High pressure crystallization of random propylene–ethylene copolymers: α–γ Phase diagram
| Autor: | Anita Dimeska, Paul J. Phillips |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Ethylene
Materials science Polymers and Plastics Atmospheric pressure Organic Chemistry Gibbs free energy law.invention Catalysis symbols.namesake chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Chemical engineering law Tacticity Polymer chemistry Materials Chemistry symbols Copolymer Crystallization Phase diagram |
| Zdroj: | Polymer. 47:5445-5456 |
| ISSN: | 0032-3861 |
| Popis: | Two random propylene copolymers with low ethylene content synthesized by Ziegler–Natta catalysts were used is this study to investigate the formation of γ-crystal phase during isothermal crystallization at high pressures. At atmospheric pressure these copolymers crystallize in a mixture of α- and γ-crystals. The content of the γ-phase in the copolymer crystals increased with increasing defect content, crystallization temperature and pressure. Wide-angle X-ray diffraction studies showed that crystallization of these copolymers at pressures above 88 MPa and temperature above 142 °C leads to formation of pure γ-phase. The equilibrium melting temperature of the γ-phase has been determined as a function of defect content and crystallization pressure. Temperature–pressure-composition α–γ phase diagram of isotactic polypropylene was constructed based on the Gibbs free energy approach. This diagram enabled the extrapolation of the equilibrium melting temperatures of both phases for defect free isotactic polypropylene. They were found to be 186.9°C for the α-phase and 189.9°C for the γ-phase. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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