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Viscometric study of high-cis polybutadiene in toluene solution


Author(s) : F. M. Albino Fernanda B. Coutinho Fernanda M. C. Delpech Marcia L. Mello Ivana, 
Publisher : N/A
Publication Date : 2006
ISSN : N/A
Abstract : Viscometric measurements, in toluene solution at 30 آ؛C, were performed with high-cis polybutadiene synthesized by neodymium based catalyst. Six different equations were used to calculate intrinsic viscosities and viscosimetric constant values: Huggins, Kraemer, Martin and Schulz-Blaschke by graphic extrapolation, and Solomon-Ciuta, Deb-Chanterjee and again Schulz-Blaschke, through a single point determination. The molecular weight of the polymers was also determined applying Mark-Houwink-Sakurada equation using the values of intrinsic viscosity obtained by the six equations. The values of intrinsic viscosity and viscosity-average molecular weight obtained by the two methods were compared in order to verify the validity of the single point determination for high-cis polybutadiene.,