Molecular weight determination of poly(phenylene sulfide ether)

• Published in: Journal of applied polymer science Vol. 129; no. 6; pp. 3682 - 3686
• Main Authors: Gu, Aiqun, Li, Zuocai, Yu, Zili, Xu, Lingjie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 15.09.2013; Wiley; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Conversion; Correlation; Ethers; Exact sciences and technology; intrinsic viscosity; Mark-Houwink equation; Materials science; Mathematical analysis; Molecular weight; Organic polymers; Physicochemistry of polymers; poly(phenylene sulfide ether); poly(phenylene sulfoxide ether sulfide ether); Polycondensation; Polymers; Preparation, kinetics, thermodynamics, mechanism and catalysts; Reproduction; Solvents; Sulfides; thermoplastics; Phenylene oxide copolymer; Solution polycondensation; Molecular weight determination; Molecular weight viscosity relationship; Intrinsic viscosity; Ether copolymer; poly(phenylene sulfoxide ether sulfide ether); molecular weight; Mark-Houwink equation; Experimental study; Sulfide copolymer; polycondensation; poly(phenylene sulfide ether); Preparation; Aromatic copolymer; thermoplastics; Alternating copolymer; Phenylene sulfide copolymer; Rheological properties
• ISSN: 0021-8995; 1097-4628
• DOI: 10.1002/app.39022

Poly(phenylene sulfide ether) and poly(phenylene sulfoxide ether sulfide ether) (PPSOESE) were successfully prepared and their structures were proved by several analytical techniques in the present work. The molecular weight (MW) of PPSOESE, a soluble polymer in common organic solvent at room temperature, was determined by gel permeation chromatography. Based on the conversion reaction of the two polymers, the MW of PPSE was calculated and correlated with its intrinsic viscosity. As a result, the Mark‐Houwink equation for PPSE was concluded. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 2013