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Characterization of ternary blends containing polycarbonate, tetramethyl polycarbonate, and poly (ϵ‐caprolactone)
Author(s) -
Kim C. K.,
Paul D. R.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
polymer engineering and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1548-2634
pISSN - 0032-3888
DOI - 10.1002/pen.760340108
Subject(s) - polycarbonate , caprolactone , materials science , ternary operation , characterization (materials science) , polymer chemistry , polymer science , composite material , polymer , copolymer , nanotechnology , programming language , computer science
The phase behavior of ternary blends of bisphenol‐A polycarbonate (PC), tetramethyl bisphenol‐A polycarbonate (TMPC), and poly (ϵ‐caprolactone) (PCL), where each binary pair forms completely miscible blends, was investigated. The ternary blends were found to be miscible for all compositions and do not phase separate prior to thermal decomposition. The melting point depression method based on both the Flory‐Huggins theory and the equation of state theory of Sanchez‐Lacombe was used to evaluate interaction parameters for each pair.