Theory of polymer blends

John G. Curro, Kenneth S. Schweizer

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Abstract

The authors have applied their polymer RISM theory of blends to the case of a thermal and isotopic mixtures. It was found that in both of these mixtures, the chi parameter has significant noncombinatorial entropy of mixing contributions, which arise from chain connectivity and nonrandom packing. These composition fluctuations tend to signficantly stabilize the miscible mixture and thereby suppress the phase separation point. In general most polymer blends are influenced simultaneously by both structural and energetic effects, resulting in a combination of the two cases studied here.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)702-705
Number of pages4
JournalPolymeric Materials Science and Engineering, Proceedings of the ACS Division of Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering
Volume62
StatePublished - 1990
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the ACS Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering - Boston, MA, USA
Duration: Apr 1 1990Apr 1 1990

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • General Engineering

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