简介:Insitucompatibilizationoflowdensitypolyehylene(LDPE)(30%)andnylon-6(70%)blendsthroughone-stepreactiveextrusionusingt-BuOOHasaninitiatorandlowmolec-ularweightinterfacialagentsascompatibilizerswasstudied.Thecompatibilizercontainedalongchainbydrocarbon,doublebondandtwopolarfunctionalgroupswhichwascapableofreactingwithbothLDPEandnylon-6inthepresenceofinitiatortoformacopolymerattheinterfaceofthetwopolymerphases.Theextrudedblendsexhibitedsignificanten-hancementintheircompatibilitybasedonmorphological,thermalanalysisandmechanicalstudies.Theeffectofthehydrocarbonchainlengthandstructureofthefunctionalgroupofthecompatibilizerwasalsoexamined.Itwasfoundthatblendspreparedbyusingthecompatibilizercontaininglongerhydrocarbonchainandamidegrouphadbettermechanicalproperties.