Abstract
Binary blends of the sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (SPEEK)-poly(ether imide) (PEI) and SPEEK-polycarbonate (PC), and ternary blends of the SPEEK-PEI-PC, were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry. SPEEK was obtained by sulfonation of poly(ether ether ketone) using 95% sulfuric acid. From the thermal analysis of the SPEEK-PEI blends, single glass transition temperature (Tg) was observed at all the blend composition. For the SPEEK-PC blends, double TgS were observed. From the results of thermal analysis, it is suggested that the SPEEK-PEI blends are miscible and the SPEEK-PC blends are immiscible. Polymer-polymer interaction parameter (χ12) of the SPEEK-PEI blends was calculated from the modified Lu and Weiss equation, and found to range from -0.011 to -0.825 with the blend composition. For the SPEEK-PC blends, the χ12 values were calculated from the modified Flory-Huggins equation, and found to range from 0.191 to 0.272 with the blend composition. For the SPEEK-PEI-PC ternary blends, phase separation regions that showed two TgS were found to be consistent with the spinodal curves calculated from the χ12 values of the three binary blends.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2488-2494 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Applied Polymer Science |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue number | 14 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2000 Dec |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films
- Polymers and Plastics
- Materials Chemistry