ISSN:
0025-116X
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
Four fractions of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) having appreciably different tacticity distributions were prepared by selective extractions on samples polymerised at temperatures between +60 and -50°C. They were degraded thermally at 180°C in the solid state to conversions in the range 0,2 to 0,5% and in solution at 200°C to conversions in the range 1,6 to 5%. The polyene sequence distribution was investigated by ultra violet/visible (UV/VIS) and resonance Raman spectroscopy. The results show that the type of polyene sequence distribution depends markedly on the tacticity distribution of the polymer. Cross-linking reactions occur more readily as the syndiotacticity increases. The results are discussed and interpreted with reference to previous work relating degradation processes and tacticity.
Additional Material:
6 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/macp.1979.021801215
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