Poly(propylene imine) dendrimers as plasticizers for polyvinyl chloride |
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| Authors: | Brian M. Tande Norman J. Wagner Young H. Kim |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Center for Molecular and Engineering Thermodynamics, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716;2. Center for Molecular and Engineering Thermodynamics, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716Center for Molecular and Engineering Thermodynamics, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716;3. Dupont Central Research and Development, Experimental Station, Wilmington, Delaware 19880‐0328 |
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| Abstract: | Fourth and fifth generation poly(propylene imine) dendrimers and methyl and benzyl functionalized copolymers of these dendrimers are solution blended with poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC). The methyl‐derivative copolymer is observed to be dispersed in PVC as judged by optical and dynamic scanning calorimetry measurements. This dispersion leads to a substantial reduction in the glass transition temperature and a commensurate plasticization effect, demonstrating that functionalized dendrimer copolymers can successfully plasticize semicrystalline polymers. This plasticization is thought to occur as a result of additional free volume from the highly branched structure of the dendrimer. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 45: 1970–1975, 2007 |
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| Keywords: | copolymers dendrimers hyperbranched plasticizers PVC rheology |
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