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Thermal degradation of ternary blends of poly(ε‐caprolactone)/poly(vinyl acetate)/poly(vinyl chloride)
Author(s) -
Sivalingam G.,
Madras Giridhar
Publication year - 2004
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.20587
Subject(s) - vinyl acetate , materials science , vinyl chloride , caprolactone , polyvinyl chloride , polymer chemistry , thermal stability , thermogravimetric analysis , polyvinyl acetate , composite material , chemical engineering , copolymer , polymer , engineering
The thermal degradation of ternary blends of poly(ε‐caprolactone) (PCL), poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAC), and poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) was studied using a thermogravimetry analyzer under dynamic heating in flowing nitrogen atmosphere. PCL degraded in a single stage, whereas the PVAC and PVC degraded in two stages during which acid is released in the first stage followed by backbone breakage in the second stage. The addition of PVC to either PCL or PVAC affected the thermal stability of the blend, whereas the addition of PVAC to PCL did not alter the thermal stability of the blend. In ternary blends, the addition of PVC affected the degradation of PVAC but did not influence the degradation of PCL in the range investigated. The increased addition of PCL to the binary blends of PVC/PVAC decreased the extent of thermal instability of PVAC because of the addition of PVC. The addition of even 10% PVAC to the PCL/PVC blend removed the thermal instability of PCL resulting from the addition of PVC and can be attributed to the ease of chlorine or hydrogen chloride capture of PVAC over PCL. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 93: 1378–1383, 2004