On the number-average molecular weight of poly(1,4-trans isoprene) determined by conventional GPC

Autor: Marc Visseaux, Michael Terrier, Philippe Zinck, André Mortreux
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Polymer Testing. 28:106-108
ISSN: 0142-9418
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2008.09.010
Popis: We became aware, in the course of our on-going research, that the number-average molecular weight of poly(1,4-trans isoprene) determined by conventional gel permeation chromatography (GPC) in tetrahydrofuran (THF) using polystyrene standards differs from its true value by a factor 2. As far as we know, the Mark-Houwink coefficients of this polymer in a widespread GPC eluent such as THF have never been determined. We provide in this contribution a simple relationship between the number-average molecular weight of poly(1,4-trans isoprene) determined by GPC in THF using polystyrene standards and its true value.
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