Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Effect of blend composition on crystallization behavior of polyoxymethylene/poly(ethylene oxide) crystalline/crystalline blends

  • Original Paper
  • Published:
Journal of Polymer Research Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

The influence of blend composition on crystallization behavior of a typical crystalline/crystalline blend, polyoxymethylene (POM)/poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO), during slow non-isothermal crystallization was investigated by polarized light microscope (PLM) connected with a THMS600 hot-stage, scanning electron microscope (SEM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The experimental results indicated that with increasing PEO content in the blend, the crystallization temperature of POM of the blends reduced and the multiple crystalline morphologies or structures including two kinds of interfibrillar or interlamellar structures were produced. The melting point of each component decreased with raising the content of the other constituent due to the inclusion and entanglement between POM and PEO molecules. The shoulder melting peak of POM appeared in DSC heating traces of the PEO-rich blend because the stronger inclusion and entanglement induced the imperfect crystallization of POM.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Cheung YW, Stain RS (1994) Macromolecules 27:2512

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Penning JP, John Manley RS (1996) Macromolecules 29:84

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. Qiu ZB, Ikehara T, Nishi T (2002) Macromolecules 35:8251

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Cheung YW, Stein RS (1994) Macromolecules 27:3589

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Liu LZ, Chu B, Penning JP, John Manley RS (1997) Macromolecules 30:4398

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. Liu AS, Liau WB, Chiu WY (1998) Macromolecules 31:6593

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  7. Liau WB, Tung SH, Lai WC, Yang LY (2006) Polymer 47:8380

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  8. Wang YJ, Run MT (2009) Journal of Polymer Research 16:725

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  9. Cheung YW, Stein RS, Wignall GD, Yang HE (1993) Macromolecules 26:5365

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  10. Penning JP, John Manley RS (1996) Macromolecules 29:77

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  11. Avramova N (1995) Polymer 36:801

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  12. Qiu ZB, Ikehara T, Nishi T (2003) Polymer 44:2799

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  13. Tashiro K, Stein RS, Hsu SL (1992) Macromolecules 25:1801

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  14. Krutphun P, Supaphol P (2005) Eur Polym J 41:1561

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  15. Nijenhuis AJ, Colstee E, Grijpma DW, Pennings AJ (1996) Polymer 37:5849

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  16. Fujita K, Kyuj T, JohnManley RS (1996) Macromolecules 29:91

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  17. Lu JM, Qiu ZB, Yang W (2008) Macromolecules 41:141

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  18. Ikehara T, Kimura H, Qiu ZB (2005) Macromolecules 38:5104

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  19. Yoshie N, Asaka A, Yazawa K, Kuroda Y, Inoue Y (2003) Polymer 44:7405

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  20. Qiu ZB, Yan CZ, Lu JM, Yang WT (2007) Macromolecules 40:5047

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  21. Chen HL, Wang SF (2000) Polymer 41:5157

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  22. Wang C, Lin CC, Tseng LC (2006) Polymer 47:390

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  23. Qiu ZB, Fujinami S, Komura M, Nakajima K (2004) Polymer 45:4355

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  24. Chiu HJ, Chen HL, Lin JS (2001) Polymer 42:5749

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  25. Ikehara T, Kurihara H, Kataoka T (2009) J Polym Sci 47:539

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  26. Hasegawa S, Takeshita H, Yoshii F, Sasaki T, Makuuchi K, Nishimoto S (2000) Polymer 41:111

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  27. Smith GD, Jaffe RL, Yoon DY (1994) J Phys Chem 98:9078

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  28. Takahashi Y, Tadokoro H (1973) Macromolecules 6:672

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  29. Lorthioir C, Lauprêtre F, Sharavanan K, Lange RFM, Desbois P, Moreau M, Vairon JP (2007) Macromolecules 40:5001

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  30. Zhu L, Stephen CZD, Calhoun BH, Ge Q, Quirk RP, Thomas EL, Hsiao BS, Yeh F, Lotz B (2000) J Am Chem Soc 122:5957

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgment

This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation, China (Grant No. 50773041 and 51010004).

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China

    Xiang Liu, Shibing Bai, Min Nie & Qi Wang

Authors
  1. Xiang Liu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Shibing Bai
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Min Nie
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Qi Wang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Qi Wang.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Liu, X., Bai, S., Nie, M. et al. Effect of blend composition on crystallization behavior of polyoxymethylene/poly(ethylene oxide) crystalline/crystalline blends. J Polym Res 19, 9787 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-011-9787-z

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-011-9787-z

Keywords

Search

Navigation