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Polyethylenes (PE) are the most commonly occurring ingredients for post-consumer recyclates (PCR). The structure–property relationships of different types of model PE-based blends are established using multiple thermo-rheological analyses. Although considered “simple”, the complex behavior of model PE-based blends is experimentally demonstrated for the first time for metallocene-catalyzed, linear, low-density polyethylenes (mLLDPE) with different microstructures that are commonly encountered in PCR. During non-isothermal crystallization, the microstructure of mLLDPE predominantly influences the interaction between mLLDPE and LDPE. Based on the mLLDPE microstructure, the molten LDPE phase acts either as a nucleating agent or as a crystallization rate promoting agent. Both rheological and thermal analyses show that higher activation energy is required for the reptation or movement of polymer chains in a highly branched microstructure with long chain branching (LCB) compared to a linear microstructure with short chain branching (SCB). The quasi-melt response, as measured by thermal analysis under non-isothermal conditions, is distinctly different and sensitive to both the SCB and LCB present in the LLDPE/LDPE blends.

Influence of Ethylene-1-Alkene Copolymers Microstructure on Thermo-Rheological Behavior of Model Blends for Enhanced Recycling