Oxazoline-containing compatibilizers for polyamide/SAN and polyamide/ABS blends
- Authors: Liu, Xiaodong; La Mantia, Francesco; Scaffaro, Roberto
- Publication year: 2002
- Type: Articolo in rivista (Articolo in rivista)
- OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/296413
Abstract
Polyamide (PA) and acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene copolymer (ABS) may appear as a mixture in the recycled plastic stream. The incompatibility of these blends results in a blend with poor mechanical properties. The aim of this work is to partially convert the nitrile groups of the acrylonitrile/styrene copolymer (SAN) into oxazoline groups by reaction with aminoethanol (AE). Such modified SAN (SAN-m) can react with the amine or carboxylic acid end groups of PA, and therefore used as compatibilizers for blends of PA with ABS. SAN-m was found to reduce the SAN-domain size in the PA/SAN-blends. The initial acrylonitrile content of SAN-m had a strong influence on the degree of conversion into oxazoline groups and on the compatibilizing effect. Mechanical properties of SAN-m compatibilized PA/ABS blends were investigated. (C) 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.