Effect of Random Ethylene Comonomer on Relaxation
of Flow-Induced Precursors in Isotactic Polypropylene
Posted on 2017-08-17 - 21:45
The effect of comonomer
on structure and relaxation of flow-induced
precursors was investigated in a series of isotactic polypropylene
and random propylene–ethylene copolymers. The polymers were
subjected to flow by fiber pulling and allowed to relax above their
nominal melting temperature for specific times. The type of morphology
developed after cooling revealed whether flow-induced precursors were
still present or the melt had fully re-equilibrated. Precursors were
long-lived and, at fixed temperature, decayed significantly faster
with higher ethylene content. The critical time for precursor relaxation
followed an Arrhenius-type dependence with temperature. The apparent
energy of activation for precursor dissolution decreased with increasing
comonomer content, indicating that the rate-limiting step of the relaxation
process becomes less difficult with higher ethylene fraction. This
effect is attributed to ethylene counits acting as disruptors of precursor
structure and is discussed in terms of quasi-crystalline nature and
characteristic chain stem length of precursor bundles.
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Schammé, Benjamin; Dargent, Eric; Fernandez-Ballester, Lucia (2017). Effect of Random Ethylene Comonomer on Relaxation
of Flow-Induced Precursors in Isotactic Polypropylene. ACS Publications. Collection. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.7b01228
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Benjamin Schammé
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Eric Dargent
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Lucia Fernandez-Ballester