With the collaboration of Iran Polymer Society
Characterization
An advanced approach to predicting optimal material compositions for graphene/carbon black reinforced PP/PVC nanocomposites focusing mechanical and economic performance

Utkarsh A. Patil; Pravin Ramchandra Kubade

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 26 April 2025

https://doi.org/10.22063/poj.2025.35662.1348

Abstract
  The growing need for enhanced materials has led to the development of nanocomposites, which have shown great potential in various industries. However, optimizing the composition of these materials to achieve the best mechanical performance and cost-effectiveness remains a challenge. This research addresses ...  Read More

Characterization
Experiments and analysis of stress-induced stiffening of a polypropylene

Ahmed Hamdi

Volume 11, Issue 3 , August 2024, , Pages 149-154

https://doi.org/10.22063/poj.2024.3622.1308

Abstract
  Describing the solidification process is very important in polymer processing. In polypropylene (PP), the increase of viscosity, named stiffening or hardening, is determined by a rise in crystallinity. When PP flows in a channel or is stretched on a chill roll, the stress induces an anticipated crystallization ...  Read More

Characterization
Chemical state analysis of magnesium-supported Ziegler-Natta catalyst by soft X-ray emission spectrometer (SXES) after contact with alkyl aluminum

Masayoshi Saito; Hiroshi Kashimura; Takuo Kataoka; Masahide Murata; Yusuke Sakuda; Hiroyuki Yamada; Hideyuki Takahashi

Volume 11, Issue 2 , May 2024, , Pages 115-124

https://doi.org/10.22063/poj.2024.3557.1292

Abstract
  This report is on the characterization of active Ti center in heterogeneous Ziegler-Natta catalysts with Soft X-ray Emission Spectrometer (SXES). Since titanium in the catalyst has various chemical bonds, it is important to grasp the chemical bond state. The outermost shell electrons are very important ...  Read More

Characterization
Determination of gel content of silane cross-linked polyethylene copolymers using FTIR technique

Mehri Dana; Gholam Hossein Zohuri; Navid Ramezanian; Saeid Asadi Shahidi; Sohail Yazdanbakhsh

Volume 11, Issue 1 , February 2024, , Pages 1-10

https://doi.org/10.22063/poj.2023.3474.1277

Abstract
  Silane cross-linking of metallocene-based polyethylene-octene elastomer (POE)/linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) blend was carried out using two-step Sioplas process in an industrial scale twin-screw extruder. In the study, grafting and cross-linking reactions of vinyl trimethoxy silane (VTMS) were ...  Read More

Catalysis
Characterization of phthalate internal donor in MgCl2 supported Ziegler-Natta catalyst by solid state 13C NMR

Masayoshi Saito; Toshiya Uozumi; Masahide Murata; Takuo Kataoka; Riichiro Chujo

Volume 9, Issue 2 , July 2022, , Pages 117-127

https://doi.org/10.22063/poj.2022.3073.1209

Abstract
  Ziegler-Natta catalyst for propylene polymerization, which TiCl4 and di-alkyl phthalate were supported on MgCl2, was analyzed by solid state 13C NMR. It was confirmed that the spin-lattice relaxation time (“relaxation time” hereafter) of carbonyl group in phthalate was shortened with ...  Read More

Characterization
Organic solvents effect on the physical and mechanical properties of polyethylene

Ivan Kuryndin; Sergei Kostromin; Rustam Mamalimov; Anton Chervov; Andrei Grebennikov; Sergei Bronnikov

Volume 9, Issue 1 , January 2022, , Pages 25-31

https://doi.org/10.22063/poj.2021.3005.1199

Abstract
  Swelling of high-density polyethylene (PE) in organic solvents, orthodichlorobenzene and orthoxylene, was investigated. The swelling kinetics of the PE specimen was described by the first-order equation. For the first time, the PE specimen swelling rate constant was shown to decrease with increasing ...  Read More

Characterization
Melt free-radical grafting of glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) onto EPDM backbone and effect of EPDM-g-GMA on the morphology and mechanical properties of PS/EPDM/PA6 ternary blends

Marzie Alidadi-Shamsabadi; Shirin Shokoohi

Volume 8, Issue 1 , January 2021, , Pages 1-9

https://doi.org/10.22063/poj.2020.2727.1161

Abstract
  Melt free-radical grafting reactions between ethylene-propylene-dieneterpolymer (EPDM) and glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) were investigated in a batch mixer (170°C, 60rpm). Effect of dicumylperoxide (DCP) initiator and GMA functionalizing monomer concentrations was studied on the grafted EPDM characteristics. ...  Read More

Characterization
LDPE and poly(1-butene) blends: Morphology, crystallinity and rheological properties

Reza Poorghasemi; Yousef Jahani

Volume 8, Issue 1 , January 2021, , Pages 21-30

https://doi.org/10.22063/poj.2020.2759.1164

Abstract
  In this work, the compatibility and crystallinity of low density polyethylene (LDPE) and polybutene-1 (PB-1) blends were studied. Various blends of LDPE/PB-1 containing 5, 10 and 20 wt.% PB-1 were prepared in a corotating twin-screw extruder and characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), shear ...  Read More

Characterization
Optimization of parameters affecting separation of gas mixture of O2, N2, CO2 and CH4 by PMP membrane modified with TiO2, ZnO and Al2O3 nanoparticles

Afshar Alihosseini; Davood Zergani; Amir Hossein Saeedi Dehaghani

Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2020, , Pages 13-24

https://doi.org/10.22063/poj.2019.2463.1134

Abstract
  The application of membranes in various industries is one of the most urgent needs to reduce energy consumption and environmental pollutants as well as low investment costs in the process of separation. In this investigation, the optimization of effective parameters for separation of gas mixture of CH4, ...  Read More

Characterization
Preparation and characterization of a bionanopolymer film for walnut packaging

Behjat Tajeddin; Najmaeh Ramedani; Habibolah Mirzaei

Volume 6, Issue 2 , June 2019, , Pages 159-167

https://doi.org/10.22063/poj.2019.2443.1131

Abstract
  To apply the nanomaterial as a component in the packaging material structure, in this research, the carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) film were prepared with three levels of nanoclay particles (0.5, 1 and 3%) using solution casting evaporation method. The incorporation of nanoclay ...  Read More

Characterization
Fouling mechanisms during protein microfiltration: The effects of protein structure and filtration pressure on polypropylene microporous membrane performance

Mina Ahsani; Meisam Dabiri Havigh; Reza Yegani

Volume 4, Issue 2 , June 2017, , Pages 175-189

https://doi.org/10.22063/poj.2016.1402

Abstract
  A polypropylene microporous membrane (PPMM) was fabricated by thermally induced phase separation (TIPS) method. The effects of protein size and structure as well as filtration pressure on the membrane performance and fouling mechanisms were investigated using two different proteins, bovine serum albumin ...  Read More

Characterization
Study on the fouling behavior of HDPE/PE-g-MA/EVA blend membrane fabricated via thermally induced phase separation method

Setareh Heidari; Yoones Jafarzadeh; Mahdi Seyfollahi Samarin; Reza Yegani

Volume 4, Issue 2 , June 2017, , Pages 235-251

https://doi.org/10.22063/poj.2017.1466

Abstract
  In this study, neat HDPE and HDPE/PE-g-MA/EVA blend membranes were fabricated via thermally induced phase separation (TIPS) method and their fouling behaviors were examined using filtration of BSA protein. Membranes were characterized using FESEM, AFM, ATR-FTIR analyses and porosity measurement. Fouling ...  Read More

Characterization
Quantification of identical and unique segments in ethylene-propylene copolymers using two dimensional liquid chromatography with infra-red detection

Sampat Bhati; Tibor Macko; Robert Brüll

Volume 3, Issue 2 , June 2016, , Pages 119-133

https://doi.org/10.22063/poj.2016.1323

Abstract
  Hyphenating High Temperature High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HT-HPLC) with High Temperature Size Exclusion Chromatography (HT-SEC) (High Temperature Two Dimensional Liquid Chromatography (HT-HPLC x HT-SEC or HT 2D-LC)) leads to an isocratic elution in the second dimension, which in turn enables ...  Read More

Characterization
Evaluation of continuous and discrete melting endotherms in determination of structural heterogeneities in Ziegler-Natta catalyzed linear low density polyethylene

Mostafa Ahmadi; Seyed Mohammad Mehdi Mortazavi; Saeid Ahmadjo; Majid Zahmati; Khosrow Valieghbal; Davoud Jafarifar; Reza Rashedi

Volume 3, Issue 2 , June 2016, , Pages 135-146

https://doi.org/10.22063/poj.2016.1332

Abstract
  Ethylene / 1-butene copolymers at different comonomer levels were synthesized using Ziegler-Natta catalyst to evaluate the applicability of thermal fractionation methods in predicting chemical composition distribution (CCD). The continuous melting endotherms by DSC were converted to continuous CCD, and ...  Read More

Characterization
Expected nucleation effects of carboxylic acid salts on poly(1-butene)

Tao Zheng; Qian Li; Qian Zhou; Huayi Li; Qian Xing; Liaoyun Zhang; Youliang Hu

Volume 3, Issue 1 , January 2016, , Pages 37-45

https://doi.org/10.22063/poj.2016.1264

Abstract
  9,10-Dihydro-9,10-ethano-anthracene-11,12-dicarboxylic acid disodium salt (DHEAS) was synthesized and used as a nucleating agent for poly(1-butene) (iPB). The isothermal crystallization kinetics of iPB having different nucleating agents were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and ...  Read More

Characterization
An investigation on non-isothermal crystallization behavior and morphology of polyamide 6/ poly(ethylene-co-1-butene)-graft-maleic anhydride/organoclay nanocomposites

Sepideh Gomari; Ismaeil Ghasemi; Mohammad Karrabi; Hamed Azizi

Volume 2, Issue 2 , June 2015, , Pages 99-108

https://doi.org/10.22063/poj.2015.1164

Abstract
  Nanocomposites based on polyamide 6 (PA6) and poly(ethylene-co-1-butene)-graft-maleic anhydride (EB-g- MAH) blends have been prepared via melt mixing. The effect of blend ratio and organoclay concentration on the crystallization and melting behavior of specimens were studied. Three types of commercial ...  Read More

Characterization
Tuning the short chain branch distribution of ethylene and 1-hexene copolymers by SiO2-supported silyl chromate catalyst with different Al-alkyl co-catalysts

Ning Zhao; Ruihua Cheng; Qi Dong; Xuelian He; Zhen Liu; Shiliang Zhang; Minoru Terano; Boping Liu

Volume 1, Issue 2 , December 2014, , Pages 93-105

https://doi.org/10.22063/poj.2014.1045

Abstract
  SiO2-supported silyl chromate catalyst is an important industrial catalyst for production of high grade HDPE pipe materials. The control of the short chain branch (SCB) distribution using this catalyst system is still a great challenge. In this work, ethylene and 1-hexene copolymers were synthesized ...  Read More

Polyolefin degradation
The role of 1-hexene comonomer content in thermal behavior of medium density polyethylene (MDPE) synthesized using Phillips catalyst

Abbas Kebritchi; Mehdi Nekoomanesh; Fereidoon Mohammadi; Hossein Ali Khonakdar

Volume 1, Issue 2 , December 2014, , Pages 117-129

https://doi.org/10.22063/poj.2014.1099

Abstract
  In this work, the role of comonomer content of 1-hexene-medium density polyethylene (MDPE) copolymer, synthesized using Phillips catalyst, on thermal behavior parameters such as: crystallization, melting temperature and thermal degradation was investigated in detail. The copolymer was fractionated to ...  Read More