Macromolecules, Vol.29, No.20, 6629-6633, 1996
Enthalpy of Mixing for a Glassy Polymer Blend from CO2 Sorption and Dilation Measurements
Carbon dioxide sorption and dilation data were fitted with the glassy polymer lattice sorption model (GPLSM) to obtain segment-segment interaction parameters for poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) (PPO), polystyrene (PS), and two PPO/PS miscible blends. These interaction parameters were then used to calculate the enthalpy of mixing for the two polymers. The resulting enthalpies were -0.2 and -1.1 cal/cm(3) for PPO/PS blends of 50/50 and 75/25 by weight, respectively, which compare favorably to those determined from measured heats of solution and from calorimetry with low molecular weight analogs.
Keywords:GAS SORPTION;POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE);INTERACTION PARAMETERS;ELEVATED PRESSURES;NEUTRON-SCATTERING;COMPATIBILITY;MIXTURES;POLYVINYL-CHLORIDE);POLYCARBONATE