Thiol-ene chemistry with TEMPO as an initiator has been utilized to synthesize a first-generation dendrimer having eight peripheral hydroxyl groups. Long chain branched impact copolymer polypropylene (ICP) and linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) were prepared by a postreactor modification process by a meltgrafting dendrimer onto a polyolefin chain using peroxide and maleic anhydride as a co-agent. Long chain branching in ICP controlled the chain scission initiated by peroxide by increasing entanglement, while for LLDPE, it controlled the excessive crosslinking because of peroxide. Neat and modified ICP and LLDPE samples were analyzed by FT-IR, TGA, DSC, HT-GPC, MFI, and parallel-plate rheometry as well as for their melt strength. The presence of long chain branching was mainly confirmed by time−temperature superposition (TTS) analysis obtained using a parallel-plate rheometer. In comparison to neat polymers, modified ICP and LLDPE samples showed higher values of Arrhenius flow activation energy. In the case of ICP, higher processability was observed for a dendrimer-grafted sample, while modified LLDPE samples exhibited higher melt strength as compared to neat polymers. Van Gurp−Palmen plots showed a decrease in phase angle as a function of angular frequency for modified ICP and LLDPE samples, which also confirmed their thermorheological complex behavior.
Mesoporous
silica was evaluated as functionalized filler in impact
copolymer polypropylene (ICP) in its original form as well as after
organic modification. Mesoporous silica was synthesized by base-catalyzed
hydrolysis of tetraethyl orthosilicate in the water–acetone
medium. The organic modification of mesoporous silica was carried
out using commercially available silane with a terminal unsaturated
bond and by synthesizing silane precursor by chemical treatment via
TEMPO-initiated thiol–ene chemistry to introduce alkyl chains
terminating in hydroxyl groups. The characterization for all types
of mesoporous silica prepared was done using thermogravimetric analysis
(TGA), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), solid-state
nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
(XPS), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) analysis, X-ray
diffraction (XRD), field emission-scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM),
and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM). ICP–mesoporous
silica composites were prepared using 1, 5, and 10 phr mesoporous
silica and organically modified mesoporous silica loading via reactive
compatibilization and were tested for their thermal, morphological,
rheological, and mechanical properties. The addition of mesoporous
and organically modified mesoporous silica enhanced thermal stability
and nucleation with respect to neat ICP. Tensile and flexural moduli
were improved while maintaining their impact strength. Analysis of
rheological properties revealed a rise in zero-shear rate viscosity
in ICP–mesoporous silica composites. DMA studies showed higher
storage and loss modulus with the addition of mesoporous silica in
ICP.
Polypropylene (PP) was blended with branched polyethylenimine (PEI) with the aim to prepare blends having CO 2 adsorption property. The CO 2 adsorption properties will be conferred due to the presence of variety of amine functionality in PEI. PEI contains primary, secondary as well as tertiary amine groups. Before testing CO 2 adsorption, PP-PEI blends were characterized using variety of techniques, for example, differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric analysis, dynamic mechanical analysis, scanning electron microscopy, and polarized light optical microscopy. In this work, we have studied in detail both compatibilized as well as noncompatibilized blends of PP and PEI. The compatibilization was achieved via addition of maleic anhydride grafted PP. Finally, all the compatibilized as well as noncompatibilized blends were studied for CO 2 adsorption. The compatibilized blends showed better thermal, mechanical as well as CO 2 adsorption properties as compared to the noncompatibilized blends. POLYM. ENG.
A generation two dendrimer (G2) having eight terminal double bonds has been prepared via esterification reaction from a dendritic precursor having eight hydroxyl end groups (G1). The reactive extrusion of impact co-polymer polypropylene (ICP) with G1 resulted in improved processability while leading to enhanced melt strength in the case of linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE). G2 being an extension of G1, was melt grafted on ICP using a radical initiator to introduce long-chain branching in the polymer backbone. The prepared samples were analyzed for their molecular weight distribution, thermal, rheological properties, and mechanical properties. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetric (DSC) analysis showed higher thermal stability and slightly higher crystallization temperature with grafting of G2 on ICP. The rheological analysis through melt flow index measurements and parallel plate rheometer indicated higher processability, melt strength, complex viscosity, and zero-shear viscosity for ICP grafted with an optimized amount of G2. The presence of long-chain branching was confirmed with an increase in activation energy for ICP modified with G2 as compared to neat ICP. Modified ICP samples retained their bulk mechanical properties as neat ICP.
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