The compatibility of polystyrene (PS) with aromatic copolycarbonates containing bisphenol A (BPA) and tetramethyl bisphenol A (TMBPA) was investigated. The simple prevision scheme developed by Sonja Krause was employed to evaluate the effect of the copolymer molecular structure on the miscibility with polystyrene. These prevision data were used to select copolycarbonates of potential interest. Statistical copolycarbonates (CPC) containing different BPA/TMBPA molar ratios were synthesised by polycondensation reaction between a mixture of the two monomers and phosgene. PS/polycarbonates blends, prepared by casting from chloroform solution, were studied with differential scanning calorimetry and optical microscopy to evaluate the components compatibility, which increases with the TMBPA copolymer content.

Blends based on polystyrene and statistical aromatic copolycarbonates

PENCO, Maurizio;SARTORE, Luciana;BIGNOTTI, Fabio;
2004-01-01

Abstract

The compatibility of polystyrene (PS) with aromatic copolycarbonates containing bisphenol A (BPA) and tetramethyl bisphenol A (TMBPA) was investigated. The simple prevision scheme developed by Sonja Krause was employed to evaluate the effect of the copolymer molecular structure on the miscibility with polystyrene. These prevision data were used to select copolycarbonates of potential interest. Statistical copolycarbonates (CPC) containing different BPA/TMBPA molar ratios were synthesised by polycondensation reaction between a mixture of the two monomers and phosgene. PS/polycarbonates blends, prepared by casting from chloroform solution, were studied with differential scanning calorimetry and optical microscopy to evaluate the components compatibility, which increases with the TMBPA copolymer content.
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