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Zhang C, Xu M, Ren M, Shi H, Liu G, Li J, Liu X, Zhang L, Gao D. Morphology of impact polypropylene copolymer extruded cast film revealed by confocal Raman imaging. SOFT MATTER 2024; 20:3923-3930. [PMID: 38661471 DOI: 10.1039/d4sm00156g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
Abstract
An impact polypropylene copolymer (IPC), composed of polypropylene (PP) and ethylene-propylene copolymer (EPC), was synthesized through two-stage in-reactor polymerization. A systematic investigation of the crystalline structure, thermal behavior, morphology, and tensile properties of the IPC extruded cast film was conducted. Specifically, the morphology of EPC was obtained by confocal Raman imaging by depicting the spatial distribution of the Raman band located at 1064 cm-1. The EPC phase exhibits fibrous morphology with the long axis aligning along the machine direction (MD). A three-dimensional (3D) heterogeneous structure of the IPC cast film obtained by confocal Raman imaging confirms that the fibrous EPC phase is dispersed in a 3D framework of the PP matrix. The mesomorphic phase in the as-prepared cast film transforms to a stable α-form crystal after annealing at 130 °C, which improves the yield strength but decreases the elongation of the cast film. The WAXD and SAXS results indicate that there is no obvious orientation of the crystallites. Thus, the anisotropy of tensile properties in the MD and transverse directions is closely related to the anisotropic phase morphology at the micrometer scale. The results reveal that the mechanical performances of IPC films are determined by the crystalline structure of the PP matrix and the morphology.
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- Chunbo Zhang
- SINOPEC (Beijing) Research Institute of Chemical Industry Co. Ltd, Beijing, 100013, China.
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- SINOPEC (Beijing) Research Institute of Chemical Industry Co. Ltd, Beijing, 100013, China.
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- SINOPEC (Beijing) Research Institute of Chemical Industry Co. Ltd, Beijing, 100013, China.
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- SINOPEC (Beijing) Research Institute of Chemical Industry Co. Ltd, Beijing, 100013, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Engineering Plastics, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- SINOPEC (Beijing) Research Institute of Chemical Industry Co. Ltd, Beijing, 100013, China.
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- SINOPEC (Beijing) Research Institute of Chemical Industry Co. Ltd, Beijing, 100013, China.
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- SINOPEC (Beijing) Research Institute of Chemical Industry Co. Ltd, Beijing, 100013, China.
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- SINOPEC (Beijing) Research Institute of Chemical Industry Co. Ltd, Beijing, 100013, China.
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Sun D, He P, Wang Y, Shi X, Yu W. Abnormal crystallization behavior of high impact polypropylene under shear. POLYMER 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.12.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Zou SF, Guo XS, Wang RY, Fan B, Xu JT, Fan ZQ. Effect of annealing-induced interfacial demixing on crystallization of PEO confined in coaxial electrospun nanofibers. J Appl Polym Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/app.45760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Shu-Fen Zou
- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization; Zhejiang University; Hangzhou 310027 China
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- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization; Zhejiang University; Hangzhou 310027 China
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- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization; Zhejiang University; Hangzhou 310027 China
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- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization; Zhejiang University; Hangzhou 310027 China
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- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization; Zhejiang University; Hangzhou 310027 China
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- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization; Zhejiang University; Hangzhou 310027 China
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Santonja-Blasco L, Rungswang W, Alamo RG. Influence of Chain Microstructure on Liquid–Liquid Phase Structure and Crystallization of Dual Reactor Ziegler–Natta Made Impact Propylene–Ethylene Copolymers. Ind Eng Chem Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.6b04708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Laura Santonja-Blasco
- Chemical
and Biomedical Engineering Department, FAMU/FSU College of Engineering, 2525 Pottsdamer Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32310-6046, United States
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- Siam
Cement Group (SCG), SCG Chemicals Co., Ltd., 10 I-1 Road, Map Ta Phut Industrial
Estate, Map Ta Phut, Rayong
Province 21150, Thailand
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- Chemical
and Biomedical Engineering Department, FAMU/FSU College of Engineering, 2525 Pottsdamer Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32310-6046, United States
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Rungswang W, Jarumaneeroj C, Petcharat N, Soontaranon S, Rugmai S. Phase-separation of heterophasic polymer in solution: A model case of impact-resistant polypropylene copolymer. J Appl Polym Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/app.45069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Wonchalerm Rungswang
- SCG Chemical Co., Ltd., Siam Cement Group (SCG); 10 I-1 Road, Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate Muang District Rayong Province 21150 Thailand
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- SCG Chemical Co., Ltd., Siam Cement Group (SCG); 10 I-1 Road, Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate Muang District Rayong Province 21150 Thailand
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- SCG Chemical Co., Ltd., Siam Cement Group (SCG); 10 I-1 Road, Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate Muang District Rayong Province 21150 Thailand
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- Synchrotron Light Research Institute (Public Organization); P.O. Box 93 Nakhon Ratchasima 30000 Thailand
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- Synchrotron Light Research Institute (Public Organization); P.O. Box 93 Nakhon Ratchasima 30000 Thailand
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Liu YM, Tong ZZ, Xu JT, Fu ZS, Fan ZQ. A highly efficient β-nucleating agent for impact-resistant polypropylene copolymer. J Appl Polym Sci 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/app.40753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Yi-Min Liu
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering; Zhejiang University; Hangzhou 310027 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering; Zhejiang University; Hangzhou 310027 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering; Zhejiang University; Hangzhou 310027 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering; Zhejiang University; Hangzhou 310027 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering; Zhejiang University; Hangzhou 310027 China
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Tong ZZ, Zhou B, Huang J, Xu JT, Fan ZQ. Regulation of Crystallization Kinetics, Morphology, and Mechanical Properties of Olefinic Blocky Copolymers. Macromolecules 2014. [DOI: 10.1021/ma4023263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Zai-Zai Tong
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310827, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310827, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310827, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310827, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310827, China
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