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MALDI-TOF characterization of macromonomers
1996
Methacryloyl endfunctionalized oligostyrene macromonomers were characterized by matrix assisted laser desorption ionization/time of flight (MALDI-TOF) spectroscopy and by isocratic and gradient high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The molar mass distribution derived by the different techniques coincide for the investigated oligomers. Mixing experiments revealed that the MALDI-TOF peak areas do not necessarily represent the mixing ratio of the components. Combination of gradient HPLC and MALDI-TOF has resolved the chemical composition of the coupling products formed by reaction of the living anion with oxygen.
Liquid/Gas and Liquid/Liquid Phase Behavior of n-Butane/1,4-Polybutadiene versus n-Butane/1,2-Polybutadiene
2005
Solutions of 1,4-polybutadiene (1,4-PB, 98% cis) and of 1,2-polybutadiene (1,2-PB) in n-butane (n-C 4 ) were studied with respect to their vapor pressure and to their demixing into two liquid phases under isochoric conditions within the temperature range from 25 to 75 °C. 1,2-PB mixes homogeneously with n-C 4 at any ratio, in contrast to 1,4-PB, which exhibits a miscibility gap extending from practically pure solvent to approximately 40 wt % polymer. Corresponding to these solubility differences, the vapor pressures for the system n-C 4 /1,4-PB are considerably higher than for n-C 4 /1,2-PB at the same concentration and temperature. The experimental results are modeled accurately and consis…
Volatile compounds extracted from polypropylene pellets by hot water: influence of the level of the peroxide agents
1992
To improve the quality level of plastic packaging materials, we determined the influence of chemical degradation of polypropylene (PP) upon the amount of volatile components extracted by hot water from PP pellets. Two formulations were analyzed and compared: PP CR (degraded) and PP (not degraded). After Likens-Nickerson's extraction of the pellets and concentration of the extract, an HPLC fractionation was made to collect three fractions of different poiarities: a pentane (A), a dichloromethane (B), and an ether (C) fraction. Fractions (B) and (C) were olfactively evaluated by GC sniffing to be most interesting. Their analysis by GC/MS coupling allowed the identification of different compon…
Ionomers in solution: 1. Viscometric and chromatographic studies in cononsolvent and cosolvent mixtures
1997
Abstract The viscosity and elution behaviour of polystyrene sulfonate ionomers with varying ionic content has been studied in the pure solvents chloroform (CHL), tetrahydrofuran (THF), dioxan (DIO), ethyl acetate (EA) and dimethylformamide (DMF) as well as in their cononsolvent mixtures CHL/THF (50:50), DIO/CHL (75:25) and in the cosolvent mixture EA/DMF (50:50). In the pure solvents with low dielectric constant the reduced viscosities of ionomers are lower at low concentrations and higher at moderate ones than the respective viscosities of the polystyrene precursor. These results can be explained by formation of intramolecular and intermolecular associations. Moreover, differences in visco…
Direct Analysis of Phase I Metabolites, Phenol Sulfates, Glucuronides and Glutathione Conjugates of Benzo[a]pyrene in Freshly Isolated, Hypothermical…
1996
Abstract The complex biotransformation of benzo[a]pyrene (BaP), the prototype of the class of carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, can be used as a tool to characterize the capacity of in vitro systems for the biotransformation of xenobiotics. In order to account for the ability of liver parenchymal cells to metabolize BaP, a method was developed for the isolation, separation and quantitation of its phase I metabolites, e.g. tetrahydrotetraols, trans-dihydrodiols, quinones and phenols, as well as its phase II metabolites, e.g. sulfates, glucuronides and glutathione conjugates, employing a combination of extractive and chromatographic steps. Upon incubation of BaP with freshly isol…
Large scale fractionation of pullulan and dextran
2006
Abstract A recently developed large scale fractionation technique named continuous spin fractionation (CSF) was applied to fractionate pullulan and dextran. 450 g of pullulan with a broad molecular weight distribution were fractionated using water as solvent and acetone as precipitant. In this study, we have in five CSF runs prepared three fractions with apparent M ¯ w * values ranging from 17.6 to 413 kg mol−1. Seventy grams of dextran were fractionated with a mixed solvent of water plus methanol. Five fractionation steps resulted in four samples with M ¯ w values between 4.36 and 18.2 kg mol−1.
Identification of off-flavor compounds in high-density polyethylene (HDPE) with different amounts of abscents
1998
The use of synthetic pipes for drinking water distribution has increased. High desnity polyethylene (HPDE) is preferred because of its favorable mechanical properties, ease of handling during manufacturing, and low permeability to external contaminants. Off-flavor drinking water is a problem with plastic pipes. The compounds causing off-flavors are mainly carbonyl compounds. A combined zeolite called Abscents is used to eliminate odors and to remove odor-causing compounds. In this study, four different amounts of Abscents were added to raw HDPE pellets, and the influence on the off-flavor properties were analyzed. When the maximum amount of Abscents was added, almost all the carbonyl compou…
Effect of solvents on the selectivity of terbutylazine imprinted polymer sorbents used in solid-phase extraction
2002
A solid-phase extraction sample preparation method using a molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) selective for the triazine type pesticide terbutylazine has been developed. The method involves preconcentration from large volumes of water samples on a C18 disk coupled to selective clean-up on the MIP. The method has been optimised by studying the recovery and retention of terbutylazine and some other structurally related triazine derivates as a function of the selective washing solvent used. The effect of the water content of the selective washing solvent was also investigated on the recovery of the MIP. River water samples were analysed with the coupled technique, and efficient clean-up of th…
Preferential solvation of a dicyanate ester monomer and poly(sulfone) in different organic solvents by size-exclusion chromatography.
2002
Preferential solvation parameters A in the ternary systems solvent (1) -monomer (2) -polymer (3) were determined as a tool to measure the compatibility between the cyanate ester monomer Arocy B10 and poly(sulfone), PSF, in the presence of three organic solvents: tetrahydrofuran, dimethylformamide and dicloromethane. The A parameter was measured by size-exclusion chromatography at different monomer-to-polymer ratios. The quantitative evaluation was rigorously made at polymer-diluted conditions. PSF was found to be preferentially solvated by the monomer. Concerning the solvent used, systems containing tetrahydrofuran showed the strongest solvation, the lowest A values being those obtained in …
New method to determine the true transmissibilities and permeabilities of oxygen in hydrogel membranes
1999
In the present paper, an electrochemical method to obtain the true transmissibilities and permeabilities of hydrogels to oxygen is proposed. The method involves the measurement of the electric current arising from the flow of oxygen through a potentiostat cell integrated by a top water layer, the hydrogel membrane, and a thin water layer between the membrane and the cathode, where the oxygen is reduced. Varying the thickness of the top water layer, the true permeation characteristics of the hydrogels are obtained. A parallel study was carried out in which the transmissibilities and permeation coefficients were obtained from the variation of the steady state current with the thickness of the…