon 6 resin exhibited an alpha crystal form.With an increase in the rubber content, nylon 6 was more likely to generate stable α crystal. Avrami equation was a good description of the non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of nylon-6 and rubber-modified nylon-6 resin. Moreover, it is found that the initial crystallization temperature of nylon-6 chain segment decreased due to the flexible rubber chain segment. n value of rubber-modified nylon-6 indicated that its growth was the coexistence of two-dimensional discoid and three-dimensional spherulite growth. Finally, the addition of the rubber accelerated the crystallization rate of nylon 6.


2013 ◽  
Vol 442 ◽  
pp. 94-97
Author(s):  
Bo Fen Huang ◽  
Han Xuan Liang ◽  
Zhi Yuan Li ◽  
Yan Chao Bai

Monomer casting polyamide 6 (MCPA6) was modified by zeolite whose microstructure owns nanoscale holes which has excellent interfacial compatibility with MCPA6. The zeolite / MCPA6 composites were prepared by anionic in-situ polymerization. FTIR indicated that the addition of zeolite did not cause adverse reaction in the reaction system. The results also showed that zeolite / MCPA6 composites had two melting peaks; MCPA6 transformed from α crystal to γ crystal structure partly. The zeolite played a role of heterogeneous nucleation agent which improved the crystallinity of MC nylon 6. When the addition of zeolite was 5 phr, the zeolite / MCPA6 composite crystallization temperature increased over MCPA6 6.8 °C.


2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (8) ◽  
pp. 2728-2735 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Saritha Chandran ◽  
Sunil K. Narayanankutty

Conducting nylon 6 fibers were prepared by in situ polymerization of aniline on to the fiber surface, after providing a chemical etching treatment to the fibers using chromic acid. The properties of the etched and polyaniline (PANI) coated fibers were evaluated using scanning electron microscopy, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction, thermogravimetry, and differential scanning calorimetry. Though the etching process caused a marginal decline in the mechanical properties of the fiber, it provided a reasonably rough surface for PANI adhesion and enhanced the conductivity of the fiber. The conductivity increased from 4.22 × 10−2 to 3.72 × 10−1 S/cm at an etching time of 4 h.


Author(s):  
Carlos Canelo-Aybar ◽  
Alvaro Taype-Rondan ◽  
Jessica Hanae Zafra-Tanaka ◽  
David Rigau ◽  
Axel Graewingholt ◽  
...  

Abstract Objective To evaluate the impact of preoperative MRI in the management of Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). Methods We searched the PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane Library databases to identify randomised clinical trials (RCTs) or cohort studies assessing the impact of preoperative breast MRI in surgical outcomes, treatment change or loco-regional recurrence. We provided pooled estimates for odds ratios (OR), relative risks (RR) and proportions and assessed the certainty of the evidence using the GRADE approach. Results We included 3 RCTs and 23 observational cohorts, corresponding to 20,415 patients. For initial breast-conserving surgery (BCS), the RCTs showed that MRI may result in little to no difference (RR 0.95, 95% CI 0.90 to 1.00) (low certainty); observational studies showed that MRI may have no difference in the odds of re-operation after BCS (OR 0.96; 95% CI 0.36 to 2.61) (low certainty); and uncertain evidence from RCTs suggests little to no difference with respect to total mastectomy rate (RR 0.91; 95% CI 0.65 to 1.27) (very low certainty). We also found that MRI may change the initial treatment plans in 17% (95% CI 12 to 24%) of cases, but with little to no effect on locoregional recurrence (aHR = 1.18; 95% CI 0.79 to 1.76) (very low certainty). Conclusion We found evidence of low to very low certainty which may suggest there is no improvement of surgical outcomes with pre-operative MRI assessment of women with DCIS lesions. There is a need for large rigorously conducted RCTs to evaluate the role of preoperative MRI in this population. Key Points • Evidence of low to very low certainty may suggest there is no improvement in surgical outcomes with pre-operative MRI. • There is a need for large rigorously conducted RCTs evaluating the role of preoperative MRI to improve treatment planning for DCIS.


2012 ◽  
Vol 557-559 ◽  
pp. 519-522
Author(s):  
Xu Man Wang ◽  
Cai Ning Zhang

Silane coupling agent KH-570 was applied to modify the surface capability of the alumina (Al2O3). The modified Al2O3were dispersed in styrene. The in-situ polymerization was used to prepare the polystyrene/alumina (PS/Al2O3) composites, in which azodiisobutyronitrile (AIBN) was used as initiator. FTIR, DSC and TG were applied to characterize the prepared composites. The solvent resistance, thermal resistance of the composites and the average molecular weight of PS in PS/Al2O3nanocomposites were studied. The experimental results demonstrated that the solvent resistance of PS/Al2O3nanocomposites was improved by the adding of Al2O3nanoparticles. The thermal resistance of the composites increased with the increasing of the Al2O3content. Meanwhile, the molecular weight of PS in the composites increased with the increasing of the Al2O3content.


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