UHMWPE/HDPE in-reactor blends, prepared by in situ polymerization: Synthetic aspects and characterization

This work covers the synthesis and characterization of in-reactor Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene/High Density Polyethylene, UHMWPE/HDPE, blends by in situ polymerization in a single reactor, through dual catalyst immobilization. These blends are synthesized combining two different catalyst...

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Main Authors: A. E. Ferreira, M. L. Cerrada, E. Perez, V. Lorenzo, E. Valles, J. Ressia, H. Cramail, J. P. Lourenco, M. R. Ribeiro
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Language:English
Published: Budapest University of Technology and Economics 2017-05-01
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Online Access:http://www.expresspolymlett.com/letolt.php?file=EPL-0007782&mi=cd
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author A. E. Ferreira
M. L. Cerrada
E. Perez
V. Lorenzo
E. Valles
J. Ressia
H. Cramail
J. P. Lourenco
M. R. Ribeiro
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M. L. Cerrada
E. Perez
V. Lorenzo
E. Valles
J. Ressia
H. Cramail
J. P. Lourenco
M. R. Ribeiro
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description This work covers the synthesis and characterization of in-reactor Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene/High Density Polyethylene, UHMWPE/HDPE, blends by in situ polymerization in a single reactor, through dual catalyst immobilization. These blends are synthesized combining two different catalysts (one for each targeted molar mass) co-immobilized in mesoporous Santa Barbara Amorphous, SBA-15, particles. First, the ethylene polymerization behavior is investigated, under different polymerization conditions. Then, studies on the thermal, mechanical and rheological characteristics of the produced in-reactor blends are presented and their performance is compared and discussed in a comprehensive way. Moreover, the effect of different filler contents on the properties exhibited by the resulting materials is investigated. Results have shown that these in-reactor UHMWPE/HDPE blends exhibit a complex thermal, mechanical and rheological behavior, which depends mainly on the proportion between the two polymer components and on the amount of SBA-15.
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spelling doaj-art-6b2c3b82f1b248fbaaf8e66feb3609552025-08-20T03:56:23ZengBudapest University of Technology and EconomicseXPRESS Polymer Letters1788-618X2017-05-0111534436110.3144/expresspolymlett.2017.34UHMWPE/HDPE in-reactor blends, prepared by in situ polymerization: Synthetic aspects and characterizationA. E. FerreiraM. L. CerradaE. PerezV. LorenzoE. VallesJ. RessiaH. CramailJ. P. LourencoM. R. RibeiroThis work covers the synthesis and characterization of in-reactor Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene/High Density Polyethylene, UHMWPE/HDPE, blends by in situ polymerization in a single reactor, through dual catalyst immobilization. These blends are synthesized combining two different catalysts (one for each targeted molar mass) co-immobilized in mesoporous Santa Barbara Amorphous, SBA-15, particles. First, the ethylene polymerization behavior is investigated, under different polymerization conditions. Then, studies on the thermal, mechanical and rheological characteristics of the produced in-reactor blends are presented and their performance is compared and discussed in a comprehensive way. Moreover, the effect of different filler contents on the properties exhibited by the resulting materials is investigated. Results have shown that these in-reactor UHMWPE/HDPE blends exhibit a complex thermal, mechanical and rheological behavior, which depends mainly on the proportion between the two polymer components and on the amount of SBA-15.http://www.expresspolymlett.com/letolt.php?file=EPL-0007782&mi=cdPolymer compositesIn-reactor blendsUHMWPE
spellingShingle A. E. Ferreira
M. L. Cerrada
E. Perez
V. Lorenzo
E. Valles
J. Ressia
H. Cramail
J. P. Lourenco
M. R. Ribeiro
UHMWPE/HDPE in-reactor blends, prepared by in situ polymerization: Synthetic aspects and characterization
eXPRESS Polymer Letters
Polymer composites
In-reactor blends
UHMWPE
title UHMWPE/HDPE in-reactor blends, prepared by in situ polymerization: Synthetic aspects and characterization
title_full UHMWPE/HDPE in-reactor blends, prepared by in situ polymerization: Synthetic aspects and characterization
title_fullStr UHMWPE/HDPE in-reactor blends, prepared by in situ polymerization: Synthetic aspects and characterization
title_full_unstemmed UHMWPE/HDPE in-reactor blends, prepared by in situ polymerization: Synthetic aspects and characterization
title_short UHMWPE/HDPE in-reactor blends, prepared by in situ polymerization: Synthetic aspects and characterization
title_sort uhmwpe hdpe in reactor blends prepared by in situ polymerization synthetic aspects and characterization
topic Polymer composites
In-reactor blends
UHMWPE
url http://www.expresspolymlett.com/letolt.php?file=EPL-0007782&mi=cd
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