Polymer, Vol.40, No.10, 2687-2698, 1999
Interaction energies for blends of SAN with methyl methacrylate copolymers with ethyl acrylate and n-butyl acrylate
Isothermal miscibility maps for blends of styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN) copolymers with methyl methacrylate (MMA) copolymers containing ethyl acrylate (EA) and n-butyl acrylate (nBA) have been determined. The miscibility region for MMA-nBA copolymers is larger than that for MMA-EA copolymers. Binary interaction energies for monomer unit pairs were calculated from critical molecular weight experiments and data from the miscibility maps using with the Flory-Huggins theory combined with the binary interaction model. Spinodal temperatures predicted from the lattice-fluid theory of Sanchez and Lacombe, using these experimental interaction energies, are similar to the experimental phase separation temperatures.
Keywords:POLYMER-POLYMER INTERACTIONS;BISPHENOL-A POLYCARBONATE;MALEIC-ANHYDRIDE COPOLYMERS;POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);PHASE-BEHAVIOR;ANALOG CALORIMETRY;POLY(2;6-DIMETHYL-1;4-PHENYLENEOXIDE);POLY(STYRENE-CO-ACRYLONITRILE) BLENDS;ACRYLONITRILECOPOLYMERS;INTERACTION PARAMETERS