An investigation on the role of GMA grafting degree on the efficiency of PET/PP-g-GMA reactive blending: morphology and mechanical properties - Publication - Bridge of Knowledge

Search

An investigation on the role of GMA grafting degree on the efficiency of PET/PP-g-GMA reactive blending: morphology and mechanical properties

Abstract

Glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) has been grafted on polypropylene (PP) with the aid of styrene (St) comonomer, by changing dicumyl peroxide initiator content, GMA level, and St concentration. The performance of the resulting PP-g-GMA reactive material towards static and dynamic mechanical properties of poly (ethylene terephthalate) (PET) was monitored in terms of grafting reaction variables and compatibilizer content. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, mechanical properties, melt flow rate, and impact strength analyses were applied to correlate structural changes due to grafting (or undesired chain scission) with blends’ properties. The competition between the desired reaction, i.e., GMA grafting onto PP chain, and undesired chain scission of PP macroradicals due to thermal degradation, was discussed based on torque–time curves and mechanical properties. Manipulation of grafting variables was responsible for a special behavior over properties, means that optimal or ascending/descending trends, which noticed high sensitivity of PET toughening to GMA grafting efficiency.

Citations

  • 2 5

    CrossRef

  • 0

    Web of Science

  • 3 1

    Scopus

Authors (7)

Cite as

Full text

full text is not available in portal

Keywords

Details

Category:
Articles
Type:
artykuł w czasopiśmie wyróżnionym w JCR
Published in:
POLYMER BULLETIN no. 74, edition 11, pages 4483 - 4497,
ISSN: 0170-0839
Language:
English
Publication year:
2017
Bibliographic description:
Jazani O., Rastin H., Formela K., Hejna A., Shahbazi M., Farkiani B., Saeb M.: An investigation on the role of GMA grafting degree on the efficiency of PET/PP-g-GMA reactive blending: morphology and mechanical properties// POLYMER BULLETIN. -Vol. 74, iss. 11 (2017), s.4483-4497
DOI:
Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1007/s00289-017-1962-x
Verified by:
Gdańsk University of Technology

seen 97 times

Recommended for you

Meta Tags