Development of advanced polyethylene-based multicomponent materials for industrial applications

开发用于工业应用的先进聚乙烯基多组分材料

• 批准号: 486070-2015
• 负责人: Hazendonk, Paul
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: University of Lethbridge
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Engage Grants Program
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2015-01-01 至 2016-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=585377
• 关键词: Development; advanced; polyethylene; based; multicomponent

Development of multicomponent polymer (plastics) materials, including blends and nanocomposites (plastics containing nanometric (10-9 m) particles), based on inexpensive commodity plastics is a promising approach toward manufacturing of value-added, advanced materials. Employing this approach is extremely promising for the modification of polyethylene (PE), which is the most commonly used plastic, in order to improve its intrinsic properties and give it new desirable characteristics. Modified PE-based materials can replace the more expensive engineering plastics and provide innovative solutions to the ever increasing demand for higher quality, cost effective plastics. Preparation of PE blends or nanocomposites, however, poses scientific and industrial challenges due to the incompatibility of PE with other plastics or nanoparticles. Lethbridge-based Flexahopper Plastics is a 100% Canadian owned manufacturer of a wide range of PE products for oil and gas, agricultural, food, and marine industries. In order to produce higher quality products, Flexahopper aims to utilize advanced, inexpensive PE-based multicomponent materials in collaboration with the researchers at the University of Lethbridge - Dr Paul Hazendonk and Dr Farhad Faghihi. The initial step in this collaboration will involve: i) the commercial scale production of PE blends with enhanced adhesion to polar polymers, ii) modification of the manufacturing process for the incorporation of these blends into the products, and iii) characterization of the microstructure of the mlticomponent polymer material. The success of this initiative will give Flexahopper a competitive edge in the market and will allow them to make products for more demanding applications, putting them in a solid position to increase their revenues. The knowledge and experience acquired in this work is expected to pave the road for the production of PE nanocomposites with enhanced mechanical (e.g. strength), antistatic, and barrier (resistance to permeation of gases and vapours) properties in the next phases of this collaboration.

基于廉价商品塑料的多组分聚合物（塑料）材料的开发，包括混合物和纳米复合材料（含有纳米含量（10-9 m）颗粒的塑料）的材料是一种有前途的方法来生产增值的高级材料。采用这种方法对于最常用的塑料的聚乙烯（PE）的修饰非常有前途，以改善其内在特性并赋予其新的期望特性。经过修改的基于PE的材料可以取代更昂贵的工程塑料，并为对更高质量，具有成本效益的塑料的需求不断增长提供创新的解决方案。但是，由于PE与其他塑料或纳米颗粒的不兼容，PE混合物或纳米复合材料的制备构成了科学和工业挑战。总部位于莱斯布里奇的Flexahopper Plastics是100％的加拿大拥有的制造商，这些制造商拥有多种用于石油和天然气，农业，食品和海洋工业的PE产品。为了生产高质量的产品，Flexahopper旨在利用高级，廉价的基于PE的多组分材料与莱斯布里奇大学的研究人员合作 - Paul Hazendonk博士和Farhad Faghihi博士。此合作的第一步将涉及：i）PE混合物的商业尺度生产以及对极性聚合物的粘附增强，ii）修改将这些混合物掺入产品中的制造过程，以及III）表征MLTICTOMPONT组分组件材料的微观结构。该计划的成功将使Flexahopper在市场上具有竞争优势，并使他们能够为更苛刻的应用程序制造产品，从而使他们处于稳固的位置以增加收入。在这项工作中获得的知识和经验预计将在其下一个合作的下一个阶段中以增强的机械（强度），抗抗性和障碍（抗气体和蒸气的渗透性）（抵抗渗透气体和蒸气的耐渗透性）的PE纳米复合材料为道路铺平道路。