Agilent Determination of percent polyethylene in polyethylene polypropylene blends using cast film FTIR techniques 说明书用户手册.PDF

Determination of percent polyethylene in polyethylene/polypropylene blends using cast film FTIR techniques Application note Energy and chemicals; Materials testing Author Frank Higgins Agilent Technologies Danbury, CT, USA Introduction Polyethylene (PE) is the most common group of thermoplastic polymers due to its low cost and versatile physical properties. PE is blended with polypropylene (PP) to improve physical properties, such as low temperature impact performance. The composition of these blends is important with regard to performance, and the correct mixing of the pure homopolymers (PE and PP) can eliminate the need for costly synthesis of new block copolymers. Knowing the composition of these blends is also critical to the recycling and regeneration of polyolefins in waste and scraps. In this application note, we demonstrate a method for rapidly determining the PE:PP ratio in blends using the Agilent Cary 630 FTIR spectrometer. Experimental The new DialPath method can be used on the Agilent 4500 and 5500 FTIR spectrometers as well as the Agilent Calibration standards of PE/PP blends in the 35–85% Cary 630 FTIR. The 4500 is a portable, battery