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Indexed by:期刊论文

Date of Publication:2010-11-01

Journal:JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY

Included Journals:SCIE、EI、Scopus

Volume:102

Issue:2

Page Number:775-783

ISSN No.:1388-6150

Key Words:Crystallization kinetics; Melting behavior; alpha-Nucleating agent; beta-Nucleating agent; Compound nucleating agents; Isotactic polypropylene

Abstract:In this study, alpha-phase nucleating agent (NA) 1,3:2,4-bis(3,4-dimethylbenzylidene) sorbitol (DMDBS), beta-phase rare earth NA (WBG), and their compound NAs were introduced into isotactic polypropylene (iPP) matrix, respectively. Crystallization kinetics and subsequent melting behavior of the nucleated iPPs were comparatively studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) under both isothermal and nonisothermal conditions. For the isothermal crystallization process, it is found that the Avrami model successfully described the crystallization kinetics. The active energy of nonisothermal crystallization of iPP was determined by the Kissinger method and showed that the addition of nucleating agents increased the activation energy. Melting behavior and crystalline structure of the nucleated iPPs are dependent on the nature of NAs and crystallization conditions. Higher proportion of beta-phase can be obtained at higher content of beta-nucleating agent and lower crystallization temperature or lower cooling rate.