振荡剪切对含β成核剂iPP结晶行为的影响的中期报告.docxVIP

振荡剪切对含β成核剂iPP结晶行为的影响的中期报告

摘要：本研究旨在探究振荡剪切对含β成核剂异丁烯-聚丙烯（iPP）结晶行为的影响。通过实验室尺寸振荡剪切仪，对iPP进行不同振荡剪切条件下的结晶实验。同时，使用差示扫描量热法（DSC）和极化显微镜（POM）分析iPP的热性质和结晶形态。结果表明，振荡剪切可以显著促进iPP的结晶，特别是在较高剪切振幅和频率条件下。此外，加入β成核剂进一步提高了iPP的结晶度和结晶速率。POM观察还表明，iPP的晶体结构受到振荡剪切和β成核剂的共同作用而发生了改变。这些结果有助于揭示振荡剪切在塑料加工和材料制备领域的应用潜力。

关键词：振荡剪切，异丁烯-聚丙烯，结晶行为，β成核剂，差示扫描量热法，极化显微镜

Introduction

Polypropylene(PP)isawidelyusedpolymerduetoitsexcellentmechanicalproperties,lowdensity,andlowcost.However,theslowcrystallizationrateofPPoftenlimitsitsprocessingandproperties.VariousmethodshavebeendevelopedtoimprovethecrystallizationbehaviorofPP,suchasaddingnucleatingagents,applyingexternalfields,andusingcopolymers.Amongthesemethods,theuseofnucleatingagentshasbeenshowntobeeffectiveinpromotingPPcrystallization.

Recently,oscillatoryshearhasbeenrecognizedasapowerfultoolforinducingcrystallizationinpolymers.Oscillatoryshearisatypeofdynamicshearthatalternatesbetweenpositiveandnegativeshearstrainswithacertainfrequencyandamplitude.Ithasbeenreportedthatoscillatoryshearcanpromotetheformationoforientedcrystalsandinducethealignmentofcrystallinelamellaeinpolymers.

Inthisstudy,weinvestigatedtheeffectofoscillatoryshearonthecrystallizationbehaviorofisotacticpolypropylene(iPP)containingaβ-nucleatingagent.TheobjectiveofthisstudyistoexaminethepotentialofoscillatoryshearasamethodtoimprovethecrystallizationbehaviorofiPP.

Experimental

iPPpelletscontainingaβ-nucleatingagent(0.05wt%)wereusedinthisstudy.Thepelletswerefirstdriedat80°Cfor4hoursbeforetheexperiments.Oscillatoryshearexperimentswereconductedusingalaboratory-scaleoscillatoryshearrheometer(AR-G2,TAInstruments).Thefrequencyoftheoscillationwasvariedfrom1to100rad/s,andthestrainamplitudewasvariedfrom0.1%to50%.Theoscillatoryshearexperimentswereconductedat170°Cfor5minu