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Equilibrium Melting Point Depression For Blends Of Isotactic Polystyrene With Poly(2,6-Dimethylphenylene Oxide), William Macknight, Joaquin Plans, F. E. Karasz
Equilibrium Melting Point Depression For Blends Of Isotactic Polystyrene With Poly(2,6-Dimethylphenylene Oxide), William Macknight, Joaquin Plans, F. E. Karasz
William MacKnight
The melting behavior of pure isotactic polystyrene (iPS) and blends with poly(2,6-diÂmethylphenylene oxide) (PPO) have been investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Evidence for interaction between the blend components has been detected from melting point depression studies and by examining the composition dependence of the glass transition temperature. The interaction parameter has been evaluated via the Flory-Huggins approximation of the thermodynamic mixing of two polymers, which yielded an average value of x = -0.17 for the range of compositions analyzed. This result is in agreement with the interaction parameter values derived from the negative heat of mixing for a-PS/PPO liquid …
Melting Point Depression In Multicrystalline Blends: Pvf(2)/Pmma, William Macknight, Joaquin Plans, F. E. Karasz
Melting Point Depression In Multicrystalline Blends: Pvf(2)/Pmma, William Macknight, Joaquin Plans, F. E. Karasz
William MacKnight
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