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Lessard B, Aumand-Bourque C, Chaudury R, Gomez D, Haroon A, Ibrahimian N, Mackay S, Noel MC, Patel R, Sitaram S, Valla S, White B, Maric M. Poly(ethylene-co-butylene)-b-(styrene-ran-maleic anhydride)2 Compatibilizers via Nitroxide Mediated Radical Polymerization. INT POLYM PROC 2013. [DOI: 10.3139/217.2425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Abstract
Abstract
Telechelic poly(ethylene-ran-butylene) initiator terminated with [tert-butyl[1-(diethoxyphosphoryl)-2,2-dimethylpropyl]amino] nitroxide groups (PEB-(SG1)2) was used to initiate the controlled radical copolymerization of maleic anhydride (MA) and styrene (ST). The ST/MA copolymerizations were performed in 1,4-dioxane at 110°C and resulted in PEB-b-P(ST-ran-MA)2 triblock copolymers with relatively narrow molecular weight distributions
(
M
¯
m
/
M
¯
n
≈
1.5
)
. Gel permeation chromatography (GPC) indicated that the initiator used was ≈93% efficient. The resulting copolymers were then blended as 20 wt.% dispersions in nylon 6 (PA6) at 230°C. With as little as 10 mol.% of MA in the feed to make the PEB-b-P(ST-ran-MA)2, blends were deemed dynamically compatibilized based on the reduced particle size. All of the PEB-b-P(ST-ran-MA)2/PA6 blends resulted in a minor phase particle size
D
¯
vs
=
0.1
μm while the PEB-b-P(ST)/PA6 blend had
D
¯
vs
=
1.15
μm (i.e. no MA in the copolymer). Tensile testing revealed yield stresses and strains decreased steadily from pure PA6 to non-reactive PEB-b-P(ST)2/PA6 to PEB-b-P(ST-ran-MA)2/PA6. However, no difference in tensile properties was observed between PEB-b-P(ST-ran-MA)2/PA6 samples made from PEB-b-P(ST-ran-MA)2 copolymer of varying MA content.
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Affiliation(s)
- B. Lessard
- Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
| | - C. Aumand-Bourque
- Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
| | - R. Chaudury
- Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
| | - D. Gomez
- Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
| | - A. Haroon
- Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
| | - N. Ibrahimian
- Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
| | - S. Mackay
- Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
| | - M.-C. Noel
- Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
| | - R. Patel
- Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
| | - S. Sitaram
- Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
| | - S. Valla
- Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
| | - B. White
- Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
| | - M. Maric
- Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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