PMID- 38077970
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20231211
IS  - 2046-2069 (Electronic)
IS  - 2046-2069 (Linking)
VI  - 13
IP  - 50
DP  - 2023 Nov 30
TI  - The influence of UHMWPE with varying morphologies on the non-isothermal 
      crystallization kinetics of HDPE.
PG  - 35592-35601
LID - 10.1039/d3ra05576k [doi]
AB  - The current study aims to examine how the morphology of ultra-high molecular 
      weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) particles impacts the kinetics of non-isothermal 
      crystallization in high-density polyethylene (HDPE). To prepare blends of HDPE 
      and UHMWPE, melt blending is utilized. High-temperature melting and subsequent 
      shearing are used to cause the morphological changes in UHMWPE particles. The 
      morphological evolution of UHMWPE particles is observed utilizing scanning 
      electron microscopy (SEM). The non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of HDPE 
      with varying UHMWPE morphologies are investigated using the Jeziony and Mo 
      methods. The nucleation activity of UHMWPE particles in HDPE crystallization is 
      assessed using the Dobreva and Gutzow model. Furthermore, the crystallization 
      activation energy of HDPE blends is evaluated using the Friedman model. The 
      results exhibit that after undergoing high-temperature melting, the UHMWPE 
      particles underwent significant morphological changes, leading to enhanced 
      interaction with the two phases and reduced nucleation activity. Additionally, it 
      can increase the crystallization activation energy, which causes a decrease in 
      the HDPE crystallization rate. However, subsequent shearing has crushed the 
      UHMWPE particles into smaller pieces, enhancing their nucleation activity, 
      decreasing the activation energy required for crystallization and increasing the 
      HDPE crystallization rate.
CI  - This journal is (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry.
FAU - Shen, Hongwang
AU  - Shen H
AD  - School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Technology 
      Zibo Shandong 255000 China ju@sdut.edu.cn.
FAU - Hu, Yongxiang
AU  - Hu Y
AUID- ORCID: 0009-0005-8704-5280
AD  - School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Technology 
      Zibo Shandong 255000 China ju@sdut.edu.cn.
FAU - Gao, Aiguo
AU  - Gao A
AD  - Shandong Hua Zhilin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd Zibo Shandong 255000 China.
FAU - Meng, Fantao
AU  - Meng F
AD  - School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Technology 
      Zibo Shandong 255000 China ju@sdut.edu.cn.
FAU - Li, Lin
AU  - Li L
AD  - School of Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute for Advanced 
      Materials, TKL of Metal and Molecule-Based Material Chemistry, Nankai University 
      Tianjin 300350 China lilin@nankai.edu.cn.
FAU - Ju, Guannan
AU  - Ju G
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2993-7986
AD  - School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Technology 
      Zibo Shandong 255000 China ju@sdut.edu.cn.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20231206
PL  - England
TA  - RSC Adv
JT  - RSC advances
JID - 101581657
PMC - PMC10699256
COIS- The authors declare no competing financial interest.
EDAT- 2023/12/11 12:42
MHDA- 2023/12/11 12:43
PMCR- 2023/12/06
CRDT- 2023/12/11 06:37
PHST- 2023/08/16 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2023/11/30 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/12/11 12:43 [medline]
PHST- 2023/12/11 12:42 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/12/11 06:37 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/12/06 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - d3ra05576k [pii]
AID - 10.1039/d3ra05576k [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - RSC Adv. 2023 Dec 6;13(50):35592-35601. doi: 10.1039/d3ra05576k. eCollection 2023 
      Nov 30.