Chemical resistance evaluation of polystyrene / polypropylene blends : effect of blend compositions and SEBS comtent

The present study investigates the effect of styrene-b-(ethylene-co-butylenes)- b-styrene (SEBS) and blend ratio on the chemical resistance of PS/PP blends. Using a Brabender PL2000 twin-screw extruder, blends of PS rich PS/PP (composition ranging of 90–60 wt % PS) containing different amount o...

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Main Authors: Samsudin, Sani Amril, Hassan, Azman, Mokhtar, Munirah, Syed Jamaluddin, Syed Mustafa
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Language:English
Published: Plastics and Rubber Institute of Malaysia 2006
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author Samsudin, Sani Amril
Hassan, Azman
Mokhtar, Munirah
Syed Jamaluddin, Syed Mustafa
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Hassan, Azman
Mokhtar, Munirah
Syed Jamaluddin, Syed Mustafa
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description The present study investigates the effect of styrene-b-(ethylene-co-butylenes)- b-styrene (SEBS) and blend ratio on the chemical resistance of PS/PP blends. Using a Brabender PL2000 twin-screw extruder, blends of PS rich PS/PP (composition ranging of 90–60 wt % PS) containing different amount of SEBS were prepared and injection moulded to be evaluated for chemical resistance. The results showed that the chemical resistance of PS to acetone and tetrahydrofuran (THF) increased with increasing PP content. The chemical resistance of PS/PP blends increased with increasing SEBS content at relatively lower PP content but decreased with increasing SEBS content at higher PP content. Dynamic mechanical analysis showed that 60/40/25 PS/PP/ SEBS blends had better miscibility than 60/40/5 PS/PP/SEBS blends. However better miscibility did not result in enhanced chemical resistance since SEBS itself was effected by the chemicals
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spelling utm.eprints-81052017-10-12T01:05:01Z http://eprints.utm.my/8105/ Chemical resistance evaluation of polystyrene / polypropylene blends : effect of blend compositions and SEBS comtent Samsudin, Sani Amril Hassan, Azman Mokhtar, Munirah Syed Jamaluddin, Syed Mustafa TP Chemical technology The present study investigates the effect of styrene-b-(ethylene-co-butylenes)- b-styrene (SEBS) and blend ratio on the chemical resistance of PS/PP blends. Using a Brabender PL2000 twin-screw extruder, blends of PS rich PS/PP (composition ranging of 90–60 wt % PS) containing different amount of SEBS were prepared and injection moulded to be evaluated for chemical resistance. The results showed that the chemical resistance of PS to acetone and tetrahydrofuran (THF) increased with increasing PP content. The chemical resistance of PS/PP blends increased with increasing SEBS content at relatively lower PP content but decreased with increasing SEBS content at higher PP content. Dynamic mechanical analysis showed that 60/40/25 PS/PP/ SEBS blends had better miscibility than 60/40/5 PS/PP/SEBS blends. However better miscibility did not result in enhanced chemical resistance since SEBS itself was effected by the chemicals Plastics and Rubber Institute of Malaysia 2006 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/8105/1/AzmanHassan2006_ChemicalResistanceEvaluation.pdf Samsudin, Sani Amril and Hassan, Azman and Mokhtar, Munirah and Syed Jamaluddin, Syed Mustafa (2006) Chemical resistance evaluation of polystyrene / polypropylene blends : effect of blend compositions and SEBS comtent. Malaysian Polymer Journal, 1 (1). pp. 11-24. ISSN 1823-7789 http://www.fkkksa.utm.my/mpj/images/02sani.pdf
spellingShingle TP Chemical technology
Samsudin, Sani Amril
Hassan, Azman
Mokhtar, Munirah
Syed Jamaluddin, Syed Mustafa
Chemical resistance evaluation of polystyrene / polypropylene blends : effect of blend compositions and SEBS comtent
title Chemical resistance evaluation of polystyrene / polypropylene blends : effect of blend compositions and SEBS comtent
title_full Chemical resistance evaluation of polystyrene / polypropylene blends : effect of blend compositions and SEBS comtent
title_fullStr Chemical resistance evaluation of polystyrene / polypropylene blends : effect of blend compositions and SEBS comtent
title_full_unstemmed Chemical resistance evaluation of polystyrene / polypropylene blends : effect of blend compositions and SEBS comtent
title_short Chemical resistance evaluation of polystyrene / polypropylene blends : effect of blend compositions and SEBS comtent
title_sort chemical resistance evaluation of polystyrene polypropylene blends effect of blend compositions and sebs comtent
topic TP Chemical technology
url http://eprints.utm.my/8105/1/AzmanHassan2006_ChemicalResistanceEvaluation.pdf
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