Abstract
High-temperature thermal gradient interaction chromatography (HT-TGIC) was recently introduced into the area of polyolefin analysis. This new technique uses commercially available Hybercarb columns to separate polyolefin chains based on their interaction with the porous graphitic carbon stationary phase in a temperature gradient mode. In this paper, a systematic study of HT-TGIC operation conditions is presented for ethylene/1-octene copolymers and their blends. One of the objectives of this investigation is to identify the best set of conditions that maximize peak separation of copolymers in a binary blend. Although the chromatograms of individual resins and their blends are independent of the cooling rate, it will be shown that sample volume (column loading) and heating rate during the elution cycle affect the peak separation of the components in binary blends.
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