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Morphology of pyrolyzed polystyrene–isoprene–styrene and polystyrene–butadiene–styrene block copolymers
Author(s) -
Sarwade B. D.,
Sanghavi R. R.,
Sarwade D. B.,
Asthana S. N.
Publication year - 2005
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.22879
Subject(s) - polystyrene , copolymer , isoprene , materials science , styrene , thermoplastic elastomer , styrene butadiene , morphology (biology) , polymer chemistry , scanning electron microscope , polymer , thermoplastic , composite material , chemical engineering , engineering , genetics , biology
The surface morphology of thermooxidative‐degraded polystyrene–isoprene–styrene (SIS) and polystyrene–butadiene–styrene (SBS) thermoplastic block copolymers were studied by scanning electron microscopy. Surface changes caused by heating the samples in a pyrolizer for 15 and 30 min were presented in different micrographs. The morphological changes occurring due to the formation of polar groups and their crossing linking during the thermooxidative degradation are discussed. Morphological study of these thermally degraded polymer samples show very good correlation with the thermodegradation results. The rate of thermodegradation is fast in case of SBS compared with SIS block copolymer. ©2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2006

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