Changes occurring in the degree of crystallinity and lamellar thickness distribution of poly(viny1 alcohol) (PVA) samples during dissolution in water were investigated. PVA samples of three different molecular weights were crystallized by annealing a t 90,110, and 120Β°C. The initial degrees of cryst
Swelling effect of semicrystalline poly(vinyl alcohol) in hydrogen peroxide
β Scribed by Ping I. Lee
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 519 KB
- Volume
- 42
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-8995
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β¦ Synopsis
The effect of hydrogen peroxide on the physicochemical properties of semicrystalline poly ( vinyl alcohol) ( PVA ) has been investigated. Significant and irreversible increases in equilibrium water swelling, dissolved oxygen permeability, and surface wettability have been observed in PVA samples treated with concentrated hydrogen peroxide. Based on the small amount of carbonyl content detected and the crystallinity reduction in hydrogenperoxide-treated poly (vinyl alcohol) samples, a mechanism involving a combination of hydrogen-peroxide-induced oxidative chain scission and dissolution of crystalline regions in poly (vinyl alcohol) is proposed for the observed swelling kinetics and associated changes in polymer properties.
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