Van Gurp-Palmen Plot II: classification of long chain branched polymers by their topology

Rheological data on monodisperse model-type polymers with a certain topology are available in the literature. A comparison between these series has not been made yet, mainly because the different chemical nature of these polymers inhibited a direct comparison. With the so-called reduced van-Gurp-Pal...

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Published in:Rheologica acta 2002, Vol.41 (1-2), p.103-113
Main Authors: TRINKLE, Stefan, WALTER, Philipp, FRIEDRICH, Christian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Chain branching
Exact sciences and technology
Organic chemistry
Organic polymers
Physicochemistry of polymers
Polymers
Properties and characterization
Rheological properties
Rheology and viscoelasticity
Topology
Viscoelasticity
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Summary:Rheological data on monodisperse model-type polymers with a certain topology are available in the literature. A comparison between these series has not been made yet, mainly because the different chemical nature of these polymers inhibited a direct comparison. With the so-called reduced van-Gurp-Palmen plot (rvGP) this task has become possible and this article applies this plot to these model-type polymers. We check whether these polymers exhibit features allowing one to classify them on basis of the corresponding linear viscoelastic data. We define a characteristic point PC(Gred,c, δc) that represents the sample. By drawing all available points in rvGP-coordinates we obtain a topology map on which certain topologies cover distinct areas on this map. Unfortunately these areas overlap to some extent. For the unambiguous characterization of an unknown sample additional information is needed. We apply the topology map to metallocene poly(olefin)s.
ISSN:0035-4511
1435-1528
DOI:10.1007/s003970200010