Structure-property-processing relationships of polyethylene nanocomposites

聚乙烯纳米复合材料的结构-性能-加工关系

• 批准号: 451435-2013
• 负责人: Sundararaj, Uttandaraman
• 金额: $ 4.82万
• 依托单位: University of Calgary
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Collaborative Research and Development Grants
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2014-01-01 至 2015-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=554717
• 关键词: Structure; property; processing; relationships; polyethylene

Through this NSERC CRD project, Dr. U. Sundararaj and his research team, the Polymer Processing Group in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at University of Calgary will work with product scientists, process engineers, polymer physicists and analytical chemists at NOVA Chemicals to design and develop materials with improved modulus (stiffness) for use in applications like injection molded, rotationally molded and blow-molded polyethylene (PE) containers. Many of the products generated from these processes require high modulus materials that will provide more sustainablility by allowing manufacturers to make parts with lower wall thicknesses and thereby use less plastic. Nanomaterials incorporated into polyethylene provide a viable method to achieve this. The project will also focus on improving other key properties such as strength, ductility, and permeability. These novel materials would provide new market opportunities for industrial drums/bulk containers (IBC's), caps and closures, and rotomolded tanks.

通过这个NSERC CRD项目，U博士。Sundararaj和他的研究团队，卡尔加里大学化学和石油工程系的聚合物加工小组将与NOVA Chemicals的产品科学家，工艺工程师，聚合物物理学家和分析化学家合作，设计和开发具有改进模量（刚度）的材料，用于注塑，旋转模塑和吹塑聚乙烯（PE）容器等应用。从这些过程中产生的许多产品需要高模量材料，这将通过允许制造商制造具有较低壁厚的部件从而使用较少的塑料来提供更多的可持续性。将纳米材料掺入聚乙烯中提供了实现这一目标的可行方法。该项目还将专注于提高其他关键性能，如强度，延展性和渗透性。这些新材料将为工业桶/散装容器、盖和封盖以及滚塑罐提供新的市场机会。