控制协调聚合物中的分子重量分布的形状及其对物理性质的影响
Renee J Sifri1, Omar Padilla-Vélez1, Geoffrey W Coates1
1Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Baker Laboratory , Cornell University , Ithaca , New York 14853-1301 , United States.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|December 28, 2019
概括
控制高密度聚乙烯 (HDPE) 的分子重量分布 (MWD) 形状会影响材料的粘度等气质特性,但不会影响材料的强度. 这允许在不影响性能的情况下进行定制HDPE处理.
科学领域:
- 聚合物化学
- 材料科学
- 病理学
背景情况:
- 高密度聚乙烯 (HDPE) 是一种广泛使用的聚合物,以其多功能物理特性和成本效益而闻名.
- 虽然分子重量和分散性影响HDPE的特性,但分子重量分布 (MWD) 形状的影响仍未得到充分研究.
研究的目的:
- 研究分子重量分布 (MWD) 的形状如何影响高密度聚乙烯 (HDPE) 的物理性质.
- 通过控制聚合起始来研究MWD形状效应的系统方法.
主要方法:
- 采用活体协调插入聚合物的时间调节来精确控制MWD的形状.
- 对复杂的粘度和剪切稀释行为进行了学测试.
- 进行拉伸测试以评估断裂时的应变.
主要成果:
- 根据MWD倾斜的方向 (相反的MWD倾斜) 复杂粘度和剪切稀释的明显差异.
- 拉力测试表明MWD倾斜没有显著影响破裂时的应变,这是材料强度的关键指标.
结论:
- 在HDPE中,MWD的形状可以改变以影响加工特性,如粘度和剪切稀释.
- 重要的是,改变MWD的形状不会影响HDPE的基本材料强度 (破裂时的应变).
- 这项研究为优化HDPE在不损害机械完整性的特定应用提供了途径.
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