ISSN:
0449-2978
Keywords:
Physics
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
As is well known, the chemical potentials of polymer and solvent in solution and, hence, the Flory-Huggins interaction parameter χ can be determined from scattered light intensities from dilute and concentrated solutions of the polymer in the solvent concerned. Preferably, measurements should be performed at temperatures as low as possible, provided the temperature exceeds the cloudpoint for the concentration used. It is shown that the lower the temperature and, consequently the higher the scattered light intensity, the better is the accuracy of the parameters obtained. At each temperature the scattered light intensity shows a maximum at some concentration. Below the theta temperature the ratio of scattered light intensity and concentrations also shows a maximum at some concentration. The values and the concentrations of these maxima for various temperatures enable the maximum of the spinodal to be determined. The spinodal itself can be determined by an extrapolation procedure of the reciprocal scattered light intensities. Measurements have been performed with three narrow-distribution polystyrene samples in cyclohexane. On the basis of the results, χ, and its dependence on concentration, temperature, and molecular weight can be determined to high accuracy.
Additional Material:
13 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pol.1971.160090902
