{"title":"The effect of different compatibilisers on the morphology and rheological properties of PP/PET polymer blends","authors":"S. Kordjazi, Z. Kordjazi, N. Golshan Ebrahimi","doi":"10.1080/14658011.2021.1981525","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT In the present study, the compatibilisation of polypropylene/polyethylene terephthalate (PP/PET) blends with different types of compatibilisers including maleic anhydride-grafted polypropylene (PP-g-MA), glycidyl methacrylate-grafted polypropylene (PP-g-GMA) and ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubber in different concentrations was examined. Samples were evaluated in terms of morphology, thermal and rheological properties. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) were used. According to the results, all samples had a matrix-droplet morphology. Moreover, with increasing the compatibiliser and its concentration, the droplet sizes in dispersed phase decreased. In other words, compatibilised PP/PET showed a greater dispersed phase size reduction, lower crystallinity percentage and larger storage modulus at low frequencies in comparison with non-compatibilised PP/PET blend. Among different samples, polymer blend compatibilised with PP-g-MA (5 phr) indicated the lowest particle size and significantly improved the compatibilisation of the PP/PET blend.","PeriodicalId":20245,"journal":{"name":"Plastics, Rubber and Composites","volume":"19 1","pages":"250 - 258"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1000,"publicationDate":"2021-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"5","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Plastics, Rubber and Composites","FirstCategoryId":"88","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14658011.2021.1981525","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"MATERIALS SCIENCE, COMPOSITES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
ABSTRACT In the present study, the compatibilisation of polypropylene/polyethylene terephthalate (PP/PET) blends with different types of compatibilisers including maleic anhydride-grafted polypropylene (PP-g-MA), glycidyl methacrylate-grafted polypropylene (PP-g-GMA) and ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubber in different concentrations was examined. Samples were evaluated in terms of morphology, thermal and rheological properties. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) were used. According to the results, all samples had a matrix-droplet morphology. Moreover, with increasing the compatibiliser and its concentration, the droplet sizes in dispersed phase decreased. In other words, compatibilised PP/PET showed a greater dispersed phase size reduction, lower crystallinity percentage and larger storage modulus at low frequencies in comparison with non-compatibilised PP/PET blend. Among different samples, polymer blend compatibilised with PP-g-MA (5 phr) indicated the lowest particle size and significantly improved the compatibilisation of the PP/PET blend.
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Plastics, Rubber and Composites: Macromolecular Engineering provides an international forum for the publication of original, peer-reviewed research on the macromolecular engineering of polymeric and related materials and polymer matrix composites. Modern polymer processing is increasingly focused on macromolecular engineering: the manipulation of structure at the molecular scale to control properties and fitness for purpose of the final component. Intimately linked to this are the objectives of predicting properties in the context of an optimised design and of establishing robust processing routes and process control systems allowing the desired properties to be achieved reliably.