Showing papers by "Pierre J. Carreau published in 2022"
TL;DR: In this article , an epoxy-based chain extender was used for reactive compatibilization of polylactide (PLA)/polyamide 11 (PA11) blends with 75/25 wt.% composition.
Abstract: Polylactide (PLA)/polyamide 11 (PA11) blends with 75/25 wt.% composition were prepared using an internal mixer. An epoxy-based chain extender, Joncryl® ADR 4468, was used for reactive compatibilization of the blends. The effect of the mixing strategy of the chain extender with the blend components on its compatibilization effect and on the morphological, rheological, thermomechanical, and mechanical properties of the blends was determined. Due to more reactivity of the chain extender towards PLA compared to PA11, preparing the blends using the epoxy-modified PA11 resulted in enhanced compatibilization and a reduction of the number-average diameter of the dispersed droplets from 1.89 to 0.64 μm in the compatibilized blends. Larger complex viscosity and storage modulus were observed for blends prepared using the modified PA11 compared to blends from the modified PLA, consistent with the observed refinement of the morphology. Strain at break of the compatibilized blends increased to 150% compared to 6% for the neat PLA while maintaining the tensile strength and modulus at 62 MPa and 2 GPa (70 MPa and 2.4 GPa for PLA), respectively. The impact toughness increased from 24 J/m for neat PLA to around 40 J/m in compatibilized blends.
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TL;DR: The 100th volume of The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering (CJCE) will be published in 2022 as mentioned in this paper , which will be the last volume of the journal's history and accomplishments.
Abstract: To celebrate the 100th volume of The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering (CJCE) in 2022, we briefly narrate its history and accomplishments. The CJCE's journey began in 1929 with the launch of the Canadian Journal of Research (CJR), which transformed to the Canadian Journal of Technology (CJT) in 1951, and finally to its present name in 1957 as the flagship publication of the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE). Using statistical data and keywords mined from Clarivate's Web of Science (WoS) together with manual searches of the articles published in the CJR and CJT, we describe how the scope of chemical engineering has continued to evolve, over the past 90+ years, in becoming ever more multifaceted. Chemical engineering encompasses traditional areas, such as polymers, thermodynamics, transport phenomena, transfer and separation processes, reactor design, energy conversion, process simulation and control, and environmental science; however, it has been expanding to include biotechnology, biomedical, food processing, novel composite materials, nanotechnology, renewable/green energy, CO2 capture and transformation, and numerical techniques like neural networks, artificial intelligence, discrete element methods, etc. Like all scientific journals, the growth and success of the CJCE are attributed to the commitment of its contributing authors. We recognize and celebrate the contributions of several prominent Canadian and international researchers, who published their articles in the CJCE. With a number of new initiatives launched in the last decade, we foresee continued improvements in the stature of the CJCE as a top-ranked journal for publishing impactful research, leading to advancements in chemical sciences and engineering.
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