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Article Dans Une Revue Polymer Année : 2016

Effect of the naphthenic oil and precipitated silica on the crystallization of ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene

Guy Laurent
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Brice Schlegel
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René Fulchiron

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Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMW-PE) belongs to the specialty polymer grade because of its unique properties. Among other applications, it is used for battery separator membranes elaboration for automotive applications. These PE separators are porous membranes composed of a blend of UHMWPE, naphthenic oil and precipitated silica. With the aim of understanding the membrane structuring mechanisms, we studied the influence of silica and oil concentrations on the UHMW-PE crystallization during the elaboration process. Results have shown that the high initial thickness of the UHMW-PE crystals is reduced after the process. Moreover, chi(C) (crystallinity) and T-C (crystallization temperature) are both controlled by the volume fraction of oil. The initial high crystallinity of UHMW-PE (chi(C) approximate to 65%) can be increased in the membrane with a high Oil/PE ratio. Furthermore, silica indirectly contributes to enhance the UHMW-PE crystallinity by acting as a reservoir, hence increasing the possible oil content in the blend.
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hal-01398496 , version 1 (17-11-2016)

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Fabien Toquet, Guy Laurent, Brice Schlegel, Philippe Cassagnau, René Fulchiron. Effect of the naphthenic oil and precipitated silica on the crystallization of ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene. Polymer, 2016, 97, pp.63-68. ⟨10.1016/j.polymer.2016.05.021⟩. ⟨hal-01398496⟩
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