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Blends of nylon 6 with a polyethylene functionalized by photooxidation

Antonino ValenzaD. CurtoF. P. La Mantia

subject

Materials sciencePolymers and PlasticsChemical modificationGeneral ChemistryCompatibilizationPolyethyleneSurfaces Coatings and Filmschemistry.chemical_compoundNylon 6chemistryPolyamidePolymer chemistryMaterials ChemistryCopolymerSurface modificationMelt flow index

description

An easy and cheap method to prepare functionalized polyethylene is reported in which polyethylene is photooxidized and then melt-blended with nylon. Structural, rheological, and mechanical modifications indicate that carbonyl, formed during photooxidation, and amine groups react giving rise to copolymers which stabilize the blends. Photooxidized polyethylene from waste could be very effective in preparing polyethylene/polyamide blends with improved properties. This new approach improves over current methods in which compatibilization of polyolefines and polyamides is mostly performed by reacting functionalized polyolefines with polyamides in molten state. The functionalization is achieved by chemical modification of the polyolefines chains. This step could be very expensive.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
1990-02-20Journal of Applied Polymer Science
https://doi.org/10.1002/app.1990.070390408