Interaction of chlorinated polyolefin (CPO) with components of thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO).
Contributors: University of Toronto.  Dept. of Chemistry.
Published: 2004
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
Description: The surface and interface (interphase) of CPO-coated TPO substrate were also characterized. Solvent wiping of the TPO substrates increased the roughness of the TPO surface, while CPO-solution-coating followed by baking had a much larger effect on the roughness of the CPO-TPO interface. In CPO-coated TPO, a diffuse interface was found between the CPO and EBR component.This thesis examines the interaction of a chlorinated polyolefin (CPO) sample (Superchlon 872S) with components of a thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) composed of 75 wt% polypropylene (PP 1042) and 25 wt% ethylene-butene rubber (EBR9). At first, a fluorescent dye (HY-6-NH2) was covalently incorporated onto polymer backbone. Using dye-labeled polymer as a tracer we investigated the morphology of CPO/TPO blends by laser scanning confocal fluorescence microscope (LSCFM). Results of CPO/TPO blends revealed that CPO is more miscible with EBR9 than with PP1042.
Notes: Adviser:  Mitchell A. Winnick.

Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Toronto, 2004.

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Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 43-03, page: 0857.

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