In-situ tracking polymer crystallization during film blowing by synchrotron radiation X-ray scattering: The critical role of network

Q Zhang, W Chen, H Zhao, Y Ji, L Meng, D Wang, L Li - Polymer, 2020 - Elsevier
Recent efforts attempting to in-situ track the polymer film formation during film blowing are
summarized. The specially designed film blowing apparatus is firstly introduced, where the …

Multiscale characterization of semicrystalline polymeric materials by synchrotron radiation X‐ray and neutron scattering

W Chen, D Liu, L Li - Polymer Crystallization, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Synchrotron radiation (SR) X‐ray and neutron scattering provide excellent probes for the
investigation of polymeric material. Based on high brilliant beam with a tunable wavelength …

From molecular entanglement network to crystal-cross-linked network and crystal scaffold during film blowing of polyethylene: an in situ synchrotron radiation small …

Q Zhang, L Li, F Su, Y Ji, S Ali, H Zhao, L Meng… - …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Combining a homemade film blowing machine and an in situ synchrotron radiation source
with small-and wide-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS and WAXS) capability, an investigation of …

In Situ Synchrotron Radiation Techniques: Watching Deformation-induced Structural Evolutions of Polymers

LB Li - Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2018 - Springer
Synchrotron radiation (SR) provides highly brilliant light with tunable wavelength from hard
X-ray to far infrared, on which scattering, spectroscopy and imaging techniques with high …

The crystallization behavior regulating nature of hydrogen bonds interaction on polyamide 6, 6 by poly (vinyl pyrrolidone)

Y Liu, L Peng, JL Lin, Y Zhou, DJ Wang… - Chinese Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
The crystallization behavior of polyamide 6, 6 (PA66) under complex flow field is of great
importance for its final mechanical properties. Poly (vinyl pyrrolidone)(PVP) was applied as …

Manipulation of Chain Entanglement and Crystal Networks of Biodegradable Poly(butylene adipate-co-butylene terephthalate) During Film Blowing through the …

H Zhao, L Li, Q Zhang, Z Xia, E Yang, Y Wang… - …, 2019 - ACS Publications
One prerequisite for the large-scale application of biodegradable polymers is the
manipulation of macroscopic performances of commercially available biopolymers during …

In situ synchrotron small angle X-ray scattering investigation of structural formation of polyethylene upon micro-injection molding

T Liao, X Zhao, X Yang, P Coates, B Whiteside… - Polymer, 2021 - Elsevier
A customized micro-injection molding apparatus with a pair of diamond windows in the filling
cavity was specifically designed to simulate the extreme processing conditions inherent in …

Elucidation of the relationships of structure-process-property for different ethylene/α-olefin copolymers during film blowing: an in-situ synchrotron radiation X-ray …

H Zhao, Q Zhang, Z Xia, E Yang, M Zhang, Y Wang… - Polymer Testing, 2020 - Elsevier
The copolymerization of ethylene and different α-olefins could result in polyethylene (PE)
with different structural topologies, and lead to polyethylene products with different …

Synergistic and competitive effects of temperature and flow on crystallization of polyethylene during film blowing

H Zhao, Q Zhang, L Li, W Chen, D Wang… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The influences of both temperature and external flow field on film blowing have been studied
with a combination of a custom-built film blowing device and in situ synchrotron radiation …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular and thermodynamics descriptions of flow-induced crystallization in semi-crystalline polymers

W Chen, Q Zhang, J Zhao, L Li - Journal of Applied Physics, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
The flow-induced crystallization (FIC) is commonly encountered in the polymer industry as
more than 70% of commercial polymers are crystalline, which needs to be processed before …