Solid-state shear pulverization (SSSP) is a unique processing technique for mechanochemical modification of polymers, compatibilization of polymer blends, and exfoliation and dispersion of fillers ...

ABSTRACT: Solid-state shear pulverization (SSSP) is an alter-native polymer processing technique based on twin-screw extrusion with a continuous cooling system. In SSSP, …

We describe the discovery of a novel approach to prepare LCB PP by subjecting linear PP to solid-state shear pulverization (SSSP) with benzoyl peroxide …

Solid-state shear pulverization (SSSP) is a continuous and scalable processing technique that imposes mechanochemical changes in polymer-based materials. It has been shown to impart beneficial properties onto homopolymers or create copolymers and composites through continuous fragmentation and fusion. The unique technology employs cold …

Solid-state shear pulverization (SSSP) is a unique processing technique for mechanochemical modification of polymers, compatibilization of polymer blends, and …

The solid-state shear pulverization (SSSP) is used to produce polymer-graphite nanocomposites that are not subject to the thermodynamic/ kinetic limitations associated with conventional processes. The polymer-graphite nanocomposite hybrids are made from chemically or thermally pretreated graphite, e.g., graphite oxide, expanded graphite, or ...

Solid-state mechanochemistry technologies such as solidstate shear pulverization (SSSP), 20−22 solid-state shear extrusion (S 3 E), 23,24 and ball milling 25 have been successfully developed for ...

A chilled twin-screw extruder-based processing technique called solid-state shear pulverization (SSSP) explores an opportunity to create a new set of composites made from temperature-sensitive natural fibers and hightemperature melting thermoplastics. Model polyamide 6/ flax fiber composites produced with SSSP are compared to those made by …

Here we employ solid-state shear pulverization (SSSP), a continuous, industrially scalable process that involves the use of equipment resembling a modified twin-screw extruder but with processing at room temperature or below. During SSSP, the polymer is exposed to high compressive and shearing forces, resulting in repeated …

This paper conducts a systematic processing-structure-property relationship investigation of 10 thermoplastic polymers with varying properties, as they are subjected …

Solid-state shear pulverization (SSSP) using a batch-type kneader was performed at a temperature lower than the PP melting point in order to improve the dispersion of the LCNFs in the PP matrix ...

A novel processing technique involving Solid-State Shear Pulverization (SSSP) was used to produce thermoplastic starch (TPS) and Poly (Butylene Adipate-co-Terephthalate) (PBAT) films to improve processability and produce well-dispersed blends. Four different compositions (50-80 wt% TPS content) were processed using two …

This study investigates solid-state shear pulverization (SSSP) as a continuous, commercially viable mechanochemical processing technique to initiate the decrosslinking of XLLDPE for mechanical recycling. Post-industrial XLLDPE scrap material was processed using SSSP with a range of pulverization conditions, which were correlated with universal

Solid-state shear pulverization (SSSP) is an innovative, continuous, environmentally benign, and industrially scalable process used to make materials that cannot be made via conventional processing techniques, reduce material cost by eliminating processing steps, and/or produce materials with superior properties as a result of better break-up and …

Solid-state shear pulverization (SSSP) is a continuous, twin-screw extruder-based processing technique in which the low-temperature application of shear and compressive forces impart …

Solid-state shear pulverization (SSSP) is an innovative processing technique that has proven to effectively disperse nanoscale structural entities to achieve compatibilized …

Solid-state shear pulverization (SSSP) is a novel mechanical process that uses a modified twin-screw extruder with cooling zones to maintain the polymer in the solid …

Solid-State Shear Pulverization is an innovative process that produces polymeric powders with unique physical properties not found in the output of conventional size-reduction methods. This technology has profound implications for both the creation of new polymer blends and recycling of plastic and rubber waste. Illustrated with 60 photographs, …

Solid-state shear pulverization (SSSP) is a continuous process that overcomes challenges in producing well-dispersed polymer composites that cannot be made by twin-screw melt extrusion. We use SSSP to produce 85/15 wt% polypropylene/waste paper biocomposites with polypropylene pellets and 2-cm-square …

This study demonstrates the promise of solid-state shear pulverization (SSSP) for making well-dispersed nanocomposites and the promise of ARG for yielding major improvement …

Solid-state shear pulverization (SSSP) is a continuous and scalable processing technique that imposes mechanochemical changes in polymer-based materials. It has been …

A chemical ing process of polylactic acid (PLA) was developed via the solid-state processing methods of solid-state shear pulverization (SSSP) and cryogenic milling. Based on the ability of solid-state processing to enhance the crystallization kinetics of PLA, chemical ing agents (CFA) are first compounded before ing via …

Solid-state shear pulverization (SSSP) is a unique processing technique for mechanochemical modification of polymers, compatibilization of polymer blends, and exfoliation and dispersion of fillers ...

Solid‐state shear pulverization (SSSP) is a continuous polymer processing methodology based on a modified twin‐screw extruder. The unique application of low barrel temperatures and ...

Solid-state shear pulverization (SSSP) is a unique processing technique for mechanochemical modification of polymers, compatibilization of polymer blends, and exfoliation and dispersion of fillers in polymer nanocomposites. A systematic parametric study of the SSSP technique is conducted to elucidate the detailed mechanism of the …

Here, we present solid-state shear pulverization (SSSP) as a mild, continuous, and simple approach for achieving effective and intimate mixing in UHMWPE/HDPE blends. These SSSP blends are easily processed by post-SSSP melt extrusion; for an SSSP blend with 50 wt% UHMWPE, we observe more than a factor of 1000 increase in viscosity at a …

Masuda, J, Kasimatis, KG & Torkelson, JM 2008, Polymer/multiwall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) nanocomposites made by solid-state shear pulverization (SSSP): Processing, dispersion and properties. in Society of Plastics Engineers - 66th Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers, Plastics Encounter at ANTEC 2008. …

In previous studies, an alternative processing method called solid-state shear pul-verization (SSSP) has shown promising results in increasing the crystallization kinetics of PLA [25–27], which is considered key for better control of the cell structure [2]. ... Solid-State Shear Pulverization and Cryogenic Milling ...

Achievement of quasi-nanostructured polymer blends by solid-state shear pulverization and compatibilization by gradient copolymer addition. Ying Tao, Jungki ... industrially scalable, mechanical process called solid-state shear pulverization (SSSP). An 80/20 wt% polystyrene (PS)/poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) blend processed by SSSP and ...

Solid-state shear pulverization (SSSP) is a developing technique for processing homopolymers, polymer blends, and polymer composites and nanocomposites that uses a modified TSE in a chilled, solid-state setting [38-46]. It applies shear and compression at temperatures well below T. m, T. g