Polymer Engineering and Science, Vol.36, No.12, 1574-1585, 1996
Interphase and Compatibilization of Polymer Blends
Polymer blends are mixtures of at least two polymers and/or copolymers comprising more than 2 wt% of each macromolecular component. Most blends are immiscible, and need to be compatibilized. The compatibilization must not only ensure improvement in performance, but it must be reproducible, insensitive to forming stresses and repeated processing. This review on compatibilization of polymer blends is prepared in three parts : (i) description of the interface/interphase; (ii) compatibilization by addition of a copolymer (with a special emphasis on the use of block copolymers); and (iii) reactive compatibilization.
Keywords:COPOLYMER-HOMOPOLYMER BLENDS;POLYETHYLENE POLYSTYRENE BLENDS;LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE;X-RAY-SCATTERING;SYMMETRICAL DIBLOCK COPOLYMERS;MOLECULAR-WEIGHT DEPENDENCE;BUTADIENE BLOCK COPOLYMER;ANGLE NEUTRON-SCATTERING;B-METHYL METHACRYLATE);MICELLE FORMATION