How nucleating particles migration affects the fractionated crystallization of isotactic polypropylene/polystyrene immiscible blends

Fenni, Seif Eddine; Spigno, Mariangela; Wang, Wei; Costanzo, Andrea; Müller, Alejandro J.; Cavallo, Dario

doi:10.1016/j.tca.2022.179407

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“…A number of studies reported that the physical filling method is employed frequently because of its simplicity, cost‐effectiveness, and rapid results 15,16 . After adding β ‐nucleating agent to PP, the nucleation rate increases, inducing the β ‐crystalline form of PP with a loose structure and gaps between crystals; hence, the toughness of PP is improved, and its impact toughness is increased 17–20 . Ren et al 21 added different metal adipate salts to isotactic polypropylene (iPP) to investigate its β crystal form and nucleation efficiency and reported that ZnAA is an efficient nucleating agent that can promote iPP to form the β ‐crystalline form.…”

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“…15,16 After adding β-nucleating agent to PP, the nucleation rate increases, inducing the β-crystalline form of PP with a loose structure and gaps between crystals; hence, the toughness of PP is improved, and its impact toughness is increased. [17][18][19][20] Ren et al 21 added different metal adipate salts to isotactic polypropylene (iPP) to investigate its β crystal form and nucleation efficiency and reported that ZnAA is an efficient nucleating agent that can promote iPP to form the β-crystalline form. At the same time, the addition of inorganic rigid particles to iPP can toughen and modify PP; however, the disadvantage of this method is that rigid particles can easily undergo agglutination in the PP matrix and exhibit poor dispersion, which can only improve PP performance to a certain extent; hence, it is difficult to meet the production requirements.…”

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High‐quality modification of general polypropylene by the synergistic effect of zinc adipate, hydrotalcite, and polypropylene (SP179)

Shen

Chen

Kou

2023

J of Applied Polymer Sci

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Owing to its excellent mechanical properties and good fluidity, polypropylene (PP) exhibits widespread applications; however, its unsatisfactory impact resistance hinders its further application. In this study, as a β-nucleating agent, zinc adipate (ZnAA) was produced by the solution method. Next, the notch impact strength, melting index, and tensile strength of isotactic polypropylene (iPP) were adopted as indices, and ZnAA, hydrotalcite (HT), and PP (SP179) were added into iPP to modify it and render high performance. Furthermore, the structure and properties of modified PP were investigated by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and differential scanning calorimetry, as well as on an electronic universal material testing machine and a simple-beam impact testing machine. Finally, the nonisothermal crystallization kinetics of modified iPP was investigated by the Caze method. Results revealed that with the increase in the SP179 content to 50%, the maximum values of the notch impact strength and melting index of iPP of 26.01 KJ m À2 and 9.88 g (10 min) À1 , respectively, are achieved, with a tensile strength of 28.22 MPa, and ZnAA, HT, and PP (SP179) have a synergistic effect on iPP modification. These results suggested that modified PP can be applied in more extensive fields, such as fenders, bumpers, and interior parts, with cost-effectiveness.

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