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Novel polyethylene‐ b ‐polyurethane‐ b ‐polyethylene triblock copolymers: Facile synthesis and application
Author(s) -
Xu Zhixian,
Liu Yulu,
Guo Song,
Jie Suyun,
Li Bo-Geng
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.42967
Subject(s) - copolymer , materials science , differential scanning calorimetry , polyethylene , polymer chemistry , thermogravimetric analysis , gel permeation chromatography , polymer , polymerization , polyurethane , thermoplastic elastomer , high density polyethylene , chemical engineering , composite material , physics , engineering , thermodynamics
A series of novel polyethylene‐ b ‐polyurethane‐ b ‐polyethylene (EUE) triblock copolymers is successfully prepared through a facile route combining the thiol‐ene chemistry, addition polymerization, and coupling reaction. The resulting EUE triblock copolymers are characterized by Nuclear magnetic resonance ( 1 H NMR), Fourier transform‐infrared spectra (FT‐IR), High temperature gel permeation chromatography (HT‐GPC), Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and Transmission electron microscopy (TEM). In addition, the EUE triblock copolymers have been evaluated as compatibilizers in the polymer blends of thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer (TPU) and high‐density polyethylene (HDPE). The SEM results show that the compatibility of immiscible blends is enhanced greatly after the addition of EUE triblock copolymers. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2016 , 133 , 42967.