Showing papers in "European Polymer Journal in 1995"

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of the coupling agent on the curing and physical properties of the vulcanizates has been investigated using γ-mercapto-propyltrimethoxysilane.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of applying titanate (LICA 38), zirconate (NZ 44), and silanes (PROSIL 2020 and PROSIL 9234) coupling agents to rice husk ash (RHA) in polypropylene composites are described.

TL;DR: In this article, photoiniferters bearing an N,N-diethyldithiocarbamate group were used for the radical polymerization of styrene, methyl methacrylate, methyl acrylate and vinyl acetate.

TL;DR: An overview of the principles that have been explored to overcome the main deficiencies of epoxy resins, especially their brittleness, and reviews the scientific advances in this field can be found in this paper.

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of the blend ratio on the mechanical properties such as tensile strength, elongation at break, stress-strain behaviour and hardness has been investigated.

TL;DR: In this article, the influence of compatibilizing agent on the thermal transitions and on the morphology has been determined by X-ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry in dynamic and isothermal conditions and by dynamic mechanical analysis.

TL;DR: Graft copolymers of chitosan were prepared using acrylic and methacrylic acids and grafting was initiated by the eerie ion as discussed by the authors, and the percent grafting, grafting efficiency and percent conversion of the monomer were also analysed.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the activation energy of butyl acrylate (BA) radical polymerization in the presence of ammonium peroxodisulfate (AP) and dibenzoyl peroxide (DBP) with an anionic emulsifier.

TL;DR: In this paper, a series of esters of palm stearin and palm olein were synthesized by alcoholysis using KOH as catalyst, and the esters were evaluated as plasticizers for polyvinyl chloride (PVC).

TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of a diamine salt of fatty acid of general structure RNH 2 +(CH 2 ) 3 NH 3 +(R'COO − ) 2, referred to as a multifunctional additive (MFA), on mechanical properties of silica filled natural rubber compound have been studied.

TL;DR: Several Palladium chloride (PdCl2) and Palladium acetate [Pd(OAC)2] complexes of polymer coated silica have been developed for use as recyclable hydrogenation catalysts as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: Some commercial amine-ended oligo(oxypropylene)s and oligo (oxyethylene-b-oxypropane)s have been chain extended via Michael additions with simple bismaleimides and bis(acetylene ketone)s as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: In this paper, a hexamethyldisiloxane (HMDSO)-RF plasma was used to treat polypropylene (PP) fabrics to achieve an inorganic type surface.

TL;DR: In this paper, Nphenylmaleimide-styrene-p-hydroxyphenyl terpolymers (PMSH) were used as modifiers for toughening epoxy resins.

TL;DR: In this article, a poly(vinylamine) was synthesized and functionalized with β-cyclodextrin (CD) using the monotosyl derivative of CD as reagent, yielding a polymer with a folded conformation attributed to a dense H bonding network between amine groups and hydroxyl groups of CD.

TL;DR: In this article, the reversion behavior of two grades of epoxidized natural rubber (ENR 25 and 50) was investigated in the temperature range from 140 to 180 °C in an accelerated sulphur vulcanization system.

TL;DR: In this paper, it was shown that 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) is a stable free radical often used to determine the quantity and the decomposition rate constant of macroinitiators such as ozonized polymers.

TL;DR: In this paper, Molten state epoxy-eyanate reactions using non-catalyzed monofunctional models were analyzed in the temperature range of 150-250 °C.

TL;DR: In this article, a comparison of mechanical properties between an epoxy resin cured by microwaves and one cured thermally was made, and it was found that the microwave cured resins had a little higher tensile strength and Young's modulus.

TL;DR: In this paper, a method based on the intrinsic viscosities of transfer polymers in pure and mixed solvents has been proposed to study the miscibility of polymer blends.

TL;DR: In this article, an u.v. and ceric salt (Ce 4+ )-initiation system was used for the grafting of GMA and acrylonitrile (AN) on cellulose.

TL;DR: In this paper, the isothermal and nonisothermal crystallization of poly(aryl ether ether ketone) (PEEK) films have been investigated using differential scanning calorimetry, density and wide-angle X-ray scattering.

TL;DR: In this article, an epoxy resin (Epikote 828), cured with 3-diethylaminopropylamine (DEAPA), was blended with a polyetherimide.

TL;DR: In this paper, an ABA block copolymer consisting of oligosulfide (B) and maleimide (A) blocks was prepared by reaction between the oligosoundide and a maleimides in the presence of triethylamine.

TL;DR: Crosslinked poly(4-vinylpyridinium)bromate and Amberlite IRA-400 supported bromate [Ps-Br(v)] are easily prepared and used as new oxidizing reagents as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: In this paper, the degradation and oxidation of PS/PVAc blends were studied using a fluorescent lamp with range emission from 280 to 350 nm, and it was shown that the observed degradation processes are more efficient in PVAc than in pure polymers, and that the course of photooxidation depends strongly on sample composition.

TL;DR: In this paper, it was shown that the polymers formed in the presence of EBSA and ETSA undergo chain transfer reaction via an addition-fragmentation mechanism, which is consistent with the view that polymers bear a CC bond at one terminal and an arenesulfonyl group at the other.

TL;DR: In this paper, the homopolymerisation du methacrylate de dimethylaminoethyle (DMAEMA) was investigated and the results showed that it can achieve a 50, 60 and 80 °C.

TL;DR: In this paper, a series of macroporous copolymer beads were synthesized by suspension Copolymerization of glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) with divinylbenzene (DVB) in the presence of various diluents to act as precipitants.

TL;DR: In this article, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) films (pure, 0.5% and 2% iodine doped) are formed onto well cleaned glass slides by a solution growth technique.