Abstract
The study presents the possibility to replace the 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene (TCB) for the analysis by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) of low-density polyethylenes (LDPE) with dibutoxymethane (DBM, butylal), a halogen free and less toxic solvent. The molecular weight distributions and the viscosity plots were measured for commercial LDPE samples solubilized in TCB, and DBM, using a GPC system with triple detection (light scattering, differential refractive index and viscometer). Similar results were obtained in both solvents for the molecular weight and long chain branching distributions of the analyzed resins, thus confirming the possibility to replace TCB with DBM for the analysis by high-temperature GPC of all types of polyolefins.
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