화학공학소재연구정보센터
Macromolecules, Vol.37, No.18, 6912-6917, 2004
Direct formation of gamma form crystal of syndiotactic polystyrene from amorphous state in supercritical CO2
The crystallization behavior of amorphous syndiotactic polystyrene (sPS) in supercritical CO2 was investigated in detail by using wide-angle X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and differential scanning calorimetry. The pure gamma form crystal was obtained directly after treating amorphous sPS in supercritical. CO2 in a range from 8 to 20 MPa and from 35 to 100degreesC. This transformation in supercritical CO2 was accelerated by increasing temperature. Supercritical CO2 provided a moderate condition to crystallize the amorphous into the gamma form, while liquid CO2 could not induce the gamma form even at the pressure as high as 20 MPa.