• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.139-144
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• 2002

In this study, the PPS/ABS blend system was investigated in order to identify the relationship between the incorporation of compatabilizing moieties and the mechanical properties. ABS resin was chemically modified by the incorporation of maleic anhydride using reactive extrusion method to yield MABS resin, and PPS/MABS blend was prepared by a twin screw extruder. Single glass transition behavior was observed in the various compositions of PPS/MABS blend by dynamic mechanical analysis study. Upon the examination of the mechanical properties, the PPS/MABS blend exhibited an enhanced tensile, flexural and impact strength, which might be due to the better chemical compatibilization to result in the reduced interfacial tension between each components.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.28 no.6
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• pp.519-523
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• 2004

Starch was grafted with maleic anhydride by melt process and then the grafted starch was blended with poly(lactic acid). The thermal properties of the poly(lactic acid), poly(lactic acid)/starch, and poly(lactic acid)/ modified starch were observed by DSC and TGA analysis. In the case of poly(lactic acid)/modified starch, an additional melting peak at 1$65^{\circ}C$ accompanying with 172$^{\circ}C$ assigned to pure poly(lactic acid) melting transition was clearly displayed in DSC analysis. Also, smooth decomposition pattern between starch and poly(lactic acid) was also monitored in poly(lactic acid)/modified starch blend by TGA analysis. The modulus of poly(lactic acid)/modified starch was 12％ higher than that of poly(lactic acid)/starch. The thermal and mechanical characteristics of poly(lactic acid)/modified starch might be due to the enhanced compatibilization between each components, which was also observed in SEM analysis.

• Proceedings of the Korean Fiber Society Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.323-324
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• 2003

생분해성 고분자 중에서 폴리락타이드 (poly(1-lactide), PLA)는 대량생산이 가능하기 때문에 많은 관심을 끌고 있다.[l,2] 그러나 상온에서 딱딱하고, 쉽게 가수분해가 일어나기 때문에 일반적인 용도로 다양하게 사용되기 위해서는 이런 단점이 개선되어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 생분해성 포장재료로 사용할 목적으로 PLA에 저밀도폴리에틸렌 (LDPE)를 혼합하여 PLA/LDPE 블렌드를 제조하였다. PLA/LDPE 블렌드는 비상용성이므로 이를 제어하기 위한 반응형 상용화제 첨가효과를 연구하였다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Fiber Society Conference
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• 1998.04a
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• pp.63-66
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• 1998

The steady growth in the use of plastic materials in packaging applications has caused an increasing concern about the environment and the problem of solid waste disposal. Therefore, the recycling of plastics is the very important problem, which must be solved technically and environmentally [1]. It is technically feasible to recycle, recover and reuse all of the plastics discarded, but economics limit the degree of recycling at this time.(omitted)

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.37 no.3
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• pp.405-410
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• 2013

The effect of styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene (SEBS) on the blend of polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) was investigated. The blends were extruded by a single screw extruder equipped with a Maddock mixing screw, and their molded properties were examined. After the binary blends were prepared on the whole compositions of PPS/PET (80/20, 60/40, 40/60, 20/80), the thermal, rheological, mechanical properties and morphology of the blends were analyzed. The results showed the significant decline in the properties of the blends owing to the incompatibility between PPS and PET phases. As a basic blend composition, the PPS/PET (40/60) blend was selected by considering cost efficiency. To this basic blend, SEBS was added as a compatibilizer. With increasing SEBS addition, the mechanical properties were improved. From the domain size reduction observed in morphology, it might be due to the enhancement of compatibility between linear PPS and PET phases by addition of SEBS.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.3653-3659
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• 2015

This paper describes the reactive compatibilization of blends of a wholly aromatic thermotropic copolyester liquid crystalline polymer (TLCP) with random copolymers of ethylene and acrylic acid (EAA) and their salts. Blends were prepared by melt mixing in an intensive batch mixer, and the formation of a graft copolymer due to acidolysis between the TLCP and the acrylic acid group of the ionomer was evaluated. Chemical reaction was assessed by torque measurement during melt mixing and by thermal analysis and morphological observation. The Na-salt of the EAA ionomers was especially effective at promoting a grafting reaction. The extent of reaction depended not only on the cation, but also composition of the ionomer and reaction time. The product of the grafting reaction between the TLCP and a sodium-neutralized ionomer proved to be an effective compatibilizer for TLCP and EAA ionomers.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society For Composite Materials Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.11-15
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• 2003

In order to suppress a repulsive interfacial energy between hydrophilic clay and hydrophobic polymer matrix in preparing a polymer/clay nanocomposite, a third component of amphiphilic nature such as poly($\varepsilon$-caprolactone) (PCL) was introduced into the model system of styrene-acrylonitrile copolymers (SAN)/Na-montmorillonite. Once $\varepsilon$-caprolactone was polymerized in the presence of Na-rnontmorillonite, the successful ring-opening polymerization of $\varepsilon$-caprolactone and the well-developed exfoliated structure of PCL/Na-montmorillonite mixture were confirmed, Thereafter, SAN was melt-mixed with PCL/Na-montmorillonite nanocomposite, which resulted in that SAN matrix and PCL fraction were completely miscible to form homogeneous mixture with retention of the exfoliated state of Na-montmorillonite, exhibiting that PCL effectively stabilizes the repulsive polymer/clay interface and contributes the improvement of mechanical properties of the nanocomposites.

• The Korean Journal of Rheology
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.170-179
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• 1993

결정성 고분자/비결정성 고분자/충격보강재의 조합으로 이루어진 열가소성 삼성분계 블렌드의 미세구조 조절이 기계적 및 열적 거시물성에 미치는 영향을 살펴보았다. 결정성 고분자로는 나일론6를 비결정성 고분자로는 변성폴리페닐린 옥사이드(PPO)를 충격 보강재 로는 스티렌-에틸렌부틸렌-스티렌(SEBS) 삼중블록 공중합체를 사용하였고 비상용인 나일 론6와 변성 PPO 사이의 상용화를 위해 반능 상용화(reactive compatibilization)방법을 사용 하였다. 반응 사용화에 사용된 반응기로는 나일론의 말단기에 있는 친핵성기인 아민기와 반 응성이 높은 친전자성기인 무수말레인산(MAH)을 충격보강 고부 SEBS에 그라프트시켜 충 격보강 고무내의 SEBS-MAH의 함량을 증가시킴에 따라 처음에 PPO 분산상에 있던 고무 가 나일론 연속상으로 이동하는 현상을 관찰하였다. 이러한 충격보강 고부의 SEBS-MAH 함량 증가에 의한 PPO 분산상에서 나일론상으로의 이동이 내충격성의 향상 및 내열성의 저 하와 밀접한 관계가 있다는 것을 알았다.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.32 no.6
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• pp.523-528
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• 2008

Diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A (DGEBA) was selected as a compatibilizer in Nylon 6 and bisphenol-A polycarbonate (PC) blends. SEM revealed a much finer morphology in the presence of DGEBA. The thermal properties, such as glass transition, melting point, crystallization temperature and rate, of the blends were examined using DSC. Overall, the introduction of DGEBA caused a strong dependence of these thermal properties on the composition due to compatibilization.

• Advances in materials Research
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.149-162
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• 2018

Following our previous work, we have conducted further systematic studies to investigate the effects of reactive blending on the thermal and mechanical properties of blends of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and a liquid rubber, polybutadiene (LPB). The toughened PLAs were prepared by melt-blending the PLA with various contents (0-9 wt.%) of the LPB in the absence or presence of dicumyl peroxide (DCP), a radical initiator. It was found that the rubber domains were homogeneously dispersed at the nanoscale in the PLA matrix up to 9 wt.% of LPB thanks to the reactive blending in the presence of DCP. Owing to the compatibilization of PLA with LPB through reactive blending, the elongation and toughness of PLA was enhanced, while the hydrolytic degradation of PLA was reduced.