PHASE-BEHAVIOR AND STRUCTURE FORMATION IN SOLUTIONS OF POLY(2,6-DIMETHYL-1,4-PHENYLENE ETHER)

Authors
BERGHMANS S MEWIS J BERGHMANS H MEIJER H
Citation
S. Berghmans et al., PHASE-BEHAVIOR AND STRUCTURE FORMATION IN SOLUTIONS OF POLY(2,6-DIMETHYL-1,4-PHENYLENE ETHER), Polymer, 36(16), 1995, pp. 3085-3091
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences
Journal title
Polymer → ACNP
ISSN journal
00323861
Volume
36
Issue
16
Year of publication
1995
Pages
3085 - 3091
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-3861(1995)36:16<3085:PASFIS>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
The phase behaviour and the structure formation of solutions of poly(2 ,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene ether) (PPE) in cyclohexanol and decalin hav e been studied. Interesting structures were formed and the morphologie s depended on the rate at which the solutions were cooled. This was ca used by the competition between melting-crystallization, vitrification and phase separation. Differential scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to study the different morphologies. Porous materials can be used as membranes. Hollow porous PPE fibres were spun.