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Miscibility of Blends of Biodegradable Polymers and Copolymers with Different Plasticizers
Author(s) -
GarcíaLopera Rosa,
Monzó Isidro S.,
Porcar Iolanda,
Abad Concepción,
Campos Agustín
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
macromolecular chemistry and physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.57
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1521-3935
pISSN - 1022-1352
DOI - 10.1002/macp.200800315
Subject(s) - miscibility , plasticizer , polymer chemistry , epichlorohydrin , polymer , materials science , solvent , copolymer , chemical engineering , polymer blend , chemistry , organic chemistry , composite material , engineering
Miscibility between components of different plasticizer(A)/solvent(B)/biodegradable polymer(C) ternary systems with H‐bonding has been compared. Systems were formed by two H‐donor phenolic plasticizers, 4‐nonylphenol (NP) and 4:4′‐dihydroxydiphenylmethane (BPF); an H‐acceptor solvent, epichlorohydrin (ECH); and H‐acceptor poly(3‐hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) or poly[(3‐hydroxybutyrate)‐ co ‐(3‐hydroxyvalerate)] (PHBHV) copolymers. Blend miscibility is the result of the balance of three competitive H‐bondings: plasticizer self‐association (AA), plasticizer‐solvent (AB) and plasticizer‐polymer (AC) interassociations. The strength and extent of such specific interactions have been experimentally monitored by fluorescence spectroscopy either in solution or in solid state. Theoretical modelling has been conducted with a recent thermodynamic approach based on two free‐energy excess functions.