
Thomas Rundqvist
Innovation developer

Development of a Novel Method for Evaluation of Interfacial Tension between Polymer Melts
Author
Summary, in English
The retraction of the disk is observed by using a microscope with a high resolution video camera connected to a personal computer. Data of the retraction is acquired by using an image analysis software, measuring the dimensions of the imbedded material.
The driving force for the shape evolution is interfacial tension and it is balanced by viscous forces. The analysis of the retraction process is done analytically with a simplified one dimensional model. The model is compared to experiments with the polymers PS/PMMA at 210°C, covering viscosity ratios over a range of six decades. It is shown that interfacial tension can be determined over the whole range and a value of 1.1 ± 0.3 mN/m was obtained for all samples.
PS/PMMA is also studied in the temperature range 150-250°C where the interfacial tension is found to be 3.6 - 0.012 (T - 273) mN/m, where T is the temperature in K. Viscosities were in the range from 10^2 to 10^6 Pa s.
Further, the interfacial tension is measured between PP/PA, PP/PBT, and PP/LCP. For these blends the effect of reactive compatibilizers on the interfacial tension is evaluated. The interfacial tension is found to decrease with the addition of the compatibilizer. The measured interfacial correlates well with the morphology of the blends.
Department/s
- LU Innovation
Publishing year
1997
Language
English
Document type
Dissertation
Publisher
Department of Production and Materials Engineering, LTH, Lund University,
Topic
- Materials Engineering
Keywords
- Polymer technology
- Polymer Blends
- Imbedded Fiber
- Imbedded Disk
- High viscosity
- Interfacial tension
- Polymer melts
- biopolymers
- Polymerteknik
Status
Published
Supervisor
- [unknown] [unknown]
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISRN: LUTMDN/(TMMV-1031)/1-55/(1997)
Defence date
7 May 1997
Defence time
10:15
Defence place
Room M:B, Lund Institute of Technology, Lund University
Opponent
- Andrew N. Hrymak (Professor)