Abstract
AbstractVarious morphologies can be realized via processing of incompatible polymer blends such as droplets or fibers in a matrix and stratified or cocontinuous structures as is shown for the model system polyethylene/polystyrene The structures induced are usually intrinsically unstable. Modelling of extrusion processes and continuous mixers yields expressions for the shear rate and shear stress but also for the limited residence time and the number of reorientations. These results could be combined with detailed knowledge of respectively distributive and dispersive mixing processes to predict the development of various morphologies as a function of time. Control of morphology is of utmost importance. In the case of droplets in a matrix, usually encountered in toughening of glassy polymers, the use of compatibilizers and/or reactions at the interphases is utilized. However, in designing specific morphologies i.e. structured polymer blends, fixation of intermediate morphologies before final processing is a prerequisite. Some preliminary results will be presented.
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