Search results for "compatibilizer"

Comparative Study of Different Maleic Anhydride Grafted Compatibilizer Precursors toward LDPE/PA6 Blends: Morphology and Mechanical Properties

2005

The study deals with the effectiveness of maleic anhydride grafted styrene-b-ethylene-co-propylene copolymer (SEPMA) as compatibilizer precursor (CP) for blends of low density polyethylene (LDPE) with polyamide-6 (PA). The CP was produced by grafting MA onto SEP in the melt. The specific interactions between the CP and the blends components have been investigated through characterizations of the binary LDPE/CP and PA/CP blends. The compatibilizing efficiency of the MA-grafted SEP, as revealed by the thermal properties and the morphology of the compatibilized blends, has been shown to be excellent. The morphology, as well as the mechanical properties of the compatibilized with SEPMA 75/25 w/…

Tackling Performance Challenges in Organic Photovoltaics: An Overview about Compatibilizers

2020

Organic Photovoltaics (OPVs) based on Bulk Heterojunction (BHJ) blends are a mature technology. Having started their intensive development two decades ago, their low cost, processability and flexibility rapidly funneled the interest of the scientific community, searching for new solutions to expand solar photovoltaics market and promote sustainable development. However, their robust implementation is hampered by some issues, concerning the choice of the donor/acceptor materials, the device thermal/photo-stability, and, last but not least, their morphology. Indeed, the morphological profile of BHJs has a strong impact over charge generation, collection, and recombination processes; control o…

Effects of organoclay on morphology and properties of nanocomposites based on LDPE/PA-6 blends without and with SEBS-g-MA compatibilizer

2009

LDPE/PA-6 blends (75/25 wt/wt) were added with SEBS-g-MA (S) and/or an organoclay (20A) using different compounding sequences and the morphology and the properties of the blends or composites were investigated. An XRD study of the nanocomposites with pure polymers showed that 20A is intercalated by LDPE or PA-6 chains, whereas it is exfoliated by S if the clay concentration does not exceed 10 wt%. The SEM investigation showed that both S and 20A behave as efficient emulsifying agents for the LDPE/PA-6 blends. However, their effect on the mechanical properties was found to be opposite: S enhanced toughness but lowered the stiffness, whereas 20A improved the elastic modulus but impaired the i…

TI: Cyclophosphazenes as polymer modifiers

2003

The utilization of cyclophosphazenes as polymer modifiers is reviewed, with particular concern to their exploitation as versatile chain extenders, possibly for recycle problems, crosslinkers, to enhance mechanical properties of polymeric materials, branchers, to selectively introduce ramifications in linear polymers, and compatibilizers, to favor the formation of blends between originally incompatible organic macromolecules. The great versatility of the synthetic methods put forward for these substrates, together with the ease of controlling their modification, functionalization and reactivity are important parameters for the evaluation of which type of use is more feasible for these trimer…

Funkcjonalizowane woski polietylenowe jako kompatybilizatory kompozytów polietylenowo-drzewnych o wysokim stopniu napełnienia

2012

Badano proces otrzymywania kompozytów polimerowo-drzewnych o dużym stopniu napełnienia (60-80%), przygotowanych na bazie polietylenu małej gęstości (PE-LD) z udziałem komercyjnej mączki drzewnej (Lignocel C 120 i Arbocel C 320) oraz dodatkiem wosków polietylenowych sfunkcjonalizowanych poprzez ich utlenienie lub szczepienie bezwodnika maleinowego, stosowanych jako czynniki kompatybilizujące. Otrzymane materiały poddano charakterystyce określając ich podstawowe właściwości mechaniczne oraz chłonność wody. Stwierdzono, że nawet niewielka ilość wprowadzonego kompatybilizatora (2,5%), w porównaniu z próbkami otrzymanymi bez jego udziału, w istotny sposób poprawia wytrzymałość kompozytów na zerw…

Photo-oxidation behaviour of micro- and nano-filled polypropylene: effect of the filler type and compatibilizer precursor

2011

On the photo-oxidation behaviour of nano-filled polypropylene: role of the filler type and compatibilizer

2012

On the modification of the nitrile groups of acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene into oxazoline in the melt

2000

Oxazoline functionality is well known to be highly reactive toward a lot of other functional groups like carboxyls, hydroxyls, mercaptans, and amines. In this work we report the possibility to modify the nitrile groups of an acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene (ABS) copolymer into oxazoline in the molten state in the presence of aminoethanol as modifier agent and zinc acetate as a catalyst. The reaction has been carried out in a batch mixer and in a corotating twin screw extruder. The conversion of the nitrile groups into oxazoline has been verified by infrared spectroscopy, NMR analysis microanalysis and confirmed by thermomechanical characterization. The results indicate that the kinetic of g…