ISSN:
0887-6266
Keywords:
ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymers
;
multiple-pulse proton NMR
;
spin diffusion
;
comonomer content
;
crystallinity
;
long spacing
;
Physics
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
Capitalizing on the superior sensitivity of proton NMR, relatively rapid estimates of three parameters, namely, comonomer content, crystallinity, and long spacing, are determined for three ethylene/vinyl alcohol copolymers using solid-state proton NMR measurements. Multiple-pulse techniques are utilized (a) in conjunction with magic angle spinning for measuring comonomer content, (b) in conjunction with a T1xz relaxation measurement for determining crystallinity, and (c) in conjunction with a T1xz-based spin diffusion measurement for determining the long spacing. These three parameters, extracted from data collected in a total spectrometer time of about 20 min, are compared with similar parameters obtained using more conventional DSC, SAXS (including synchrotron), and solution-state NMR measurements. Agreement is found to be good. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J. Polym. Sci. B Polym. Phys. 36: 2103-2109, 1998
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
