Abstract
Abstract Many commercial linear polyethylenes have very broad distributions of molecular weight. The high molecular weight fractions often extend beyond the highest molecular weight calibration standard of GPC. For this reason the reliability of information obtainable from GPC has been examined with attention to the average molecular weights. Calibration range is a serious limitation for the accurate determination of the - weight-average and the higher averages of molecular weight. Uncertainty in the baseline at the high molecular weight region, however, does not produce a significant error. With a four-column GPC having 103 to 107 A nominal capacity, improved resolution is needed in the high molecular weight range. In order to examine the resolution and to improve the calibration, a polyethylene standard of ca. 3–4 million molecular weight is required. With the present limitation of GPC the greatest amount of information can be obtained by examining and intercomparing the cumulative distribution curves. ...
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