Premium
In‐process rheological monitoring of extrusion‐based polymer processes
Author(s) -
Hilliou Loic,
Covas José A
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
polymer international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-0126
pISSN - 0959-8103
DOI - 10.1002/pi.6093
Subject(s) - rheology , extrusion , polymer , materials science , reactive extrusion , process (computing) , dispersion (optics) , polymer science , plastics extrusion , filler (materials) , composite material , computer science , physics , optics , operating system
Since rheology is very sensitive to the structure and macromolecular conformation of polymer systems, rheological measurements performed in situ during extrusion are attractive for monitoring the process. After introducing the concepts of in‐process monitoring during extrusion operations, the benefits of rheology for assessing filler dispersion in polymer composites, morphology development in polymer blends or the extent of chemical reaction in reactive extrusion are briefly reviewed. Then, in‐process rheological tools are reviewed. For each device, the information conveyed is detailed. © 2020 Society of Industrial Chemistry