ISSN:
0021-8995
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
Aqueous solutions of partly hydrolyzed polyvinyl acetate (polyvinyl alcohol, PVA) and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) are used together as dispersants in vinyl chloride suspension polymerization. Surface tension, viscosity, and cloud point (CP) of diluted PVA and HPMC solutions at room temperature, viscosity of concentrated solutions as a function of temperature, and incipient gelation temperatures (IGT) were determined. Viscosity measurements show synergism of binary polymer mixtures. The synergetic effect diminishes with rise of temperature. IGT of PVA-HPMC solutions do not differ remarkably from those of solutions containing only HPMC and are much higher than the corresponding CP. At definite relative concentrations of HPMC and PVA, separation of the mixtures into two immiscible phases occurs. Each phase contains both polymers, but in the denser and more concentrated phase (lower layer), PVA is the prevailing component. The mutual influence of the two polymers causes changes in solute-solvent interaction, that is, dehydration of the polymers' molecules. It is assumed that in the processes occurring in the system, preferential molecules of definite structure take part. The merits of a system using both polymers as dispersants in the vinyl chloride polymerization are discussed in the light of ascertained data. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Additional Material:
4 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1993.070480308
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