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Polymer Bulletin, Vol.33, No.4, 493-496, 1994
Structure and Properties of Styrene-Divinylbenzene Copolymers .3. Mixtures of Different Diluents with Alcohols as Pore-Forming Agents
The influence of binary mixtures of alcohols with different diluents on the porous structure of styrene-divinylbenzene (Sty-DVB) copolymers was investigated. Two series of binary mixtures were tested : one with isoamyl alcohol (i-AmA) and another with benzyl alcohol (BA). For systems containing i-AmA, the hydrogen bonds between alcohol and polar solvent molecules exert strong precipitating effects. Copolymers prepared with polar solvent/i-AmA presented higher porosities than copolymers obtained in presence of nonpolar solvent/i-AmA. Binary mixtures with i-AmA produced more porous and rigid networks than with BA.