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Abstract(s)
Inverse gas chromatography (IGC) has been used to study the Lewis acid–base properties of a technologically and commercially important
core-shell type elastomer (MBS rubber). The parameters determined were the dispersive component of the surface tension, the surface free
energy, the enthalpy and the entropy of adsorption of polar and apolar probes, the surface Lewis acidity constant (Ka), and the surface Lewis
basicity constant (Kb). The results show that the MBS rubber is amphoteric but strongly Lewis basic. It is weakly Lewis acidic. The results are
in accord with the analysis of the molecular structure of PMMA, the shell component of this impact modifier (IM). The interactivity of this
elastomer with the remaining materials in multicomponent polymeric systems is expected to be strongly influenced by the particular surface
energetic properties of the MBS rubber. The results presented would contribute to the interpretation, forecast and optimization of the adhesion
properties and phase preferences shown by this impact modifier when incorporated in such complex polymeric systems as polymer blends
and composites.
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Keywords
MBS rubber Impact modifier Inverse gas chromatography Acid–base interactions Core-shell particulates
Citation
Santos, J.; Guthrie, J. (2005). Study of a core-shell type impact modifier by inverse gas chromatography. Journal of Chromatography A. ISSN 0021-9673. 969.1–2, p. 147–154