Article
  • Study on the Non-isothermal Crystallization Kinetics of Branched Polypropylene
  • Yoon KH, Shin DY, Kim YC
  • 분지형 폴리프로필렌의 비등온결정화 거동 연구
  • 윤경화, 신동엽, 김연철
Abstract
Branched polypropylenes (PP) with long chain branch were prepared by solid state reaction with three different branching agent of 0.3 wt% content. The chemical structures, non-isothermal crystallization behavior and complex viscosity of the branched PP were investigated by FTIR, DSC, optical microscope, and dynamic rheological measurement. The chemical structure of the branched PP was confirmed by the existence of =C-H stretching peak of the branching agent at 3100 cm-1. There was no distinct change in melting temperature in case of PP-D-0-3 and PP-F-0-3, but PP-H-0-3 indicated a decrease in melting temperature. The decrease in melting temperature was interpreted by the fact that the degradation reaction of PP was more dominant than branched reaction, and confirmed by a decrease in complex viscosity. The non-isothermal crystallization behavior of the branched PP was analyzed using by Avrami equation. The Avrami exponent of PP was 3, and the values of the branched PP with DVB and FS were below 3. The activation energy of PP calculated by Kissinger method was 25 kJ/mol, and there were no big difference in activation energies of the branched PPs compared to PP.

장쇄분지(long chain branch, LCB)를 가지는 분지화된 폴리프로필렌(polypropylene, PP)이 세 종류의 분지제(branching agent)를 이용하여 고상(solid state)에서 제조하였다. 분지화된 PP의 화학구조, 비등온결정화 거동 및 복합점도를 적외선분광기(FTIR), 시차주사열용량분석기(DSC), 광학현미경 그리고 동적유변측정기(ARES)를 이용하여 관찰하였다. 분지화된 PP의 화학구조는 3100 cm-1에서 나타나는 분지제의 =C-H 신축진동을 이용하여 확인하였다. PP-D-0-3과 PP-F-0-3의 경우 순수 PP와 비교하여 용융온도에 큰 변화를 보이지 않은 반면 HQ를 사용한 경우에는 용융온도의 감소를 나타내었다. 이는 분지화 반응보다 분해반응이 우세하여 나타나는 현상으로 해석되고, 복합점도의 감소를 통해 확인하였다. 분지화된 PP의 비등온결정화 거동은 Avrami 방정식을 이용하여 분석하였다. PP의 Avrami 지수는 3의 값을 나타내었고, DVB와 FS로 처리된 분지화 PP의 경우는 3보다 약간 작은 값을 나타내었다. Kissinger 방법에 의해서 계산된 분지화 PP의 활성화에너지는 순수 PP의 25 kJ/mol과 큰 차이를 보이지 않았다.

Keywords: polypropylene; branching; non-isothermal crystallization; Avrami analysis.

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  • Polymer(Korea) 폴리머
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    ISSN 0379-153X(Print)
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This Article

  • 2012; 36(2): 245-250

    Published online Mar 25, 2012

  • Received on Sep 1, 2011
  • Accepted on Oct 27, 2011