TY - JOUR
T1 - Synthesis and characterization of side-chain liquid-crystalline polymers and study of their role in the crystallization of high-density polyethylene
AU - Qiao, Wen Qiang
AU - Fan, Xiao Dong
AU - Kong, Jie
AU - Xie, Yun Chuan
AU - Si, Qing Fa
AU - Wang, Sheng Jie
AU - Liu, Yu Yang
PY - 2005/7/15
Y1 - 2005/7/15
N2 - Side-chain liquid-crystalline polymers (SCLCPs) as nucleating agents for high-density polyethylene (HOPE) were investigated. For this purpose, the molecular architectures of four different vinyl monomers with liquid-crystalline properties were designed and prepared with 1-butanol, 1-pentanol, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, hydroquinone, and acryloyl chloride as the starting materials through alkylation and acylation reactions. The corresponding polymers were synthesized by homopolymerization in 1,4-dioxane with benzoyl peroxide as the initiator at 60°C. Both the monomers and the synthesized polymers were characterized with elemental analysis, Fourier transform infrared, and 1H NMR measurements. Differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric analysis, and hot stage polarized optical microscopy were employed to study the phase-transition temperature, mesophase texture, and thermal stability of the liquid-crystalline polymers. The results showed that all the polymers had thermotropic liquid-crystalline features. Being used as nucleating agents, SCLCPs effectively increased both the crystallization temperature and rate and, at the same time, raised the crystallinity for HDPE. In comparison with common small-molecule nucleating agents, such as 1,3:2,4-dibenzylidenesorbitol, SCLCPs are more efficient and are indeed excellent nucleating agents for HDPE.
AB - Side-chain liquid-crystalline polymers (SCLCPs) as nucleating agents for high-density polyethylene (HOPE) were investigated. For this purpose, the molecular architectures of four different vinyl monomers with liquid-crystalline properties were designed and prepared with 1-butanol, 1-pentanol, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, hydroquinone, and acryloyl chloride as the starting materials through alkylation and acylation reactions. The corresponding polymers were synthesized by homopolymerization in 1,4-dioxane with benzoyl peroxide as the initiator at 60°C. Both the monomers and the synthesized polymers were characterized with elemental analysis, Fourier transform infrared, and 1H NMR measurements. Differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric analysis, and hot stage polarized optical microscopy were employed to study the phase-transition temperature, mesophase texture, and thermal stability of the liquid-crystalline polymers. The results showed that all the polymers had thermotropic liquid-crystalline features. Being used as nucleating agents, SCLCPs effectively increased both the crystallization temperature and rate and, at the same time, raised the crystallinity for HDPE. In comparison with common small-molecule nucleating agents, such as 1,3:2,4-dibenzylidenesorbitol, SCLCPs are more efficient and are indeed excellent nucleating agents for HDPE.
KW - Crystallization
KW - High-density polyethylene
KW - Morphology
KW - Nucleating agents
KW - Side-chain liquid-crystalline polymers
KW - Synthesis
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U2 - 10.1002/pola.20793
DO - 10.1002/pola.20793
M3 - 文章
AN - SCOPUS:23844453032
SN - 0887-624X
VL - 43
SP - 3067
EP - 3078
JO - Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry
JF - Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry
IS - 14
ER -