Resins parameters

X-Ray Diffraction Data. The QI components found in the products of hydrocarbon pyrolysis are generally brittle, infusible solids. Because of this appearance the QI are usually classified under the general heading of coke. However, to more clearly define the nature of the QI produced in this work, x-ray diffraction patterns were obtained. The crystallite parameters for a graphitic matrix, as defined in Table II, were calculated for the QI and are compared in Table II with the same parameters determined for a sample of /3-resins and for a sample of coke obtained from a test carbon anode. The x-ray diffraction pattern for the sample of /3-resins was not well defined, so the value of Lc could not be determined reliably. The values of the other /3-resin parameters are... 

The use of insoluble polymeric carriers has greatly simplified the synthesis of peptides purification of the growing peptide chain in the repetitive steps is achieved by filtration procedures that simply remove all soluble reagents and byproducts from the reaction medium, whilst the covalently resin-hnked macromolecule is retained on the insoluble polymeric support. In all sohd-phase reactions of this type, the polymeric support represents the medium on or in which the chemical reaction takes place. Correspondingly, this medium is represented by the total amount of insoluble polymer present, which in the case of polymeric beads is divided into small, individual reaction compartments. Resin parameters such as the degree of crosshnking, the polarity of the resin, its sweUing properties, mass-transport, phase transitions, bead size, and the particle size distribution therefore have to be taken into serious consideration. 

The epoxy resin solution is typically a halogenated epoxy resin dissolved in a volatile solvent such as acetone. Various proprietary resin parameters control such properties as cure speed, wetting of the glass, and cured state Tg. 

Having obtained the resin parameters it is possible to calculate the apparent degree of association or aggregation, Meff/M, using Equation 1. The results for the Allied 2918 resin in the solvents used in the above... 

In many applications of low molecular weight hydrocarbon resins, including flooring, adhesives, rubber compounds, inks, and coatings, the best performance is often associated with plasticizers that are marginal solvents rather than perfect ones. The difference between the resin parameter and the plasticizer parameter indicates the place of the system in the Flory-Huggins phase diagram. The separation of phases is responsible for the improved physical properties. While the difference of the parameters readily explains the behavior, the parameters for many industrial materials are not sufficiently well defined, and specific solubility tests must be used to control both resin and plasticizer. 

Effects of Porous Polyacrylic Resin Parameters on Candida antarctica Lipase B Adsorption, Distribution, and Polyester Synthesis Activity... 

Recent developments in sensor technologies for in situ monitoring have made it possible to obtain some insight into the state of the curing resin. Parameters are calculated from sensor measurements and analytical models developed in terms of the epoxy cure behaviour [31]. It is clear that it would be more beneficial if the... 

Rheology. Every process used to convert LLDPE into a finished product involves melting. Therefore, polymer viscosity is a very important resin parameter that must be considered when selecting a resin for use. LLDPE melts in the normal processing range of 150-300°C exhibit non-Newtonian (shear thinning) behavior as their apparent viscosity is reduced when melt-flow speed is increased (82-85). Figure 23 shows a plot of dynamic melt viscosity for LDPE, gas-phase... 

Table 7.7 lists the solvent-resin radius of interaction values, of five resins with each of twelve alcohols. These values are a measure of the solubility of the resin in the solvent. As described in Chapter 5 the total solubility parameter of a resin is the point in three-dimensional space where the three partial solubility parameter vectors meet as the center point of the idealized spherical solubility envelope. The distance in space between two sets of solvent-resin parameters can be represented by the term radius of interaction or The spreadsheet SPWORKS.WKJ, which lists some 166 resins and polymers and 289 solvents, was used to calculate the R values given in Table 7.7. Small R values (e.g., less than 10) signify good solvency for the resin while higher values suggest a poor solvent for the resin. If the actual radius of the resin solubility envelope is known then the R value should be less than the resin radius if the solvent is to dissolve the resin.

In Figure 5.24 the predicted direct stress distributions for a glass-filled epoxy resin under unconstrained conditions for both pha.ses are shown. The material parameters used in this calculation are elasticity modulus and Poisson s ratio of (3.01 GPa, 0.35) for the epoxy matrix and (76.0 GPa, 0.21) for glass spheres, respectively. According to this result the position of maximum stress concentration is almost directly above the pole of the spherical particle. Therefore for a... 

SAN resins show considerable resistance to solvents and are insoluble in carbon tetrachloride, ethyl alcohol, gasoline, and hydrocarbon solvents. They are swelled by solvents such as ben2ene, ether, and toluene. Polar solvents such as acetone, chloroform, dioxane, methyl ethyl ketone, and pyridine will dissolve SAN (14). The interactions of various solvents and SAN copolymers containing up to 52% acrylonitrile have been studied along with their thermodynamic parameters, ie, the second virial coefficient, free-energy parameter, expansion factor, and intrinsic viscosity (15). 

Most hydrocarbon resins are composed of a mixture of monomers and are rather difficult to hiUy characterize on a molecular level. The characteristics of resins are typically defined by physical properties such as softening point, color, molecular weight, melt viscosity, and solubiHty parameter. These properties predict performance characteristics and are essential in designing resins for specific appHcations. Actual characterization techniques used to define the broad molecular properties of hydrocarbon resins are Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ftir), nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (nmr), and differential scanning calorimetry (dsc). 

Solubility Parameter. CompatibiHty between hydrocarbon resins and other components in an appHcation can be estimated by the Hildebrand solubiHty parameter (2). In order for materials to be mutually soluble, the free energy of mixing must be negative (3). The solubiHty of a hydrocarbon resin with other polymers or components in a system can be approximated by the similarities in the solubiHty parameters of the resin and the other materials. Tme solubiHty parameters are only available for simple compounds and solvents. However, parameters for more complex materials can be approximated by relative solubiHty comparisons with substances of known solubiHty parameter. 

G-5—G-9 Aromatic Modified Aliphatic Petroleum Resins. Compatibihty with base polymers is an essential aspect of hydrocarbon resins in whatever appHcation they are used. As an example, piperylene—2-methyl-2-butene based resins are substantially inadequate in enhancing the tack of 1,3-butadiene—styrene based random and block copolymers in pressure sensitive adhesive appHcations. The copolymerization of a-methylstyrene with piperylenes effectively enhances the tack properties of styrene—butadiene copolymers and styrene—isoprene copolymers in adhesive appHcations (40,41). Introduction of aromaticity into hydrocarbon resins serves to increase the solubiHty parameter of resins, resulting in improved compatibiHty with base polymers. However, the nature of the aromatic monomer also serves as a handle for molecular weight and softening point control. 

In order to increase the solubiUty parameter of CPD-based resins, vinyl aromatic compounds, as well as other polar monomers, have been copolymerized with CPD. Indene and styrene are two common aromatic streams used to modify cyclodiene-based resins. They may be used as pure monomers or contained in aromatic steam cracked petroleum fractions. Addition of indene at the expense of DCPD in a thermal polymerization has been found to lower the yield and softening point of the resin (55). CompatibiUty of a resin with ethylene—vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymers, which are used in hot melt adhesive appHcations, may be improved by the copolymerization of aromatic monomers with CPD. As with other thermally polymerized CPD-based resins, aromatic modified thermal resins may be hydrogenated. 

Ionomer resins are produced in multiple grades to meet market needs, and prospective customers are provided with information on key processing parameters such as melt-flow index. Nominal values for many other properties are Hsted in product brochures. The ASTM test methods developed for general-purpose thermoplastic resins are appHcable to ionomers. No special methods have been introduced specifically for the ionomers. 

The compositional distribution of ethylene copolymers represents relative contributions of macromolecules with different comonomer contents to a given resin. Compositional distributions of PE resins, however, are measured either by temperature-rising elution fractionation (tref) or, semiquantitatively, by differential scanning calorimetry (dsc). Table 2 shows some correlations between the commercially used PE characterization parameters and the stmctural properties of ethylene polymers used in polymer chemistry. 

Crystallinity and Density. Crystallinity and density of HDPE resins are derivative parameters both depend primarily on the extent of short-chain branching in polymer chains and, to a lesser degree, on molecular weight. The density range for HDPE resins is between 0.960 and 0.941 g/cm. In spite of the fact that UHMWPE is a completely nonbranched ethylene homopolymer, due to its very high molecular weight, it crystallines poorly and has a density of 0.93 g/cm. ... 

Molecular Weight. The range of molecular weights of commercial LLDPE resias is relatively narrow, usually from 50,000 to 200,000. One accepted parameter that relates to the resin molecular weight is the melt index, a rheological parameter which, broadly defined, is inversely proportional to molecular weight. A typical melt index range for LLDPE resias is from 0.1 to 5.0, but can reach over 30 for some appHcations. 

Physical Properties. LLDPE is a sernicrystaUine plastic whose chains contain long blocks of ethylene units that crystallize in the same fashion as paraffin waxes or HDPE. The degree of LLDPE crystallinity depends primarily on the a-olefin content in the copolymer (the branching degree of a resin) and is usually below 40—45%. The principal crystalline form of LLDPE is orthorhombic (the same as in HDPE) the cell parameters of nonbranched PE are a = 0.740 nm, b = 0.493 nm, and c (the direction of polymer chains) = 0.2534 nm. Introduction of branching into PE molecules expands the cell slightly thus a increases to 0.77 nm and b to around 0.50 nm. 

Polymorphism. Many crystalline polyolefins, particularly polymers of a-olefins with linear alkyl groups, can exist in several polymorphic modifications. The type of polymorph depends on crystallisa tion conditions. Isotactic PB can exist in five crystal forms form I (twinned hexagonal), form II (tetragonal), form III (orthorhombic), form P (untwinned hexagonal), and form IP (37—39). The crystal stmctures and thermal parameters of the first three forms are given in Table 3. Form II is formed when a PB resin crystallises from the melt. Over time, it is spontaneously transformed into the thermodynamically stable form I at room temperature, the transition takes about one week to complete. Forms P, IP, and III of PB are rare they can be formed when the polymer crystallises from solution at low temperature or under pressure (38). Syndiotactic PB exists in two crystalline forms, I and II (35). Form I comes into shape during crystallisation from the melt (very slow process) and form II is produced by stretching form-1 crystalline specimens (35). 

Properties of PET Molding Resins. The fliU crystal stmcture of poly(ethylene terephthalate) has been estabhshed by x-ray diffraction (134—137). It forms triclinic crystals with one polymer chain per unit cell. The original cell parameters were estabhshed in 1954 (134) and numerous groups have re-examined it over the years. Cell parameters are a = 0.444 nm, b = 0.591 nm, and c = 1.067 nm a = 100°, (3 = 117°, and 7 = 112° and density = 1.52 g/cm. One difficulty is determining when crystallinity is fliUy developed. PET has been aimealed at up to 290°C for 2 years (137). 

The thermal glass-transition temperatures of poly(vinyl acetal)s can be determined by dynamic mechanical analysis, differential scanning calorimetry, and nmr techniques (31). The thermal glass-transition temperature of poly(vinyl acetal) resins prepared from aliphatic aldehydes can be estimated from empirical relationships such as equation 1 where OH and OAc are the weight percent of vinyl alcohol and vinyl acetate units and C is the number of carbons in the chain derived from the aldehyde. The symbols with subscripts are the corresponding values for a standard (s) resin with known parameters (32). The formula accurately predicts that resin T increases as vinyl alcohol content increases, and decreases as vinyl acetate content and aldehyde carbon chain length increases. 

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