Material Property Recovery by Controlling the Melt Memory Effects on Recrystallization and on Crystal Deformation: An Approach by the Molecular Dynamics Simulation for Polyethylene
Degradation in the mechanical properties of recycled polymer materials has been recently appearing as a big issue in polymer science. The molecular mechanism of the degradation is considered in part due to residual memories of flow experienced during molding processes, and therefore the mechanical r...
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| description | Degradation in the mechanical properties of recycled polymer materials has been recently appearing as a big issue in polymer science. The molecular mechanism of the degradation is considered in part due to residual memories of flow experienced during molding processes, and therefore the mechanical recycling through remolding involving melting and recrystallization has been attempted in recent years. In the present paper, the molecular processes of melting and recrystallization are investigated by the molecular dynamics simulation for polyethylene with special interest in the melt memory effects. We also studied the mechanical properties of the recrystalized materials that have undergone different recrystallization processes aiming to discover better recycling strategies. A successive step-by-step approach is adopted to study the loss of the crystal memory during retention in the melt, the effects of the melt memory on the mode of recrystallization, the relation between the recrystallization mode and the resulting higher-order structure, and the mechanical properties controlled by the higher-order structures. It is shown that the melt memory clearly remains in various order parameters that persist over time scales corresponding to the Rouse time, the remaining melt memory markedly affects the crystallization mode leading to distinct crystalline morphologies, and the distinct morphologies obtained give different mechanical responses during large deformations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fe2bd04143de43ea9bb82d621b11fed52023-12-03T12:56:28ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602022-07-011415308210.3390/polym14153082Material Property Recovery by Controlling the Melt Memory Effects on Recrystallization and on Crystal Deformation: An Approach by the Molecular Dynamics Simulation for PolyethyleneTakashi Yamamoto0Mohammed Althaf Hussain1Shigeru Yao2Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8512, JapanFaculty of Technology, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka 814-0180, JapanFaculty of Technology, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka 814-0180, JapanDegradation in the mechanical properties of recycled polymer materials has been recently appearing as a big issue in polymer science. The molecular mechanism of the degradation is considered in part due to residual memories of flow experienced during molding processes, and therefore the mechanical recycling through remolding involving melting and recrystallization has been attempted in recent years. In the present paper, the molecular processes of melting and recrystallization are investigated by the molecular dynamics simulation for polyethylene with special interest in the melt memory effects. We also studied the mechanical properties of the recrystalized materials that have undergone different recrystallization processes aiming to discover better recycling strategies. A successive step-by-step approach is adopted to study the loss of the crystal memory during retention in the melt, the effects of the melt memory on the mode of recrystallization, the relation between the recrystallization mode and the resulting higher-order structure, and the mechanical properties controlled by the higher-order structures. It is shown that the melt memory clearly remains in various order parameters that persist over time scales corresponding to the Rouse time, the remaining melt memory markedly affects the crystallization mode leading to distinct crystalline morphologies, and the distinct morphologies obtained give different mechanical responses during large deformations.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/15/3082plastic recyclemelt memory effectsrecrystallizationlarge deformationmolecular dynamics simulation |
| spellingShingle | Takashi Yamamoto Mohammed Althaf Hussain Shigeru Yao Material Property Recovery by Controlling the Melt Memory Effects on Recrystallization and on Crystal Deformation: An Approach by the Molecular Dynamics Simulation for Polyethylene Polymers plastic recycle melt memory effects recrystallization large deformation molecular dynamics simulation |
| title | Material Property Recovery by Controlling the Melt Memory Effects on Recrystallization and on Crystal Deformation: An Approach by the Molecular Dynamics Simulation for Polyethylene |
| title_full | Material Property Recovery by Controlling the Melt Memory Effects on Recrystallization and on Crystal Deformation: An Approach by the Molecular Dynamics Simulation for Polyethylene |
| title_fullStr | Material Property Recovery by Controlling the Melt Memory Effects on Recrystallization and on Crystal Deformation: An Approach by the Molecular Dynamics Simulation for Polyethylene |
| title_full_unstemmed | Material Property Recovery by Controlling the Melt Memory Effects on Recrystallization and on Crystal Deformation: An Approach by the Molecular Dynamics Simulation for Polyethylene |
| title_short | Material Property Recovery by Controlling the Melt Memory Effects on Recrystallization and on Crystal Deformation: An Approach by the Molecular Dynamics Simulation for Polyethylene |
| title_sort | material property recovery by controlling the melt memory effects on recrystallization and on crystal deformation an approach by the molecular dynamics simulation for polyethylene |
| topic | plastic recycle melt memory effects recrystallization large deformation molecular dynamics simulation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/15/3082 |
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