Erosion-dependant continuity development in high viscosity ratio blends of very low interfacial tension

被引:18
作者
Bhadane, Prashant A.
Champagne, Michel F.
Huneault, Michel A.
Tofan, Florin
Favis, Basil D. [1 ]
机构
[1] Ecole Polytech, Dept Chem Engn, CREPEC, Montreal, PQ H3C 3A7, Canada
[2] Natl Res Council Canada, Inst Ind Mat, Boucherville, PQ J4B 6Y4, Canada
[3] Lavergne Grp, Montreal, PQ H1J 1C8, Canada
关键词
blends; cocontinuous morphology; erosion; high viscosity ratio; morphology; polypropylene;
D O I
10.1002/polb.20840
中图分类号
O63 [高分子化学(高聚物)];
学科分类号
070305 ; 080501 ; 081704 ;
摘要
This work studies continuity development and cocontinuity in high viscosity ratio EPDM/PP blends. A very low interfacial tension (0.3 mN/m) between the blend components together with high viscosity ratios (11 and 17) result in a variety of unusual morphological features, including isolated nanometer diameter fibers, very large particles, partially coalesced particles, and numerous particles interconnected by fibers. This unique combination of morphologies leads the blend to a novel and stable cocontinuous structure of partially coalesced particles and particles interconnected by fibers. Compared with low to medium viscosity ratio EPDM/PP blends, these cocontinuous networks demonstrate early percolation thresholds, rapid continuity development, and attain cocontinuity at lower compositions of minor phase. The slow surface erosion of the high viscosity EPDM phase during melt blending is shown to be responsible for the generation of these unusual morphological structures. Typically the timescale for erosion phenomena are so small that they have defied study in the mixing environment itself and typical blend morphology studies almost always examine the final steady-state morphology obtained after several minutes of mixing. The combination of very low interfacial tension and very high viscosity ratios of these EPDM/PP systems provide a unique opportunity to examine erosion phenomena persisting over longer time scales during melt mixing. We propose a new concentration-dependant erosion mechanism that is based on particle collision-coalescence-separation dynamics. The proposed conceptual mechanism is shown to dramatically accelerate the erosion process and maintain cocontinuity over prolonged periods of mixing. (c) 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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页码:1919 / 1929
页数:11
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