Crystallization and thermal behaviour of isotactic poly(1-butene) mixed with hydrogenated oligo(cyclopentadiene)

The crystallization and thermal behaviour of thin films of isotactic poly(1-butene)/hydrogenated oligo(cyclopentadiene) (PB-1/HOCP) mixtures are studied using differential scanning calorimetry and optical microscopy. The mixtures show a single glass transition temperature, whose value is dependent o...

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Published in:Polymer (Guilford) 1993-01, Vol.34 (5), p.990-995
Main Authors: Bonfatti, A.M, Canetti, M, Sadocco, P, Seves, A, Martuscelli, E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Crystallization
crystallization kinetics
Exact sciences and technology
melting behaviour
oligo(cyclopentadiene)
Organic polymers
Physicochemistry of polymers
poly(1-butene)
Properties and characterization
spherulitic growth
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Summary:The crystallization and thermal behaviour of thin films of isotactic poly(1-butene)/hydrogenated oligo(cyclopentadiene) (PB-1/HOCP) mixtures are studied using differential scanning calorimetry and optical microscopy. The mixtures show a single glass transition temperature, whose value is dependent on composition. The overall crystallization rate, the spherulite growth rate and the equilibrium melting temperature of PB-1 decrease on the addition of HOCP. The melting point depression is analysed according to the Flory-Huggins theory and a negative interaction parameter is obtained. This leads to the hypothesis that PB-1 and HOCP are miscible in the melt even if some specific interactions and morphological effects are evident between the two components.
ISSN:0032-3861
1873-2291
DOI:10.1016/0032-3861(93)90219-Z