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- Title
CRYSTAF, DSC and SAXS Study of the Co-Crystallization, Phase Separation and Lamellar Packing of the Blends with Different Polyethylenes.
- Authors
Yao, Xuerong; Shi, Ying; Tang, Yujing; Luo, Chunxia; Hou, Liping; Ren, Minqiao; Zheng, Cui; Liu, Li-Zhi
- Abstract
The crystallization of polyethylene (PE) blends is a highly complex process, owing to the significant differences in crystallizability of the various PE components and the varying PE sequence distributions resulting from short- or long-chain branching. In this study, we examined both the resins and their blends through crystallization analysis fractionation (CRYSTAF) to understand the PE sequence distribution and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) to investigate the non-isothermal crystallization behavior of the bulk materials. Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) was utilized to study the crystal packing structure. The results showed that the PE molecules in the blends crystallize at different rates during cooling, resulting in a complicated crystallization behavior characterized by nucleation, co-crystallization, and fractionation. We compared these behaviors to those of reference immiscible blends and found that the extent of the differences is related to the disparity in crystallizability between components. Furthermore, the lamellar packing of the blends is closely associated with their crystallization behaviors, and the crystalline structure varies significantly depending on the components' compositions. Specifically, the lamellar packing of the HDPE/LLDPE and HDPE/LDPE blends is similar to that of the HDPE component owing to its strong crystallizability, while the lamellar packing of the LLDPE/LDPE blend is approximately an average of the two neat components.
- Subjects
PHASE separation; CRYSTALLIZATION; POLYMER blends; SMALL-angle X-ray scattering; POLYETHYLENE; CRYSTALLIZATION kinetics; DIFFERENTIAL scanning calorimetry; CRYSTAL structure
- Publication
Polymers (20734360), 2023, Vol 15, Issue 8, p1940
- ISSN
2073-4360
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/polym15081940