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Fabrication of microporous membranes from melt extruded polypropylene precursor films via stretching: Effect of annealing

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In this work, the effects of annealing conditions on the microstructure of polypropylene (PP) precursor films and further on the porous structure and permeability of stretched membranes were investigated. Combinations of WAXD, FTIR, DSC and DMA results clearly showed the crystalline orientation and crystallinity of the precursor film increased with annealing temperature, while the molecular chain entanglements in the amorphous phase decreased. Changes in the deformation behavior suggested more lamellar separation occurred for the films annealed at higher temperatures. Surface morphologies of the membranes examined by SEM revealed more pore number and uniform porous structure as the annealing temperature increased. In accordance with the SEM results, the permeability of the membranes increased with annealing temperature. On the other hand, it was found that 10 min was almost enough for the annealing process to obtain the microporous membranes with an optimal permeability.

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

    Shan Wang, Hong Wu & Shao-yun Guo  (郭少云)

  2. Research Center for High performance Polymer and Composite Systems (CREPEC), Chemical Engineering Department, Polytechnique Montreal, P.O. Box 6079, Montreal, Quebec, H3C 3A7, Canada

    Shan Wang, Amir Saffar & Abdellah Ajji

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51273132) and Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC).

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Wang, S., Saffar, A., Ajji, A. et al. Fabrication of microporous membranes from melt extruded polypropylene precursor films via stretching: Effect of annealing. Chin J Polym Sci 33, 1028–1037 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10118-015-1643-x

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