Determination of Low Density Polyethylene Water Permeability, Transport Activation Energy, and Mechanical Properties after Thermal Oxidation and Immersion in Water

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Determination of Low Density Polyethylene Water Permeability, Transport Activation Energy, and Mechanical Properties after Thermal Oxidation and Immersion in Water

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2019-08

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Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) thin film was exposed to oxygen gas overpressure and water. in a Parr Instruments pressure vessel at four temperatures 22, 50, 70 and 80°C; and, at 30 and 50 psi initial oxygen pressures. Sheet polypropylene (PP) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) as well as injection molded HDPE, HDPP, and LDPE dogbones were exposed at 70°C and 30 psi initial oxygen pressure. Immersion of LDPE films was done under and above water at 80°C and 50 psi initial oxygen pressure. Permeation cup tests were done to determine the permeability of water vapor across the LDPE film at 60, 70, and 90°C. The extent of oxidation and functionality was monitored using ATR-FTIR and was consistent with previous work on polyethylene-oxygen reaction pathways. The permeability of the LDPE films and carbonyl content increased linearly with temperature, oxidation time, and oxygen pressure. The dogbones studied showed little change in mechanical properties.

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University of Minnesota M.S.Ch.E. thesis. August 2019. Major: Chemical Engineering. Advisors: Brian Hinderliter, Keith Lodge. 1 computer file (PDF); vi, 76 pages.

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Munir, Noumon. (2019). Determination of Low Density Polyethylene Water Permeability, Transport Activation Energy, and Mechanical Properties after Thermal Oxidation and Immersion in Water. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/211705.

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