Effect of molecular weight on the polymorphic transformation of isotactic poly(1-butene)

The effect of molecular weight on the polymorphic transformation of isotactic poly(1-butene)(iPB) under room temperature had been investigated by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FT-IR). The phase transformation time, phase transformation rate and phase transformation time difference between...

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Published in:Polymer degradation and stability 2010-09, Vol.95 (9), p.1443-1448
Main Authors: He, Aihua, Xu, Chunsheng, Shao, Huafeng, Yao, Wei, Huang, Baochen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Crystal phase transformation
Crystallization
Differential scanning calorimetry
Exact sciences and technology
Fourier transforms
Infrared
Isotactic
Molecular weight
Organic polymers
Phase transformations
Physicochemistry of polymers
Poly(1-butene)
Polymorphism
Properties and characterization
Reduction
Transformations
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Summary:The effect of molecular weight on the polymorphic transformation of isotactic poly(1-butene)(iPB) under room temperature had been investigated by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FT-IR). The phase transformation time, phase transformation rate and phase transformation time difference between phase I and phase II at a given transformation degree were used to analysis the phase transformation kinetics of iPB aging at room temperature. The results show that the reduction of phase II can occur quickly at room temperature and seem less dependent on the molecular weight. However, the molecular weight has great effect on the formation of phase I. When the phase transformation degree for phase I reach 90%, a distinct transformation time difference can be observed. In order to clearly explain the difference in the reduction of phase II and the growth of phase I, a phase transformation model from the chain conformation level for iPB with different molecular weight have been drawn. DSC analysis was used to support the proposed model.
ISSN:0141-3910
1873-2321
DOI:10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2010.06.027