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Online: | ISSN 1975-7220 |
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering,
Vol.18, No.1, 33-39, 2001 Morphology Evolution in PS/LDPE Blends in a Twin Screw Extruder: Effects of Compatibilizer
In order to understand the mixing in polymer extrusion, the morphology of PS/LDPE blends compatibilized with SEES was simulated based on the Lee and Park model. Experiments were performed in a co-rotating twin screw extruder and a Haake mixer, and the morphology of the compatibilized blends of various compositions was compared with the non-compatibilized ones. The size of the dispersed phase of the compatibilized blend was smaller than the noncompatibilized one, and the blend of the PE matrix had a smaller size in the dispersed phase than the non-compatibilized one. Simulation results were agreed well with experiments, and the Lee and Park model could be applied in the extrusion analysis of compatibilized polymer blends.
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