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Fibril formation of 1,3:2,4‐Di(3,4‐dimethylbenzylidene) sorbitol in polymer melts
Author(s) -
Lipp Jonathan,
Shuster Michael,
Terry Ann E.,
Cohen Yachin
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
polymer engineering and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1548-2634
pISSN - 0032-3888
DOI - 10.1002/pen.21008
Subject(s) - small angle x ray scattering , nucleation , materials science , kinetics , polymer , polymer chemistry , rheology , chemical engineering , polystyrene , fibril , polypropylene , crystallography , scattering , composite material , chemistry , organic chemistry , optics , biochemistry , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
1,3:2,4‐Di 3,4‐dimethylbenzylidene) sorbitol (DMDBS) is a known nucleator and clarifier for polypropylene (PP). It is also known that in the useful concentration range of roughly 0.2–2%, it forms nanofibrillar structures within the PP melt. The kinetics of the DMDBS solidification process within the PP melt and formation of the ensuing nanofibrillar structure are studied by in‐situ small angle X‐ray scattering (SAXS) analysis. The dynamic lag of the fibrillar structure formation kinetics and its temperature dependence indicate a nucleation and growth mechanism, controlled by the rate of nucleation. Examination of the polystyrene (PS)/DMDBS system indicate structure formation only in compounds containing 2.5% DMDBS, as evident in the rheological behavior. Light microscopy reveals that the fibrillar cross‐section in this case is larger by an order‐of‐magnitude in comparison to the structure in PP. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 2008. © 2008 Society of Plastics Engineers