Reactive polymer blending
Much enabling technology is required to produce commercially viable blends including compatibilization chemistry, blend rheology, process equipment and morphology control. This volume is particularly suitable for students as a graduate level textbook and for practitioners trying to optimize these pr...
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| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
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Munich : Cincinnati :
Hanser Publishers ; Hanser Gardner Publications,
2001.
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| Series | Progress in polymer processing.
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| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 3446401741 9783446401747 9783446210684 3446210687 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (xvi, 289 pages) : illustrations. |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Foreword
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 1.1 Background
- 1.2 Important Blending Principles
- 1.3 A Historical Perspective on Reactive Blending
- 1.4 The Evolution of Commercial Practice
- 1.4.1 Patents and Products
- 1.4.2 Processing
- 1.5 Summary
- References
- 2 Types of Reactive Polymers Used in Blending
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Compatibility in Polymer Blends
- 2.2.1 Basic Concepts
- 2.2.2 Strategies for Blend Compatibilization
- 2.3 Preparation of Reactive Polymers
- 2.4 Types of Compatibilizing Reactions
- 2.5 Types of Reactive Polymers and Their Applications
- 2.5.1 Reactive Polymers Having MAn Functionality
- 2.5.2 Reactive Polymers with Carboxylic Acid Functionality
- 2.5.3 Reactive Polymers Capable of Interchange Reactions
- 2.5.4 Reactive Polymers Containing Primary and Secondary Amines
- 2.5.5 Reactive Polymers Containing Hydroxyl Groups
- 2.5.6 Reactive Polymers Containing Heterocyclic Groups
- 2.5.7 Reactive Polymers Capable of Ionic Interactions
- 2.5.8 Miscellaneous Reactive Polymers
- 2.6 Concluding Remarks
- List of Abbreviations
- References
- 3 Reactive Blending with Immiscible Functional Polymers: Molecular, Morphological, and Interfacial Aspects
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Reactive Versus Physical Blending with Respect to Compatibilization
- 3.2.1 Similarities and Differences
- 3.2.2 Industrial Feasibility and Current Trends
- 3.3 In Situ Interfacial Chemical Reactions of Functional Polymers
- 3.3.1 Types of In Situ Chemical Reactions Involved
- 3.3.2 Kinetics of Interfacial Reactions and Molecular Characterization
- 3.4 Effects of Reactive Blending on Phase Morphology
- 3.4.1 Effect of Reactive Blending on Phase Morphology Generation
- 3.4.2 Effect of Reactive Blending on Phase Stabilisation in the Melt
- 3.4.3 Effect of Reactive Blending on Phase Co-Continuity
- 3.4.4 Interfacial Stability of the In Situ Formed Copolymer
- 3.5 Effect of Reactive Blending on Crystallization of Blends Containing Crystallizable Components
- 3.6 Blend Interface Characterization
- 3.6.1 General Aspects Concerning Polymer/Polymer Interfaces
- 3.6.2 Determination of the Interfacial Tension in Reactively Compatibilized Blends
- 3.6.3 Determination of the Interfacial Thickness in Reactive Blends
- 3.7 General Conclusions
- References
- 4 Key Role of Structural Features of Compatibilizing Polymer Additives in Reactive Blending
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 General Principles
- 4.3 Molecular Architecture of the Compatibilizer
- 4.3.1 Alternative 1
- 4.3.2 Alternative 2
- 4.3.3 Alternative 3
- 4.4 Phase Morphology Development
- 4.5 Effect of the Interfacial Reaction on the Phase Morphology Development
- 4.6 Effect of the Molecular Characteristic Features of the Reactive Polymers