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Offline smcg23

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Mass fraction of plasticizer / Glass transition temp
« on: August 12, 2009, 03:17:37 PM »
I need to work out the mass fraction of plasticizer absorbed by a polymer.  I know the initial Tg of the polymer, the Tg after the plasticizer has been absorbed, and the Tg of the plasticizer itself.  I know the equation is 1/Tg = W1/Tg1 + W2/Tg2, but can't figure out how to get the mass fraction of plasticizer (W1) or polymer (W2).  Thanks in advance.

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Re: Mass fraction of plasticizer / Glass transition temp
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2009, 03:08:28 PM »
Do you have access to a wet chemical lab?

Plasticizer analysis is often done by soxhlet extraction or gel permeation chromatography.


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