화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol.58, No.11, 2057-2062, 1995
Solubility Parameters of Polymers from Swelling Measurements at 60-Degrees-C
The swelling behavior of the networks of natural rubber, an epoxidized natural rubber, low-density polyethylene, polystyrene, and poly(methyl methacrylate) are studied in six classes of solvents at 60 degrees C. The data of the swelling coefficient are successfully treated by a modified version of the empirical equation proposed by Gee, as to determine the solubility parameter of a polymer, delta(2). It is found that increasing the temperature would decrease the delta(2)’s of these polymers with a common rate of 0.02 (J/mL)(1/2)/K. A semiempirical model is proposed to rationalize the present finding satisfactorily.