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Prediction of glass transition temperatures: Binary blends and copolymers

Brostow, Witold, Chiu, Rachel, Kalogeras, Ioannis M., Vassilikou-Dova, Aglaia·2008·Materials Letters

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  • A miscible PBAT/PLA (10/90) blend would have a single Tg at 42.2 °C according to the Fox equation.

    “A miscible PBAT/PLA (10/90) blend would have a single Tg at 42.2 °C according to the calculation using the Fox equation.”
  • If PBAT and PLA were miscible at the molecular level, then there should be a shift in the glass transition temperatures according to the Fox Equation.

    “If PBAT and PLA were miscible at the molecular level, then there should be a shift in the glass transition temperatures according to the Fox Equation (1) [24]:”
  • Glass transition temperatures of a binary polymer blend can reveal whether two components are miscible.

    “Glass transition temperatures (Tg) of a binary polymer blend can reveal whether two components are miscible [24].”
  • Full miscibility of a polymer blend is characterized by a single Tg; in a partially miscible system, there are two Tg values that depend on composition; immiscible polymers show two Tg values for pure components without changes at different compositions.

    “The full miscibility of a polymer blend is characterized by a single Tg; In a partially miscible system, there are two Tg values that depend on the composition; Immiscible polymers show two Tg values for pure components without changes at different compositions.”

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Authors
Brostow, W., Chiu, R., Kalogeras, I. M., & Vassilikou-Dova, A.
Affiliations
  • University of North Texas (US)
  • National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
Corresponding author
Brostow, Witold
Venue
Materials Letters
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2008-06
Volume
62
Issue
17-18
Pages
3152-3155
ISSN
0167-577X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2091818949
Cited by
398
References
0
Citations by year
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FWCI
5.78
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Materials Letters (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Material Dynamics and Properties
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Polymer crystallization and properties
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics
Keywords
glass transition temperature, polymer blends, copolymers, composition dependence, miscibility, Fox equation, Gordon-Taylor equation, Kwei equation, polymer composites

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