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Light scattering from polyethylene solutions
Author(s) -
Stejskal Jaroslav,
Horska Jitka,
Kratochvíl Pavel
Publication year - 1982
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.1982.070271026
Subject(s) - polyethylene , solvent , light scattering , scattering , materials science , polymer chemistry , analytical chemistry (journal) , optics , chemistry , physics , composite material , organic chemistry
The technique of measurement of light scattering from dilute polyethylene (PE) solutions is reviewed. Conditions are discussed under which various PE samples can be characterized. The choice of the solvent affects the accuracy of molecular weight determination. It appears that measurement with thermodynamically poorer solvents yields results subjected to a smaller error. The interpretation of light scattering data is often disturbed by the presence of supermolecular structures in PE solutions. The effect of reprecipitation on the behavior of PE samples is described. The measurements were mostly performed on PE standards and on the Czechoslovak sample Liten Macro.