Abstract
The miscibility criteria of poly(isobutylene) (PIB) and poly(ether imide) (Ultem) were investigated at 30 oC in chloroform in
dilute solutions by viscometric analysis. The intrinsic viscosity and viscometric parameters of this blend system were
determined for several PIB/Ultem mixtures in compositions such as 80/20, 70/30, 60/40, 40/60, 20/80 in chloroform
solutions. The miscibility criteria on the basis of the sign of Δb, Δb , Δ[η] , α and β which are the difference
between their experimental and ideal values were calculated by applying theoretical equations. The data obtained from the
viscometry studies showed that the prepared blends were immiscible in all the studied composition ranges at 30 oC. The
miscibility of the mixtures was also studied by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.
Keywords
Poly(isobutylene), Poly(ether imide) , Miscibility, Viscometry, FT-IR.
Citation
F. CAKAR, O. CANKURTARAN, Studies on the miscibility of poly(isobutylene) with poly(ether imide) blends in dilute solutions, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 3, 10, October 2009, pp.1110-1113 (2009).
Submitted at: June 23, 2009
Accepted at: Oct. 2, 2009