Studies on the effect of glass transition on the crystalline transition in syndiotactic polystyrene - solvent complexes

TitleStudies on the effect of glass transition on the crystalline transition in syndiotactic polystyrene - solvent complexes
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2008
AuthorsNaidu, S, Ramesh, NC
JournalMacromolecular Symposia
Volume273
Pagination109-114
Date PublishedNOV
ISSN1022-1360
KeywordsCrystallization, glass transition, infrared spectroscopy, Syndiotactic polystyrene
Abstract

Amorphous syndiotactic polystyrene (sPS) was crystallized at room temperature in Norbornadiene (bicyclo[2,2,1]-hepta-2,5-diene), Mesitylene (1,3,5-Trimethyl benzene), 3-Carene (3,7,7-trimethyl bicyclo[4,1,0]hept-3-ene) and DMN (1,4-Dimethylnaphthalene) to form the sPS-solvent complex (h form) with respective solvent molecules. In situ HTFTIR studies showed that the delta form to gamma form transformation temperature occurs well below the glass transition temperature of sPS, which is depressed due to the presence of solvent in the amorphous phase; higher the solvent content in the complex, lower the transition temperature. Glass transition temperatures determined by Modulated differential scanning calorimetry (MDSC) coincide with the transition temperatures, indicating that the delta form transforms into gamma form at the glass transition temperature for these complexes. Such a behavior is very different from the behaviour of the sPS- solvent complexes formed by dichloromethane, chloroform, toluene, o-dichlorobenzene, decalin (cis-trans) etc. and for these complexes the transition occur well above the T(g).

DOI10.1002/masy.200851315
Type of Journal (Indian or Foreign)Foreign
Impact Factor (IF)4.837
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Polymer Science & Engineering