• Korea-Australia Rheology Journal
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.165-170
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• 2005

In this study, high intensity ultrasound was employed to induce mechano-chemical degradation during melt mixing of polycarbonate (PC) and a series of styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN) copolymers. It was confirmed that generation of macroradicals of constituent polymers can lead to in-situ copolymer formation by their mutual combination, which should be an efficient path to compatibilize immiscible polymer blends and stabilize their phase morphology in the absence of other chemical agents. Based on the effectiveness of the compatibilization by ultrasound assisted mixing process, we investigated the effects of viscosity ratio of PC and SAN and AN content in SAN on the compatibilization of PC/SAN blends. It was found that effectiveness of compatibilization is optimal when the AN content is in the range of favorable interaction with PC and the viscosity of the matrix is higher than that of the dispersed phase. In addition, changes in the interfacial tension between PC and SAN were assessed by examining relaxation spectra which were obtained from measuring rheological properties of ultrasonically treated blends.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제15권7호
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• pp.605-609
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• 2007

The molecular interactions of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and cellulose acetate (CA) were investigated thoroughly via dilute solution viscometry in dimethylformamide (DMF) as a common solvent at $30^{\circ}C$. The intrinsic viscosities and viscometric interaction parameters were experimentally determined for both binary (polymer/dimethylformamide) and ternary (PAN/CA/dimethylformamide) systems. As all investigated PAN/CA ternaries evidenced negative viscometric interaction parameter values $({\Delta}b\;&{\Delta}k<0)$, the existence of repulsive intermolecular interactions was deduced, and PAN/CA blends were assigned as immiscible. Moreover, the results of microscopy photograph analysis indicated that pure PAN film evidences a homophasic structure, and the size of the phase domain increases gradually with increases in CA. In DSC analysis, it was determined that the glass transition temperature of the blend film increased slightly with increases in the CA content of the blend film.

• 폴리머
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.285-292
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• 2003

폴리락트산/폴리카프로락톤 (PLA/PCL) 블렌드의 조성비에 따른 상용성 및 결정화 거동을 살펴보았다. 특히 triphenyl phosphite (TPP)가 반응 상용화제로써 이들 블렌드의 상용성과 결정화 거동에 미치는 영향을 중점적으로 고찰하였다. PLA/PCL 블렌드의 열적 특성을 살펴보아 이들 블렌드가 비상용성 블렌드임을 확인하였으며 블렌드의 조성비에 따라 상용성 정도가 달라졌다. 블렌드에 TPP를 첨가하는 경우 TPP가 반응 상용화제로 작용하여 블렌드의 상용성을 증가시키며 상용화제 함량 증가에 따라 상용성이 우수해졌다. PLA에 PCL을 첨가하는 경우, 블렌드 조성비에 따른 비상용 특성에 의한 계면 형성이 구정 형성에 필요한 기핵 발현 정도를 변화시켜 결정화 속도가 달라졌다. TPP는 이들 블렌드의 상용성의 개선과 동시에 구정 성장을 촉진하여 PLA의 결정화 속도를 증가시킴을 확인하였다.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제15권7호
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• pp.640-645
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• 2007

The phase behavior of branched polycarbonate (BPC) blends with poly(ethylene terephthalate-co-1,4-dimethyl cyclohexane terephthalate) copolyesters (PECT), as well as their rheological properties, were assessed. Even though BPC blends with PECT prepared by solvent casting proved to be immiscible, BPC and PECT copolyesters containing 1,4-dimethyl cyclohexane (CHDM) from 32 to 80 mole% formed homogeneous mixtures upon heating. The homogenization temperatures of the blends decreased with increasing CHDM content in PECT. The interaction energies of the BPC-PECT pairs calculated from the phase boundary in accordance with the lattice-fluid theory were positive and also decreased with increasing CHDM content in PECT. It was shown that the phase homogenization of these blends occurs upon heating when the combinatorial entropy term, which is favorable for miscibility, overcomes unfavorable energetic terms at elevated temperatures. A novel product, which is not limited by the drawbacks of linear polycarbonate (PC) and evidences processability superior to that of the PC/PECT blends, can be developed via the blending of BPC and PECT.

• 한국유변학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국유변학회 2006년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.49-52
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• 2006

• 한국고분자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국고분자학회 2006년도 IUPAC International Symposium on Advanced Polymers for Emerging Technologies
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• pp.366-366
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• 2006

Five sandwiched multilayers consisting of PBT(Polybutyleneterephthalate), PS(Polystyrene) and clay were prepared to investigate the migration mechanism of clay in the polymer blend system. Rheometry (RMS800) was used to apply well-defined shear on the above multilayer samples in order to well understand dominant factors controlling the migration. Applied shear force was enough to move clay tactoids to the interface, if either long time or high shear was available, but it was not sufficient to separate into individual platelets of clay. The morphology evolution was subsequently studied in term of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM), respectively.

• 폴리머
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.588-595
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• 2009

본 연구의 목적은 기능성 단량체인 glycidyl methacrylate(GMA)와 전자선을 이용하여 비혼화성 poly (lactic acid) (PLA)/polycaprolactone (PCL) 블렌드의 상용성을 높이고자 하는 것이다. GMA를 포함하는 PLA/PCL 블렌드에 10, 50, 100 kGy의 전자선을 조사하여 시료를 제조한 후 모폴로지 및 유변학적 물성을 조사하였다. 50과 100 kGy로 조사된 블렌드는 크게 변화된 계면 형상을 보였고, 복합점도와 저장탄성률 또한 전자선을 조사하지 않은 블렌드에 비해 크게 증가하였다. 특히 100 kGy로 조사된 PLA/PCL(9/1) 블렌드의 복합점도는 순수 PLA보다 약 100배 가까운 증가를 보였다. 기능성 단량체 첨가와 적절한 전자선 조사로 비혼화성 PLA/PCL 블렌드의 상용성을 증가시킬 수 있었다.

• 폴리머
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.164-168
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• 2009

본 연구는 화학적으로 개질된 열가소성 전분(chemically modified thermoplastic starch(CMPS))과 poly(lactic acid)(PLA)와 poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)(PBAT) 블렌드의 형태학, 열적 및 기계적 특성에 미치는 영향에 대해서 연구하였다. PLA/PBAT 블렌드에 CMPS를 이 블렌드의 중량기준으로 10, 20, 30 wt%를 첨가하여 이축압출기로 가공하였다. PLA/PBAT/CMPS 블렌드에서 PLA의 유리전이온도($T_g$)는 CMPS 함량이 증가하여도 큰 변화를 나타내지 않았지만, CMPS의 첨가에 의해 PLA상과 PBAT상 사이의 계면상태가 좋아지는 상용성 있는 형태학을 보여주었다.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.243-252
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• 2005

The effect of the vinyl acetate (VA) content on the thermal, viscoelastic, rheological, morphological and mechanical behaviors in various blends of ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA)/ethylene-$\alpha$-olefin copolymers was investigated using 28, 22 and $15 mol\%$ of VA in EVA. In the DSC melting and crystallization thermograms of all of the EVA systems blended with ethylene-$\alpha$-olefin copolymers, discrete peaks were observed which were related to the constituents. In the dynamic mechanical thermal analysis, the storage modulus increased with increasing content of ethylene-$\alpha$-olefin copolymers. In addition, the transition regions relating to the tan bpeaks varied with the VA content. The crossover point between G' and G" varied depending on the VA contents, and shear-thinning was more prominent in the EVA/EtBC system. In the SEM investigation, a discrete phase morphology was observed in both the EVA/EtBC and EVA/EtOC blends, but the contrast improved with decreasing VA content. However, the tensile strength and modulus improved, but the elongation at break reduced with decreasing VA content, implying that the ethylene-$\alpha$-olefin copolymers play the role of reinforcing materials. Thus, the EVA and ethylene-$\alpha$-olefin components in the copolymers are immiscible in the molten and solid states, but are nevertheless mechanically compatible.

• 폴리머
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.226-232
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• 2001

The properties of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET)/maleic anhydride-grafted polypropylene (MAgPP)/poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride)(PScMA) ternary blend were investigated. The ternary blend was immiscible based on the glass transition temperatures measured by dynamic mechanical analyzer (DMA). The degradation of MAgPP during melt mixing for 30 min at 280$^{\circ}C$ did not affect the properties of the ternary blend. The interaction among the components was confirmed from the rheological properties, which was increased with the PSCMA contents. In terms of the mechanical properties, it was observed to satisfy the mixture rule for a multiple system.