Compatibilized blends of PVC/PA12 and PVC/PP containing poly(lauryl lactam-block-caprolactone)
✍ Scribed by Byong Jun Kim; James L. White
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 288 KB
- Volume
- 91
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-8995
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Specially designed block copolymers have played a role as compatibilizing agents in the system of immiscible polymer blends. We applied lauryl lactam (LA)–caprolactone (CL) block copolymer [P(LA‐b‐CL)] as a compatibilizing agent for immiscible poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) blends with various polymers. These blends possess high thermal performance and toughness. We investigated the effect of P(LA‐b‐CL) as a compatibilizing agent for immiscible PVC blends with poly(ω‐lauryl lactam) [polyamide 12 (PA12)]. We also described the invention of a new compatibilizing agent system involving P(LA‐b‐CL) for PVC/polypropylene (PP) blends. The mechanical and thermal properties of (1) PVC/PA12 blend compatibilized with P(LA‐b‐CL) and (2) PVC/PP blend compatibilized with P(LA‐b‐CL)/PA12/maleic anhydride–modified PP were both enhanced. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 91: 1983‐1992, 2004