Cloud-point curves of the polystyrene-cyclohexane system near the critical point |
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Authors: | N Kuwahara M Nakata M Kaneko |
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Affiliation: | Department of Polymer Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan |
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Abstract: | Cloud-point curves for solutions of five polystyrene samples, including three well-fractionated polystyrenes, in cyclohexane have been examined near their critical points. Even for a solution of polystyrene characterized by , the critical point determined by the phase-volume method is generally situated on the right hand branch of the cloud-point curve. The precipitation threshold concentration is appreciably lower than the critical concentration, while the threshold temperature slightly deviates from the critical temperature. The agreement of the precipitation threshold point with the critical point has been found for a solution of polystyrene characterized by Mw=20×104 and in cyclohexane. The η(φ) function derived from critical miscibility data is expressed by , which yields θ of 33.2°C and ψ1 of 0.22. |
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