Thermal Characterization of Upper Critical Solution Temperature m-LLDPE/Poly(ethylene-ran-butene) Elastomer Blends
✍ Scribed by Chaoxu Li; Qingshang Kong; Jun Zhao; Delu Zhao; Qingrong Fan; Yanzhi Xia
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 158 KB
- Volume
- 289
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1438-7492
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Summary: The phase and thermal characteristics of blends consisting of linear low‐density polyethylene (LLDPE) (0.7 mol‐% hexene copolymer) and poly(ethylene‐ran‐butene) (PEB) (26 mol‐% butene copolymer) have been investigated using optical microscopy (OM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). An upper critical solution temperature of 162 °C was exhibited. The addition of PEB not only slowed the overall crystallization rate of LLDPE but also changed the distribution of lamellar thickness or perfection of LLDPE crystals. The equilibrium melting temperature of LLDPE in the blends was reduced and kept relatively constant in the bi‐phase state. The blends showed a single‐stage degradation and an intermediate thermal stability between those of the individual components. It could be attributed to their homogeneous states at degradation temperatures and the similar decomposing mechanisms of two components. The kinetic analysis of thermal degradation also confirmed the above results.
Phase diagram of LLDPE/PEB blends.
magnified imagePhase diagram of LLDPE/PEB blends.