Synthesis of isotactic polypropylene- block -polystyrene block copolymers as compatibilizers for isotactic polypropylene/polyphenylene oxide blends

Lidia Jasińska-Walc; Miloud Bouyahyi; Piotr Lorenc; Alexander Heeneman; Rob Duchateau; Artur Różański; Katrien Bernaerts

doi:10.1016/j.polymer.2018.05.075

Synthesis of isotactic polypropylene- block -polystyrene block copolymers as compatibilizers for isotactic polypropylene/polyphenylene oxide blends

Abstract

Poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) (PPO) and isotactic polypropylene (iPP) are highly incompatible and consequently their uncompatibilized blends are quite brittle regardless of the molecular weights and ductility of the individual components. Isotactic polypropylene-polystyrene block copolymers, to be applied as compatibilizers for a broad range of PPO/iPP blend compositions, were prepared by mechanism transformation from coordination polymerization (iPP) to Activators Regenerated by Electron Transfer (ARGET) Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of styrene. The effect of the block copolymer composition and loading on the mechanical, thermal and morphological properties of the blends was studied. The addition of compatibilizer resulted in significant decreased domain size of the dispersed phase and improved mechanical properties. An unexpected phenomenon was observed for some compatibilized iPP-rich blends with only 20% PPO, which were characterized by an even higher impact resistance than that of pure PPO.

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Lidia Jasińska-Walc dr hab. inż.
Miloud Bouyahyi
Piotr Lorenc
- Maastricht University Faculty of Science and Engineering, Biobased Materials
Alexander Heeneman
Rob Duchateau
Artur Różański
Katrien Bernaerts

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POLYMERS, BLENDS

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Category:: Articles
Type:: artykuł w czasopiśmie wyróżnionym w JCR
Published in:: POLYMER no. 147, pages 121 - 132,
ISSN: 0032-3861
Language:: English
Publication year:: 2018
Bibliographic description:: Jasińska-Walc L., Bouyahyi M., Lorenc P., Heeneman A., Duchateau R., Różański A., Bernaerts K.: Synthesis of isotactic polypropylene- block -polystyrene block copolymers as compatibilizers for isotactic polypropylene/polyphenylene oxide blends// POLYMER. -Vol. 147, (2018), s.121-132
DOI:: Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1016/j.polymer.2018.05.075
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