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Complex voscosity (Pa.s)<br />

1,0E+04<br />

1,0E+03<br />

1,0E+02<br />

1,0E+01<br />

0,01 0,1 1 10 100 1000<br />

Figure 6-3. Complex viscosity as a function of frequency at 190ºC for homopolymers<br />

6.3.3 Sample Preparation<br />

Ternary polymer blends were melt-blen<strong>de</strong>d un<strong>de</strong>r a flow of dry nitrogen in a 30mL Plasti-Cor<strong>de</strong>r<br />

internal mixer (Braben<strong>de</strong>r) operating at 200 °C and 50 rpm for 8 minutes. To reduce thermal<br />

oxidation of the polymers, 0. 2 wt % of Irganox B225 antioxidant from Ciba-Geigy was ad<strong>de</strong>d to<br />

the mixture. The mixing chamber was filled to 70% of its total volume. After mixing, the<br />

samples were immediately cut from the mass and quenched in a cold water bath to freeze-in the<br />

morphology. All concentrations have been reported based on component volume fraction.<br />

6.3.4 Solvent Extraction<br />

Frequency (rad s -1 )<br />

In or<strong>de</strong>r to <strong>de</strong>termine the continuity level of components in the blend, a solvent<br />

extraction/gravimetric method was performed. It is a fast and straightforward technique to <strong>de</strong>tect<br />

HDPE<br />

PS<br />

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