Properties of blends prepared from surface-modified low-density polyethylene and poly(vinyl chloride)
POLYMER INTERNATIONAL, vol.42, no.3, pp.307-314, 1997 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 42 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 1997
- Doi Number: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0126(199703)42:3<307::aid-pi721>3.0.co;2-h
- Journal Name: POLYMER INTERNATIONAL
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.307-314
- Middle East Technical University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Improvement of adhesion between low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) in their blends was attempted by plasma modification of their surfaces. A series of different plasma treatments, vinyl chloride or carbon tetrachloride plasma for PE and acetylene plasma for PVC, were employed. In addition, an oligomeric copolymer of PE-VC was also tested in the blend. After modification, different degrees of improvement were obtained in mechanical properties, ranging from slight for acetylene plasma-modified samples to high for the vinyl chloride plasma-modified samples and samples with added oligomeric copolymer.