Interaction simulation and experimental physico-mechanical analysis of distinct polarity blends of polyethylene and polyvinyl alcohol

• Main Authors: Lee, Tin Sin, Bee, Soo-Tueen, Ang, Rui-Ren, Tee, Tiam-Ting, Phang, Siew-Wei, Rahmat, Abdul Razak
• Format: Article
• Published: Walter de Gruyter GmbH 2015
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/56005/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/polyeng-2014-0232

This paper aimed to investigate the interaction of distinct polarity polymer blends of polyethylene and polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH). Molecular mechanics and dynamics simulation were employed to determine the stability of polyethylene and PVOH complexes. It was found that the binding energies ?E for all...