화학공학소재연구정보센터
Macromolecules, Vol.48, No.24, 8831-8837, 2015
Method for Calculation of the Lamellar Thickness Distribution of Not-Reorganized Linear Polyethylene Using Fast Scanning Calorimetry in Heating
The lamellar thickness distribution (LTD) of not-reorganized linear polyethylene was calculated on the basis of the melting point distribution using fast scanning calorimetry (FSC) by applying the following precautions. First, by taking sufficiently small sample mass and thickness, the influence of thermal lag during fast-heating is thought to be negligible. Second, by fast-heating, reorganization and cold crystallization are strongly hindered or even suppressed. Third, the influence of superheating has been accounted for and corrected by deconvolution of the FSC curve using the calculated melting kinetics of single-sized lamellae consisting of folded-chain crystal. Under such precautions, the resulting FSC heating curve reflects the melting point distribution of metastable-but-not-reorganized folded-chain crystals. Finally, the Gibbs Thomson equation was applied to calculate the LTD from the melting point distribution. The average lamellar thickness calculated was in good agreement with that determined by small-angle X-ray scattering and low-frequency Raman spectroscopy.