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Phase separation of poly(vinyl methyl ether) aqueous solution: a near-infrared spectroscopic study
Yilu Guo1, Bingjie Sun, Peiyi Wu
1Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shangai 200433, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
The thermosensitive phase separation of poly(vinyl methyl ether) (PVME) aqueous solutions has been investigated using near-infrared spectroscopy in combination with two-dimensional correlation analysis, and a two-step phase separation mechanism during gradual heating has been established. Two-dimensional near-infrared (2D NIR) analysis results indicate that during this two-step process the dehydration of CH 2 groups occurs earlier than that of CH 3 groups. This result suggests that it is the change of the hydrophobic hydrocarbon chain conformation induced by heating that indirectly leads to the dehydration of the hydrophilic ether oxygen side groups.
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