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Further sedimentation analysis of styrene–butadiene copolymer rubber
Author(s) -
Homma Terutake,
Fujita Hiroshi
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1965.070090508
Subject(s) - dispersity , molar mass distribution , natural rubber , toluene , styrene butadiene , copolymer , polymer , intrinsic viscosity , viscosity , solvent , polymer chemistry , styrene , materials science , mooney viscosity , sedimentation coefficient , chemistry , organic chemistry , composite material , enzyme
Methods are presented by which the limiting viscosity number [η]θ and the limiting sedimentation coefficient S 0 of a monodisperse linear polymer in its theta solvent as functions of the molecular weight M may be deduced from data taken with a series of polydisperse samples of the polymer. The necessary data are the limiting viscosity numbers and the distribution functions of S 0 of the chosen samples in the theta solvent, plus their number‐average molecular weights. The methods are applied to unfractionated and fractionated samples of a styrene–butadiene copolymer rubber (SBR) having 24 wt.‐% bound styrene in a theta solvent, methyl n ‐propyl ketone (MNPK), at 21.0°C. The following relations are deduced for monodisperse unbranched SBR in this theta solvent: [η]θ = 1.7 3 × 10 −3 M 1/2 and S 0 = 0.83 × 10 −15 M 1/2 , where [η]θ is expressed in deciliters/gram and S 0 in seconds. Besides these, the viscosity–molecular weight relations for this cold rubber in toluene and in cyclohexane, both at 30°C., are established. The new relation for the toluene system does not accord with the French‐Ewart relation for the hot rubber in the same solvent. The integral distribution of molecular weight in an unfractionated SBR is calculated from its distribution function of S 0 in MNPK at 21.0°C. by using the derived S 0 versus M relationship, and is found to coincide well with the mass distribution obtained from fractionation data if the new viscosity–molecular weight relation is used for the molecular weight of each fraction.