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Polybutadiene Cross-Linked With Various Diols – Effect On Thermal Stability, Fawn Marie Uhl, Michael A. Mckinney, Charles A. Wilkie

Chemistry Faculty Research and Publications

The relationship between cross-linking and thermal stability as related to polybutadiene is the focus of current research. Cross-linked polybutadienes have been prepared using various diols as the cross-linking agent. Cross-linked polymers have been characterized by gel content, swelling ratios, infrared spectroscopy, and thermal analysis. These polymers are not highly cross-linked, as seen by gel content and swelling ratios, and cross-linking does not have a large effect on the onset temperature of the degradation. Nonetheless, extensive formation of a non-volatile residue occurs.