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Effect of Poly(propylene-co-octene) as a Compatibilizer on Mechanical Properties and Weldline Characteristics of Polypropylene/Poly(ethylene-co-octene) Blends

폴리프로필렌/에틸렌-옥텐 공중합체 블렌드의 기계적 성질 및 웰드라인 물성에 미치는 폴리프로필렌-옥텐 공중합체의 영향에 관한 연구

  • Koo, Hyo-Seon (Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Kongju National University) ;
  • Son, Young-Gon (Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Kongju National University)
  • 구효선 (공주대학교 공과대학 신소재공학부) ;
  • 손영곤 (공주대학교 공과대학 신소재공학부)
  • Received : 2011.08.19
  • Accepted : 2011.09.07
  • Published : 2011.09.30
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Abstract

Effect of poly(propylene-co-octene) as a compatibilizer in toughened polypropylene/ poly(ethylene-co-octene) (EOC) was investigated. The EOCs used were metallocene catalyzed commercial linear low density polyethylene and they are elastomeric materials. The poly(propylene-co-octene) was synthesized by metallocene catalyst in our laboratory to be used as a compatibilizer in PP/EOC blends. PP/EOC blends without compatibilizer shows very low mechanical properties in specimens with weldlines while incorporation of a compatibilizer significantly increases the mechanical properties of specimens with weldlines. However, compatibilized PP/EOC blends does not show increased impact property in a weldline free specimen and it is attributed to low molecular weight of the poly(propylene-co-octene) synthesized in present study. It is expected that the poly(propylene-co-octene) having increased molecular weight provides very good performance as an effective compatibilizer in toughened polypropylene/EOC blends.

이 연구에서는 메탈로센 (metallocene) 촉매로 중합된 에틸렌-옥텐 공중합체를 충격보강제로 사용한 복합 폴리프로필렌 (PP)에 상용화제로 프로필렌-옥텐 공중합체의 영향에 관하여 조사하였다. 사용된 프로필렌-옥텐 공중 합체는 실험실에서 메탈로센 촉매를 사용하여 중합하였다. 상용화제가 첨가되지 않은 복합 PP의 경우 웰드라인에서 기계적 물성이 매우 낮았는데 상용화제의 첨가에 따라 웰드라인의 기계적 강도가 현저히 증가하였다. 그러나 상용화제 가 첨가된 복합 PP라도 웰드라인이 없는 시편에서는 물성개선이 크지 않는 것으로 관찰되었는데, 이는 제조된 상용화 제의 분자량이 매우 낮기 때문이었다. 적절한 조건에서 분자량이 높은 프로필렌 옥텐 공중합체를 제조한다면 상용화제로서 효과가 클 것으로 기대할 수 있었다.

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