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Polymorphic transformation morphology of isotactic poly(1-butene)/poly(propylene-co-1-butene-co-ethylene) blends

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The aim of this work was to investigate the polymorphic transformation morphology of isotactic poly(1-butene) (iPB-1) in blends with poly (propylene-co-1-butene-co-ethylene) (terPP). The blends were prepared by solution casting followed by compression-molding and were examined immediately after preparation as well as after aging for over 30 days. Morphological changes were firstly observed by polarized optical microscopy, which showed that the terPP promotes the reduction of the spherulite mean size during the crystallization of iPB-1 from the melt. Digital pulsed force microscopy provided data about the terPP interspersion between the interfibrilar and spherulitic regions of the iPB-1 crystals, causing iPB-1 spherulite deformation. However, a better distribution of the amorphous component on the iPB-1 crystals was observed after phase II to I transition, favored by the rearrangement of iPB-1 lamellae and lamellar stacks during phase transition.

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    Silvana da Silva Valter, Liliane Cristina Battirola, Fernando Galembeck & Maria do Carmo Gonçalves

  2. Brazilian Nanotechnology National Laboratory (LNNano/CNPEM), Campinas, SP, 13083-100, Brazil

    Carlos Alberto Rodrigues Costa & Marcelo Alexandre de Farias

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da Silva Valter, S., Costa, C.A.R., Battirola, L.C. et al. Polymorphic transformation morphology of isotactic poly(1-butene)/poly(propylene-co-1-butene-co-ethylene) blends. J Polym Res 24, 22 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-016-1178-z

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