Abstract
The miscibility criteria of a copolyester of bisphenol-A with terephthalic and isophthalic acids (50/50) (PAr) and poly (2,6-di
methyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) (PPO) was investigated at 30 oC in chloroform and 70 oC in dioxane dilute solutions by
viscometric analysis. The intrinsic viscosity and viscometric parameters of this blend system were determined for several
PAr/PPO mixtures in compositions such as 80/20, 60/40, 50/50, 40/60, 20/80 in chloroform and 75/25, 50/50 and 25/75 in
dioxane solutions. The miscibility criteria on the basis of the sign of Δb , Δb′, Δ[η], α and β which are the difference
between their experimental and ideal values were calculated by applying equations proposed by Krigbaum–Wall, Catsiff–
Hewett, Garcia et al., Sun et al. and Jiang-Han. The data showed that the prepared blends were immiscible in the studied
compositions at 30 and 70 oC. However, variation of the values of miscibility criteria indicates that the blend tends to be
miscible by increasing temperature and PPO content in blend..
Keywords
Polyarylate, Poly (2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) , Miscibility, Viscometry.
Citation
F. CAKAR, D. SAKAR, O. CANKURTARAN, F. KARAMAN, Miscibility criteria of blends of poly(2,6-di methyl-1,4- phenylene oxide)/A copolyester of bisphenol-A with terephthalic and isophthalic acids by viscometric analysis, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 3, 10, October 2009, pp.1106-1109 (2009).
Submitted at: June 23, 2009
Accepted at: Oct. 2, 2009