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Surface analysis of poly(ether imide) by inverse gas chromatography

F. CAKAR1, O. YAZICI1, D. SAKAR1, O. CANKURTARAN1,* , F. KARAMAN1

Affiliation

  1. Yildiz Technical University, Department of Chemistry, Davutpasa Campus, 34220, Esenler, Istanbul, Turkey

Abstract

In this work, the surface properties of poly(ether imide) (Ultem) were analyzed by inverse gas chromatography. Four nalkanes (n-C7, n-C8, n-C9 and n-C10) were chosen as nonpolar probes to characterize the surface dispersive free energy at different temperatures. The retentions of tetrahydrofurane, dichloromethane, chloroform, ethyl acetate and diethyl ether on Ultem were measured in the temperature range from 303.2 K to 328.2 K by inverse gas chromatography. The dispersive component of the surface free energy, DγS of studied adsorbent surface was estimated using retention times of different nonpolar organics in the infinite dilution region. Thermodynamic parameters of adsorption (free energy, , Δ SAG enthalpy, SA H Δ and entrophy, SA ΔS ), dispersive components of the acid, K A and base, KD constants for the Ultem were calculated. The results mean that Ultem was a strong basic polymer..

Keywords

Inverse gas chromatography, Ultem, Surface free energies, Lewis acid-base constants.

Citation

F. CAKAR, O. YAZICI, D. SAKAR, O. CANKURTARAN, F. KARAMAN, Surface analysis of poly(ether imide) by inverse gas chromatography, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 5, 8, August 2011, pp.821-826 (2011).

Submitted at: March 8, 2011

Accepted at: Aug. 10, 2011