Plasticizers Use and Selection for Specific Polymers South Africa

  • Plasticizers Use and Selection for Specific Polymers South Africa
  • Plasticizers Use and Selection for Specific Polymers South Africa
  • Plasticizers Use and Selection for Specific Polymers South Africa
  • What is a primary plasticizer?
  • A primary plasticizer enhances elongation, softness and flexibility of polymer. They are highly compatible with polymers and can be added in large quantities. For example: up to 50% of vinyl gloves are made up of plasticizers, which make the PVC flexible and soft enough to wear.
  • What are plasticizers & how do they work?
  • Plasticizers are non-volatile organic substances (mainly liquids) added into a plastic or elastomer. They are also usually cheaper than other additives. They improve the following properties of the polymers: Plasticizers increase the flow and thermoplasticity of a polymer.
  • Are plasticizers compatible with polymers?
  • They are highly compatible with polymers and can be added in large quantities. For example: up to 50% of vinyl gloves are made up of plasticizers, which make the PVC flexible and soft enough to wear. A secondary plasticizer is one that typically cannot be used as the sole plasticizer in a plasticized polymer.
  • How do you plasticize a polymer?
  • A polymer can be internally plasticized by chemically modifying the polymer or monomer. This increases flexibility. It involves copolymerization of the monomers of the desired polymer (having high Tg) and that of the plasticizer (having low Tg) so that the plasticizer is an integral part of the polymer chain.
  • What are the different types of plasticizers?
  • There are two main groups of plasticizers: Internal plasticizers are part of the PVC molecule (where a second monomer is copolymerized into the polymer structure). Internal plasticizers have generally too narrow of a temperature processing range to be useful. This is why external plasticizers are the most important commercially.
  • What is a polymeric plasticizer?
  • Polymeric plasticizers are typically made from aliphatic dibasic acids such as adipic acid and diols. They are primarily valued for their permanence. These plasticizers are generally classified as polyesters, not adipates. Many have low solvency for PVC and high viscosity. Both these factors can make processing f-PVC compounds difficult.

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