Group 1 Diva C.

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Reactive
Functional
Polymers
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Polymer Blends are polymer made of two or more
polymers by mixing a solution or a melt.
Compatibilization is the method of increasing the
mechanical strength of heterogeneous biopolymer
blends by strong adhesion of dispersed particles. It
may be either reactive or nonreactive.
 The three major classes of compatibilizer

The use of a block Non-reactive copolymers Reactive functional

copolymer containing polar copolymers
Compatibilizer
● Makes two different polymers compatible with each
other by adding it.
● Generally consists of two blocks that have strong
affinity with both polymers.
● Consequently increases the interactions at the
interfaces and make smaller phase domains more
uniformally distributed
Reactive
Compatibilization
What is it ??
the process of modifying a mixed immiscible blend of
polymers to arrest phase seperation and allow the
formation of a stable, long-term continuous phase.

Examplae of it How to ??
A miscible resin NORYL, a mix of it is done via the addition of a reactive polymer,
poly(phenyleneoxide) and polystyrene. miscible with one blend component and reactive
towards functional groups on the second
component, which resultin the “in-situ” formation
of block or grafted copolymers.
 Reactive
Compatibilization
Reactive Compatibilization is a continuous extruder process with material
residence time usually 1-5 min. Such a process permits large scale preparation of
a polymer blend as needed (“Just-In-Time”inventory control).

Reactive Compatibilization involves a heterogeneous reaction across a phase

boundary. Such a reaction is limited by the interfacial volume available at this
phase boundary. Most often, twin screw extruders (having screw diameter from
20 to >120 mm) are employed. The screws are designed using an appropriate
sequence of screw elements and auxiliary conditions to promote generation of a
large interfacial area for the desired chemical reaction to form copolymer.
Polymer Blends are polymer made of two or more polymers by
mixing a solution or a melt.

Compatibilization is the method of increasing the mechanical

strength of heterogeneous biopolymer blends by strong
adhesion of dispersed particles. It may be either reactive or
nonreactive.
 Block or Graft Copolymers as
Compatibilizing Agents
❏ The copolymer used is made of the two components
in the immiscible blend
❏ The respective portions of the copolymer are able to
interact with the two phases of the blend to make the
phase morphology more stable
❏ The increased stability is caused by reducing the size
of the phase-separated particles in the blend

The effect of compatibilization on the morphology of polymer blends due to

the activity of amphiphilic polymer structures at the interface
There are five basic processes for achieving interchain copolymer formation between two
polymers during Reactive Compatibilization in an extruder. There are five processes
starting with idealized homopolymers “A” with structure AAAAAAAA and “B” with structure
BBBBBBBB. Each process produces a specific type of copolymer compatibilizing agent by
par- ticular types of chemical reactions.

Type Process Type of Copolymer Obtained

1 Redistribution “Transreaction” Block + Random

2 Graft Copolymer Formation Graft

3 Block Copolymer Formation Block

4 Crosslinked Copolymer Formation Crosslinked

5 Ionic Bond Formation Block, Graft, Crosslinked

RESOURCES
https://youtu.be/V7go2qWzdC4
https://sci-hub.tw/10.1007/0-306-48244-4_5
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B978012809261300005X