Viscometric Investigation of Compatibilizer Effect on Polyvinyl chloride/Polystyrene Blends

Year 2022, Volume: 11 Issue: 3, 171 - 177, 29.09.2022

Ersen Yılmaz , Ali Boztuğ

https://doi.org/10.46810/tdfd.1134912

Abstract

In this study, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polystyrene (PS) polymers, which do not form a compatible blend with each other in certain concentration ranges and are widely used on an industrial scale, were used. The concentration range in which these two polymers do not form a compatible blend were determined viscometrically, and maleic anhydride-styrene (MAS) copolymer was added as a compatibilizing agent in this concentration range. The concentration range in which the polymer pair did not form a compatible blend was determined as 1.5 and 2.0 g dL-1. In this concentration range, 5.0 and 10.0 % MAS copolymer was added to the polymer couple and its compatibilizing effect was investigated. It was determined by viscometric method that the MAS copolymer was a good compatibilizer in the range where the polymer pair did not form a compatible blend.

Keywords

compatibilization, maleic anhydride, polystyrene, polyvinylchloride

Supporting Institution

Cumhuriyet University Scientific Research and Projects (CUBAP)

Project Number

F-184

Polivinilklorür/Polistiren Karışımlarına Uyumlaştırıcı Etkisinin Viskozimetrik İncelenmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışmada belirli derişim aralıklarında birbirleriyle uyumlu karışım oluşturmayan ve endüstriyel ölçekte yaygın kullanıma sahip polivinilklorür (PVC) ve polistiren (PS) polimeleri kullanıldı. Bu iki polimerin uyumlu karışım oluşturmadığı derişim aralığı viskozimetrik yolla belirlenerek bu derişim aralığında maleik anhidrit-stiren (MAS) ko-polimeri uyumlaştırıcı ajan olarak eklendi. Polimer çiftinin uyumlu karışım oluşturmadığı derişim aralığı 1.5 ve 2.0 g dL-1 olarak saptandı. Bu derişim aralığında polimer çiftine % 5.0 ve 10.0 oranlarında MAS ko-polimeri eklenerek uyumlaştırıcı etkisi araştırıldı. Eklenen ko-polimerin PVC/PS polimer çifti için iyi bir uyumlaştırıcı olduğu belirlendi.

Keywords

maleik anhidrit, polistiren, polivinilklorür, uyumlaştırma

Project Number

F-184

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