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Crystallization kinetics of polyethylene/paraffin oil blend sheets formed by thermally induced phase separation with different molecular weights of polyethylene

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Polyethylene/paraffin oil blend sheets with different molecular weights of polyethylene were prepared by thermally induced phase separation. Isothermal and non-isothermal crystallization behaviors of blend sheets were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Isothermal DSC curves were analyzed by Avrami equation, whereas non-isothermal DSC curves were analyzed by Jeziorny method and Mo method. Effective activation energy (ΔE) of isothermal and non-isothermal crystallization was calculated by Friedman method. Under isothermal condition, value of n in Avrami equation hovered at 2.1, and lgZ increased with the decrease of crystallization temperature. lgZ and ΔE of blend sheets with a larger molecular weight of polyethylene was smaller than that of blend sheets with smaller molecular weight. Under non-isothermal condition, value of n obtained by Jeziorny method hovered at 2.4, close to n of isothermal condition. lgZ c increased with the increase of cooling rate and decrease of molecular weight of polyethylene. ΔE of different blend sheets were close to each other. Crystal structures of blend sheets formed under non-isothermal condition were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. XRD analysis showed that molecular weight of polyethylene and cooling rate had slight influence on crystal structure and crystallinity of polyethylene/paraffin oil blend sheet.

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Chen, J., Wang, X. & Liu, W. Crystallization kinetics of polyethylene/paraffin oil blend sheets formed by thermally induced phase separation with different molecular weights of polyethylene. J Therm Anal Calorim 118, 1649–1661 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-014-4028-4

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