the incorporation of several anti-rodent masterbatches into polyethylene (pe) granules used for gas pipes and the effects of the masterbatches on the physical properties of the pipes were studied. four commercial anti-rodent masterbatches from different international companies including, clariant, alchemix, polyone, and newgen were used in this research. each of the masterbatch was primarily dr...

Current studies on microplastic pollution mainly focus marine systems. However, few have investigated microplastics in an urban lake. This research intends to use lake (Songshan Lake) as example explore the characteristics of and principal component well heat map analysis discuss relationships between different shapes microplastics. According this study, average abundance surface water sediment...

UNLABELLED Wear particle-induced osteolysis is a major cause of aseptic loosening in THA. Increasing wear resistance of polyethylene (PE) occurs by increasing the cross-link density and early reports document low wear rates with such implants. To confirm longer-term reductions in wear we compared cross-linked polyethylene (irradiation in nitrogen, annealing) with historical polyethylene (irradi...

Upcycling of plastic waste is approached by designing multifunctional molecules for reactive compatibilization investigations a model polymer blend, here polyethylene (PE) and poly(ethylene- co -vinyl alcohol) (EVOH).

We report here on the segment effects of poly(ethylene oxide)-containing block copolymers (PEO-BCP) on the reduction activity for tetrachloride gold(III) ([AuCl(4)](-)), interfacial activity for gold surface, colloidal stability, and morphology of gold nanoparticles formed in aqueous solutions. In particular, the effects of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO), poly(propylene oxide) (PPO), polyethylene (...

The effect of accelerated ageing on the structure and properties of single, metallized and multilayer films used in food packaging was studied, by exposing specimens of the above films to repeated ageing cycles in a weatherometer, under the combined action of UV, humidity and heat. The investigated films were: biaxially oriented polypropylene film (BOPP), metallized BOPP film, polyethylene (PE)...

Stretched polyethylene (PE) films have been used to orient small molecules for decades by depositing solutions on their surface and allowing the solvent to evaporate leaving the analyte absorbed on the polymer film. However, the non-polar hydrophobic nature of PE is an obstacle to aligning polar molecules and biological samples. In this work PE film was treated with oxygen plasma in order to in...

This study reports an application of instrumental color measurement for quantifying and comparing the optical properties of high density polyethylene HDPE and low density polyethylene LDPE blend films and the effect of blending ratio and miscibility on these properties. The technique of spectrophotometry in transmission and reflectance modes can be used as a versatile tool to evaluate the color...

Electron force field (eFF) wave-packet molecular-dynamics simulations of the single shock Hugoniot are reported for a crystalline polyethylene (PE) model. The eFF results are in good agreement with previous density-functional theories and experimental data, which are available up to 80 GPa. We predict shock Hugoniots for PE up to 350 GPa. In addition, we analyze the structural transformations t...

A Li-ion cell typically consists of a carbon-based negative electrode (NE); a porous polymer membrane separator (polypropylene and/or polyethylene); and a lithiated transition metal oxide (LiMxOy, M=Co, Ni, and/or Mn) positive electrode (PE). Electrodes are made by casting slurries of PE or NE-materials, PVDF-binder and carbon-black onto metal current collectors. Mixtures of Li-salts and organi...