In-situ reactive compatibilization of HDPE/GTR blends by dicumyl peroxide and phenolic resin without catalyst

In-situ reactive compatibilization of high-density polyethylene （HDPE）/ground tire rubber （GTR） blends by dicumyl peroxide （DCP） and HY-2045 - a kind of thermoplastic phenolic resin without catalyst was investigated by studying the mor-phology, stress and strain behavior, dynamic mechanical properties and crystallization performance of the blends. Scanning e-lectron microscopy （SEM） results show that there are a lot of fibrous materials distributing in the interface, which connects the dispersed phase with the matrix and obtains better interfacial strength for prominent mechanical properties. The addition of compatibilizers results in the decrease of crystallinity of the blends and the disappearance of an obvious yield phenomenon, which was proved by the differential scanning calorimeter （DSC） test and X-ray diffraction （XRD） characterization Although the crystallinity of the blends decreases,the tensile strength and tensile strain of the blends significantly increases, especially for the HDPE/GTR/DCP/HY-2045 blends, which is possibly attributed to the good compatibility of the blends owing to the in-situ interface crosslinking. In addition, it is found that the compatibilizing HDPE/GTR blends shows a higher tan^ peak temperature and a broaden transition peak for GTR phase.

Fully Biodegradable Poly(lactic acid)/Poly(propylene carbonate)Shape Memory Materials with Low Recovery Temperature Based on in situ Compatibilization by Dicumyl Peroxide

Fully biodegradable blends with low shape memory recovery temperature were obtained based on poly（lactic acid）（PLA） and poly（propylene carbonate）（PPC）. By virtue of their similar chemical structures, in situ cross-linking reaction initiated by dicumyl peroxide（DCP） between PLA and PPC chains was realized in PLA/PPC blends. Therefore, the compatibility between PLA and PPC was increased, which obviously changed the phase structures and increased the elongation at break of the blends. The compatibilized blends had a recovery performance at 45 °C. Combining the changes of phase structures, the mechanism of the shape memory was discussed. It was demonstrated that in situ compatibilization by dicumyl peroxide was effective to obtain eco-friendly PLA/PPC blends with good mechanical and shape memory properties.

Microstructure and mechanical properties of 3D Cf/SiBCN composites fabricated by polymer infiltration and pyrolysis

In this work,three-dimensional(3D)Cf/SiBCN composites were fabricated by polymer infiltration and pyrolysis(PIP)with poly(methylvinyl)borosilazane as SiBCN precursor.The 3D microstructure evolution process of the composites was investigated by an advanced X-ray computed tomography(XCT).The effect of dicumyl peroxide(DCP)initiator addition on the crosslinking process,microstructure evolution,and mechanical properties of the composites were uncovered.With the addition of a DCP initiator,the liquid precursor can cross-linking to solid-state at 120℃.Moreover,DCP addition decreases the release of small molecule gas during pyrolysis,leading to an improved ceramic yield 4.67 times higher than that without DCP addition.After 7 PIP cycles,density and open porosity of the final Cf/SiBCN composite with DCP addition are 1.73 g.cm^(-3)and〜10%,respectively,which are 143.0%higher and 30.3%lower compared with the composites without DCP addition.As a result,the flexural strength and elastic modulus of Cf/SiBCN composites with DCP addition(371 MPa and 31 GPa)are 1.74 and 1.60 times higher than that without DCP addition(213 MPa and 19.4 GPa),respectively.