MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION: THE KEY TO SUCESSFUL POLYMER PROCESSING

This article discusses the use of Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC) to understand and predict the physical and processing characteristics of polymers. GPC characterizes a polymer by its Molecular Weight Distribution and separates a polymeric material into its individual components (polymers, oligomers, monomers, additives, and contaminats). Included in this article are an explanation of how GPC works, a list of the solvents that can be used, a description of the instrumentation employed, a description of the polystyrene gel-packed columns, a discussion of the single most important fundamental property of polymers which is their molecular weight distribution, and a discussion of the various applications of GPC.

• Corporate Authors:

  Dun Donnelley Publishing Corporation

  222 South Riverside Plaza
  Chicago, IL  United States  60606
• Authors:
  • Cazes, J
  • Carter, J
• Publication Date: 1975-7

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 53-58
• Serial:
  • Industrial Research
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Dun Donnelley Publishing Corporation

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bituminous materials; Chromatography; Gels; Instrumentation; Molecular weight; Physical properties; Polymers; Solvents
• Old TRIS Terms: Process variables
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00125006
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 18 1975 12:00AM