LIQUID-LIQUID PHASE SEGREGATION IN BLENDS OF A LINEAR POLYETHYLENE WITH A SERIES OF OCTENE COPOLYMERS OF DIFFERING BRANCH CONTENT

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作者
HILL, MJ [1 ]
BARHAM, PJ [1 ]
VANRUITEN, J [1 ]
机构
[1] DSM RES PAC CM,6160 MD GELEEN,NETHERLANDS
关键词
PHASE SEPARATION; POLYETHYLENE; COPOLYMERS;
D O I
10.1016/0032-3861(93)90623-I
中图分类号
O63 [高分子化学(高聚物)];
学科分类号
070305 ; 080501 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A linear polyethylene (LPE) has been blended with a series of random ethylene-octene copolymers of differing octene content. Melts of blends containing the lowest octene contents (2, 3, 5 and 8 mol%) showed liquid-liquid phase separation at some temperatures and for some compositions. The phase-separated regions were in the shape of closed loops and asymmetrically placed at low LPE content. This behaviour has been found previously for LPE/branched PE blends. However, unexpectedly, the phase-separated loops became smaller as the octene content of the copolymer increased. Blends of LPE with a 12 mol% octene copolymer showed extensive separation and rather different morphologies.
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页码:2975 / 2980
页数:6
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