ISSN:
0021-8995
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
The effect of a simulated marine environment on unstabilized polyethylene-polyethylene oxide blends, having varying polyethylene oxide content (up to 40% by weight), with or without a metal catalyst (e.g., cobalt (III) acetylacetonate) and a metal containing plasticizer (e.g., aluminum stearate), has been studied for 10 weeks exposure time. In the absence of metal catalyst and plasticizer, phase separation of polyethylene oxide was quite evident visually after melt mixing and subsequent regular compression molding of polyethylene-polyethylene oxide blends. However, these blends rendered better and uniform mixing in the presence of metal catalyst and plasticizer. Since polyethylene oxide is a water soluble component of the system, % weight loss increased significantly with increase in its content after exposure to brine. These blends have been further characterized by tensile properties, optical and scanning electron microscopy, and thermal analysis in order to monitor mechanical as well as morphological changes.
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1992.070450202
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