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Phenomenon of specific fiber formation in polypropylene/copolyamide mixtures containing polyethyleneglycol

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We have investigated the influence of a polyethyleneglycol additive and a binary mixture of compatibilizers ethylene copolymer with vinylacetate/polyethyleneglycol on the flow behavior and the processes of structure formation in 30/70 polypropylene/copolyamide mixtures. It has been shown that polyethyleneglycol decreases the viscosity and increases the elasticity of the polymer mixture melt. From the point of view of fiber formation, polyethyleneglycol is an effective compatibilizer for the polypropylene/copolyamide mixture. The introduction of binary mixtures of compatibilizers is more effective than the introduction of individual substances. It has been established that individual compatibilizers and their mixtures stabilize liquid polypropylene jets in the copolyamide matrix, which permits obtaining microfibers of smaller diameters.

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  1. Kiev National University of Technologies and Design, 2, Nemirovich-Danchenko Str., Kiev, 01011, Ukraine

    E. P. Kuvaeva, M. V. Tsebrenko & N. M. Rezanova

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Translated from Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 78, No. 5, pp. 114–117, September–October, 2005.

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Kuvaeva, E.P., Tsebrenko, M.V. & Rezanova, N.M. Phenomenon of specific fiber formation in polypropylene/copolyamide mixtures containing polyethyleneglycol. J Eng Phys Thermophys 78, 954–957 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10891-006-0017-1

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