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eaction occurred between the isocyanate group and carboxyl or hydroxyl end groups<br />

of PET. SEM micrographs of cryogenically fractured surface in HDPE-g-BHI/PET<br />

blends exhibited that HDPE-g-BHI/PET blends had a much finer dispersion of the<br />

dispersed phase than that of HDPE/PET due to the decrement of the interfacial tension<br />

between the continuous and dispersed phases. An in situ-formed graft copolymer<br />

reduced interfacial tension and increased interfacial adhesion between the two phases.<br />

The tensile strength and elongation at break of reactive compatibilized blends showed<br />

higher values than those of uncompatibilized blends. The result was confirmed by<br />

dynamic mechanical analysis. The HDPE-g-BHI/PET blends showed a greater storage<br />

modulus than that of the HDPE/PET blends at the same composition. This result could<br />

be interpreted as due to the formation of an in-situ graft copolymer. DSC results for<br />

HDPE/PET and HDPE-g-BHI/PET at the compositions 30/70 and 10/90 blends<br />

showed that at the same composition appeared to be little difference in the<br />

endothermic heat by PET melting and the exothermic heat by PET crystallization.<br />

These results showed that the crystallinity of the continuous PET phase in the<br />

HDPE/PET blends remained unchanged regardless of the reactive compatibilization of<br />

the blocked isocyanate group grafted onto HDPE.<br />

Lusinchi, Boutevin, Torres, and Robin (2001) studied in situ compatibilization<br />

of HDPE/PET (60/40) blends by interfacial grafting of maleic anhydride (MA)<br />

without initiator in the molten state. The grafting reaction of MA onto HDPE was<br />

carried out in a batch mixer varying reaction parameters of the temperature, roller<br />

speed, and time of reaction. In a first step, the reactive copolymer was prepared in situ<br />

by grafting MA onto HDPE. In a second step, succinic anhydride reacted with<br />

functional end groups of PET. The in situ grafting of MA onto HDPE led to the<br />

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