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The Distribution of SIS Compatibilizer in Melt-Mixed Polystyrene-Polyethylene Homopolymer Blends

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

G. Kim ,
M. Libera ,
R. Potluri  and
C. G. Gogos
G. Kim
Affiliation:
Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ 07030
M. Libera
Affiliation:
Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ 07030
R. Potluri
Affiliation:
Polymer Processing Institute, Hoboken, NJ 07030
C. G. Gogos
Affiliation:
Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ 07030 Polymer Processing Institute, Hoboken, NJ 07030
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Abstract

This paper presents the results of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) studies on the distribution of polystyrene/polyisoprene/polystyrene (SIS) triblock copolymer compatibilizer in polystyrene-polyethylene homopolymer blends. The principal independent variable studied is the major-phase rheological properties (PSmajor/PEminor and PEmajor/PSmimor blends). The polyisoprene block was preferentially stained by OSO4 and could be clearly identified in cryo-ultramicrotomed TEM sections. The microstructural data show that when the Theologically strong PS phase is the major constituent, the compatibilizer follows the classical model localizing itself at the PS/PE interface. In the PEmajor/PSminor blends, however, the SIS compatibilizer is not localized at the PE/PS interface. Instead microdispersions of PS in SIS form which in turn are dispersed in the PE matrix. While the various microstructures are affected by the mixing protocol and polymer rheology, quiescent annealing after mixing indicates that the compatibilizer distribution is in part driven by thermodynamic effects.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 461: Symposia BB – Morphological Control in Multiphase Polymer Mix… , 1996 , 141
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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