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Poly(styrene-graft-ethylene oxide) as a compatibilizer in polystyrene/polyamide blends

Jannasch, Patric LU orcid and Wesslén, Bengt LU (1995) In Journal of Applied Polymer Science 58(4). p.753-770
Abstract
Polystyrene (PS) blends containing a dispersed phase of either polyamide-6 (PA-6) or polyamide-12 (PA-12) were compatibilized by additions of 1, 3, or 5 wt % poly(styrene-graft-ethylene oxide). The graft copolymers were found to have a stabilizing effect on the domain sizes. Weight average radii of PA-6 domains in compression molded samples were reduced by a factor of 5 with 3 wt % graft copolymer added. The corresponding size reduction for PA-12 domains was by a factor of 3. Also, the domain sizes were more uniformly distributed in blends containing the graft copolymers. Thermal analysis of the blends revealed that compatibilization retarded the PA crystallization, with some PA crystallizing at the PS glass transition. This retarded... (More)
Polystyrene (PS) blends containing a dispersed phase of either polyamide-6 (PA-6) or polyamide-12 (PA-12) were compatibilized by additions of 1, 3, or 5 wt % poly(styrene-graft-ethylene oxide). The graft copolymers were found to have a stabilizing effect on the domain sizes. Weight average radii of PA-6 domains in compression molded samples were reduced by a factor of 5 with 3 wt % graft copolymer added. The corresponding size reduction for PA-12 domains was by a factor of 3. Also, the domain sizes were more uniformly distributed in blends containing the graft copolymers. Thermal analysis of the blends revealed that compatibilization retarded the PA crystallization, with some PA crystallizing at the PS glass transition. This retarded crystallization is explained as a result of the domain size reduction and by the presence of graft copolymer at the interface. The graft copolymers had a toughening effect on the blends and the impact strength of a PS/PA-12 blend was improved by 65% by adding 3 wt % of graft copolymer. Binary blends of the PA and poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) were investigated in a separate study to verify miscibility of the graft copolymer side chains and the PA. Hydrogen bonding between PA-6 and PEO was confirmed by IR spectroscopy and partial miscibility was indicated by melting point depressions. (Less)
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  author       = {{Jannasch, Patric and Wesslén, Bengt}},
  issn         = {{1097-4628}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{753--770}},
  publisher    = {{John Wiley & Sons Inc.}},
  series       = {{Journal of Applied Polymer Science}},
  title        = {{Poly(styrene-graft-ethylene oxide) as a compatibilizer in polystyrene/polyamide blends}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1995.070580408}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/app.1995.070580408}},
  volume       = {{58}},
  year         = {{1995}},
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