ISSN:
0021-8995
Keywords:
Chemistry
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Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
DSC, IR, ESCA, macroscopic etching rate measurements, analysis of etchant solution, and electron microscopy conclusively show that n-alkylamines (ethylamine, n-propylamine, n-butylamine, and n-pentylamine) and NaOH selectively degrade (etch) the ethylene terephthalate (ET)-rich phase in glassy liquid crystalline poly(p-hydroxybenzoic acid-co-ethylene terephthalate) [P(HBA-ET)] with molar compositions 0.60:0.40 and 0.80:0.20. ESCA demonstrates the excellent selectivity of the n-alkylamine etchants in the 0.60:0.40 copolymer. The 50 Å top layer of the etched samples contains 95 mol% HBA. Treatment with H2SO4 and NH3 gives ambiguous results, and these compounds are not suitable as etchants. It is demonstrated by electron microscopy on the 0.60:0.40 copolymer, in accordance with earlier reports by Joseph et al.,5-8 that the ET-rich phase is discontinuous (1-2 μm spheres) and surrounded by an HBA-rich matrix. SEM is a useful tool for characterization of this morphology. However, both phases have a substracture which is revealed only by TEM. The morphology of the 0.80:0.20 copolymer is fine-textured, which means that SEM is a less suitable method for the characterization of etched samples.
Additional Material:
10 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1987.070340226
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