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Influence of the amphiphilic molecule on high-density polyethylene crystallization

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The influence of organic additives on crystallization of polyolefins has not been paid enough attention due to the low dosage, but it may have a significant impact on the properties of polyolefins. In the paper, the organic amphiphilic molecules were introduced into high-density polyethylene (HDPE) through melt blending, and compared with neat HDPE. It is mainly discussed for the following aspects including analysis of crystal structure and morphology using wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD) and polarized optical microscopy (POM), respectively; analysis of crystallinity, crystal rate, crystal growth and crystallization enthalpy, using the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The research indicates that the organic amphiphilic molecules may act as an internal lubricant. On the one hand, HDPE molecular chains are easy to fall off from crystal lattices, resulting in lagging crystallization peak, simultaneously reducing the interaction between HDPE molecules should induce the lower activation energy (ΔEm) to increase the crystallinity of HDPE. On the other hand, the amphiphilic molecules should be exclude from HDPE crystal to the amorphous area due to poor compatibility; thus, the HDPE/amphiphilic molecules blends, similar to neat HDPE, conduct homogeneous nucleation, and the growth of monocrystal performs the tendency of the zero-dimension to the two-dimension with increase in temperature of isothermal crystallization and decreasing cooling rate of non-isothermal crystallization. It is hoped that through these studies, people will pay more attention to the impact of organic additives on the performance of HDPE.

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This research is financially supported by Advantage Discipline Construction Foundation of Jiangsu, the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD).

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Zhu, C., Zhang, Y., Zhou, X. et al. Influence of the amphiphilic molecule on high-density polyethylene crystallization. J Therm Anal Calorim 147, 4151–4164 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-021-10794-3

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