A new study of glass transition of polymers by high pressure DSC

Yongli Mi*, Sixun Zheng

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Abstract

The glass transition temperatures of polycarbonate (PC) were measured by means of high pressure DSC in He, N2, and CO2 atmospheres. It was found that the glass transition temperature (Tg) of PC was independent in He with pressure up to 70 atm, whereas the Tg of PC shifted by 6° towards the lower temperature end in N2 atmosphere when the pressure was 70 atm. The depression in Tg by high pressure CO2 was found to be even more remarkable due to a stronger plasticization effect. It was also found that the glass transition for PC/CO2 system exhibited an endothermic peak. It was believed that the endothermic behaviour resulted from the excessive desorption of the absorbed gas at Tg due to the increase in chain mobility. This conclusion was further confirmed by examining the glass transition behaviour of poly(vinyl benzoate) in CO2 at 2 atm.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3709-3712
Number of pages4
JournalPolymer
Volume39
Issue number16
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 1998

Keywords

  • Glass transition temperatures
  • High pressure DSC

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