ISSN:
0032-3888
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
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:
At 35°C miscible blends of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVF2), and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), may be semicrystalline or wholly amorphous and rubbery or glassy depending on composition and prior history. Ethanol is rather soluble in PMMA and plasticizes it, while sorption into PVF2 is rather small. The equilibrium sorption of ethanol into these blends decreases in a well defined manner as the PVF2 content increases and is only slightly affected by prior history of the sample. On the other hand, the kinetics of ethanol sorption varies in a complex manner with composition, ranging from Case II kinetics for glassy blends to Fickian diffusion for rubbery ones, and is a strong function of prior history. Quantitative descriptions are given and discussed in terms of the various mechanistic processes known to occur.
Additional Material:
19 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pen.760261710
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