Bo He, Jianuo Ma, Luobing Xiang, Han Wang, Xi Wang, Chunwang Yi
{"title":"Sustainable preparation of nano monodispered ATP based color master batch and its application in PA6","authors":"Bo He, Jianuo Ma, Luobing Xiang, Han Wang, Xi Wang, Chunwang Yi","doi":"10.1002/app.56297","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/app.56297","url":null,"abstract":"<p>As a representative of dope-dye, the color masterbatch method has been widely applied in modern dyeing processes, while it has difficulties in solving the dispersibility of inorganic pigments color master batch in the polymer matrix. In this work, attapulgite (ATP) was used as the adsorption carrier of inorganic pigments to prepare color-dyed attapulgite (CD-ATP). The selected environmentally friendly inorganic pigments were well adsorbed by ATP in KOH aqueous solution, and could stably be monodispersed in KOH aqueous solution for more than 168 h. Moreover, the KOH aqueous solution could be reused repeatedly, thereby, a sustainable method to prepare novel CD-ATP was realized. By blending the as-prepared CD-ATP with polyamide-6 (PA6), a series of dope-dyed colorful PA6 composites was prepared. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) results indicated that the CD-ATP was still monodispersed in the PA6 matrix, and endowed PA6 with a vivid color. Further studies show that the adding of CD-ATP had little influence on the properties of PA6, but significantly reduced the water adsorption. This novel color-dyed ATP has potential implications in making paper-making blankets and is highly expected to have more extensive applications in many fields of life.</p>","PeriodicalId":183,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Polymer Science","volume":"141 48","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142665151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mehdi Elhamnia, Ghodratollah Hashemi Motlagh, Seyed Hassan Jafari
{"title":"Controlled localization of graphene oxide to improve barrier, biodegradation and mechanical properties of PBAT/EVOH","authors":"Mehdi Elhamnia, Ghodratollah Hashemi Motlagh, Seyed Hassan Jafari","doi":"10.1002/app.56247","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/app.56247","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Incorporating graphene oxide (GO) with controlled localization into poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT) blends with poly(ethylene vinyl alcohol) (EVOH) aimed to improve barrier properties, biodegradability, and mechanical strength of PBAT. The PBAT/EVOH/GO nanocomposites containing 0 to 1 wt% of GO were prepared by a reactive mixing process in internal mixer. Microscopic images confirmed that the GO nanoplatelets are mainly localized in PBAT phase and then at the interface, contrary to the thermodynamic affinity of GO toward EVOH. The reactive nature of PBAT/EVOH/GO nanocomposites was confirmed via time-sweep rheological studies where specific changes were observed in melt viscosity over time. The results of microscopic studies, rheometry, tensile test, and dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA) confirmed that localizing GO at the interface establishes strong interactions between PBAT and EVOH. By the addition of 0.75 wt% GO, tensile and yield strength were improved by 19% and 45%, respectively. Increasing GO significantly increased the hydrolysis degradation rate of the nanocomposites. Furthermore, the addition of GO considerably decreased the oxygen and water vapor permeability of the blends by up to 40% at 1 wt% GO.</p>","PeriodicalId":183,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Polymer Science","volume":"141 46","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142561593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Integrating the in vitro antioxidant activity of polyacrylonitrile/polyindole composites","authors":"Naci Ömer Alayunt, Cengiz Soykan","doi":"10.1002/app.56290","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/app.56290","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this study, five compounds belonging to the Polymer composites (PCs) family, have been prepared with different amounts of polyacrylonitrile and polyindole in the composite. The PCs have inherently bactericidal activity, owing to the nitrile and indole groups. Antioxidant activity was assessed by using reducing power activity, superoxide radical scavenging activity and hydroxyl radical scavenging activity. In our study, butylated hydroxy toluene (BHT), ascorbic acid and α-tocopherol, which are considered synthetic standard antioxidants, were used to compare antioxidant activity. In addition, since it is known that the MDA levels resulting from the oxidation of fats in Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast cells are inversely proportional to the antioxidant properties, it gave an idea about the in vitro antioxidant properties of the new synthesized PCs. Reducing force capacity, superoxide radical scavenging activity and hydroxyl radical scavenging activity were found to be higher at 100 μg mL<sup>−1</sup> concentration compared to 50 μg mL<sup>−1</sup> concentration.</p>","PeriodicalId":183,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Polymer Science","volume":"141 48","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/app.56290","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142665118","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Catalyst-free epoxy resins with high-performance and excellent healing efficiency via interpenetrating networks","authors":"Chenxin Li, Zhengyong Huang, Senyuan Yang, Yingfan Zhang, Chaofan Wang, Jian Li","doi":"10.1002/app.56286","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/app.56286","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The difficult recycling and degradation in cured epoxy resins can be solved by introducing dynamic covalent bonds. However, the introduction of dynamic bonds degrades the properties of epoxy resins. In this paper, the dual-cured epoxy resin with high mechanical properties and high healing efficiency were obtained by constructing interpenetrating networks (IPNs). The effect of IPNs on the recyclability of epoxy resins was investigated. The performance is as follows, the flexural and tensile strengths is 89 and 54.2 MPa, respectively, and the breakdown strength is 32.5 kV/mm. In addition, the recyclability and high healing efficiency of the dual-cured epoxy resin were verified, and the effect of the hot-pressing temperature and time on the properties of the recycled samples were investigated. Under certain hot-pressing conditions, the flexural and tensile strengths of the recycled samples were recovered to 95.06% and 85.28%, respectively, and the breakdown strength was recovered to 83.6%.</p>","PeriodicalId":183,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Polymer Science","volume":"141 48","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142665144","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"High rate capability and ultra-long cycling life: Electrochemical synthesis of PEDOT based electrode material doped with AMPS and its supercapacitor application","authors":"Sibel Yazar, Sıla Melahat Yilmaz, Gülten Atun","doi":"10.1002/app.56298","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/app.56298","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene) (PEDOT) is a conducting polymer that can be used in flexible bioelectronic devices. The electrode/electrolyte interface interaction is one of the most important factors in improving the electrochemical performance of energy storage materials, and these polymers are often combined with a negatively charged poly(styrene sulfonate) (PSS) chain to improve their interaction with alkali metal cations such as sodium and potassium. In this work, we performed a one-step electrochemical synthesis of PEDOT on carbon fabric using the molecule 2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propane sulfonic acid (AMPS) to create highly effective materials for supercapacitor electrodes. The electrode had a significant increase in capacitance value, measured 16.4 times higher than that of the PEDOT electrode. The 2-electrode system exhibited a specific capacitance value of 495.2 F g<sup>−1</sup> at a scan rate of 5 mV s<sup>−1</sup>. It exhibited a high operating voltage of 2.3 V in aqueous electrolyte system. It showed a significant energy density of 109.0 Wh kg<sup>−1</sup> when operating at 6.1 kW kg<sup>−1</sup> power density and 85.2 Wh kg<sup>−1</sup> when operating at 30.6 kW kg<sup>−1</sup> power density. Recent findings reveal that the capacitance retention performance value of the device increased significantly to 113.9% after 25,000 cycles in 3.0 M NaCl aqueous electrolyte, demonstrating its outstanding long-term durability. Thus, the creation of the synthesized supercapacitor electrode is a significant advance in the study of conducting polymers, which often have a limited lifetime in real-world electronic applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":183,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Polymer Science","volume":"141 48","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142665107","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elí Emanuel Esparza-Flores, Plinho F. Hertz, Rafael C. Rodrigues
{"title":"Advancements and potential of chitosan-genipin complex in biotechnological applications: A comprehensive review","authors":"Elí Emanuel Esparza-Flores, Plinho F. Hertz, Rafael C. Rodrigues","doi":"10.1002/app.56250","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/app.56250","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The chitosan-genipin complex has been extensively studied and applied in various fields, attracting increasing attention due to its unique characteristics and properties. This complex enables the development of novel materials for applications in biomedical engineering, biotechnology, and medicine. Chitosan is a natural biopolymer, and genipin is an extract obtained from some fruits, mainly from genipap and gardenia; both have demonstrated biodegradability, biocompatibility, and antimicrobial properties. Due to their versatile and reinforced structure, new materials have shown potential use in drug delivery, tissue engineering, scaffolds, curatives, food packaging, and enzyme immobilization. This review will discuss the chitosan and its modifications, the genipin and its reactivity, and finally, the complex chitosan-genipin, showing some recent developments and applications and some prospectives for other applications in new fields, especially as support for enzyme immobilization.</p>","PeriodicalId":183,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Polymer Science","volume":"141 46","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/app.56250","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142561711","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tooba Sahar, Rahma Tamime, Muhammad Usman, Hamad AlMohamadi, R. Nawaz, Tanzila Anjum, Asim Laeeq Khan
{"title":"Tailoring thin film composite membranes for enhanced removal of heavy metals from water","authors":"Tooba Sahar, Rahma Tamime, Muhammad Usman, Hamad AlMohamadi, R. Nawaz, Tanzila Anjum, Asim Laeeq Khan","doi":"10.1002/app.56295","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/app.56295","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In response to the pressing need for effective removal of heavy metals from water sources, this study focuses on the optimization of Thin Film Composite nanofiltration membranes, known for their porous polymer support and selective ultrathin layers. The objective was to enhance the rejection of heavy metal ions, a critical issue in water treatment. The parameters of the interfacial polymerization (IP) process, including monomer concentration, reaction time, curing temperature, and curing duration, were tailored to determine the most effective membrane configuration. Polyimide (P84) was employed as the support material, with the IP involving trimesoyl chloride (TMC) and piperazine (PIP). Comprehensive characterization through Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and water contact angle measurements provided information on the functional groups, surface and cross-sectional morphologies, and hydrophilic properties of the membranes. The optimized fabrication conditions, involving 0.2 w/v% TMC and 2.0 w/v% PIP monomer concentrations, a 2-minute IP reaction time, and a 40°C curing temperature for 10 minutes, led to the membranes achieving arsenic and chromium rejections of 89.7% and 99%, respectively. This was accomplished while maintaining a high pure water permeability of approximately 16.9 Lm<sup>−2</sup>h<sup>−1</sup>bar<sup>−1</sup>. These promising results highlight the potential of these optimized nanofiltration membranes for industrial applications, addressing a critical environmental challenge.</p>","PeriodicalId":183,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Polymer Science","volume":"141 48","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142664995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A high-temperature resistant benzimidazole-based porous polymer for efficient adsorption of trinitrotoluene in aqueous solution","authors":"Chunyan Yang, Shijie Mo, Xirui Chen, Qianqian Yuan, Jiali Zhu, Ting Wang, Min Zheng, Mingru Zhou, Guanjun Chang, Yewei Xu","doi":"10.1002/app.56259","DOIUrl":"10.1002/app.56259","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A novel benzimidazole-based porous polymer, denoted as PTBI, was synthesized utilizing self-synthesized 1,3,5-tris(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)benzene (TBI) and 4,4′-difluorobenzophenone as primary materials via a C<span></span>N coupling reaction, followed by a freeze-drying process. PTBI displayed commendable thermal stability, as evidenced by a temperature of 475°C at which a 5% weight loss occurred and a char yield of up to 65% at 800°C. Trinitrotoluene (TNT) was effectively adsorbed by PTBI in aqueous solutions, thanks to the combined effects of three π–π interactions and one dipole–π interaction. At 25°C, PTBI achieved a maximum adsorption capacity as high as 280.8 mg/g, with approximately 60% of this capacity attained within just 1 h. Furthermore, a thermodynamic analysis showed that the adsorption of TNT by PTBI was a spontaneous, exothermic process that was followed by a decrease in entropy. It is noteworthy that following five adsorption and desorption cycles, the adsorption efficiency held steady at a relatively high level using acetone as the eluent. These promising results underscore PTBI's significant potential in the realm of TNT wastewater treatment, positioning it as a compelling candidate for further research and application under extreme condition in this field.</p>","PeriodicalId":183,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Polymer Science","volume":"141 47","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142257037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yuncai Zhao, Yanglang Gu, Bingchun Jiang, Yaoping Zou, Shaochen Wan
{"title":"The effect of the modification mechanism of SiO2 in resin-based friction materials on the mechanical and tribological performance","authors":"Yuncai Zhao, Yanglang Gu, Bingchun Jiang, Yaoping Zou, Shaochen Wan","doi":"10.1002/app.56269","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/app.56269","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study aimed to address the thermal degradation of resin-based friction materials in the mid-temperature stage (200–250°C), as well as the resulting instability of the friction coefficient and decrease in the mechanical properties. To investigate the impact on the toughening and wear resistance properties, this study employed nanosilica-modified resin-based friction materials. The mechanical, friction, and wear properties of the modified samples were tested using a Rockwell hardness tester, hydraulic universal testing machine, and constant speed friction tester. The phase composition and microstructure of the samples were analyzed by scanning electron microscope, energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction. When the mass fraction of nanosilica was 3%, modified sample S3 exhibited excellent mechanical properties, with shear strength and compressive strength reaching 40.3 and 171.7 MPa, respectively, which were increased by 30% and 9% compared to unmodified sample S1. Moreover, the density and hardness of sample S3 showed minimal variation compared to those of unmodified sample S1. In the temperature range of 100–250°C, the wear rate of modified sample S3 remained within the range of 0.22 × 10<sup>−7</sup>–0.38 × 10<sup>−7</sup> N<sup>−1</sup> m<sup>−1</sup>, with a friction coefficient of 0.38 at 200°C, demonstrating excellent wear resistance.</p>","PeriodicalId":183,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Polymer Science","volume":"141 47","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142664970","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cold crystallization of poly (ether ether ketone) membranes","authors":"Bingyang Bai, Rongrong He, Jiajun Yan, Tao He","doi":"10.1002/app.56283","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/app.56283","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The semi-crystalline nature of poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK) has been a great challenge to prepare PEEK membranes with targeted morphology and crystallization via immersion precipitation. This paper reported a novel observation of cold crystallization (CC) and the key factors affecting the formation of CC in the PEEK membrane via immersion precipitation phase separation, using mixture solvents of concentrated sulfuric acid (SA) and methane sulfonic acid (MSA). The CC in PEEK was identified by an exothermal peak slightly above the PEEK's glass transition temperature (<i>T</i><sub>g</sub>) at 146–150°C in differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The CC formation was contributed to folded rigid segments resulted from the solid–liquid phase separation. Factors affecting CC investigated in the membrane preparation were the exposure time before immersion and the solvent ratio. It was found that increased exposure time from 0 min to 15 min in ambient led to cellular pore structure with decreased total crystallinity (28.9%–25.5%), but increased proportion of CC (27.7%–43.6%) for PEEK<sub>3:1</sub> membrane. Increase of SA in the mixture solvent resulted in decreased CC and total degree of crystallization. Tensile strength measurements demonstrated that the CC contributed positively the strain of PEEK membranes. The findings suggested a new factor of CC for better understanding, control and design of PEEK membranes.</p>","PeriodicalId":183,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Polymer Science","volume":"141 48","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142664969","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}