Thermal Degradation Studies of Terpolymer Derived from 2-Aminothiophenol, Hexamethylenediamine, and Formaldehyde

P U Belsare,P P Kalbende,A B Zade,M S Dhore

doi:10.1155/2014/350832

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Terpolymer (2-ATPHMDAF-I) has been synthesized by the condensation of 2-aminothiophenol and hexamethylenediamine with formaldehyde in the presence of 2 M hydrochloric acid as a catalyst with 1 : 1 : 2 molar proportion of reacting monomers. The structure of newly synthesized terpolymer has been elucidated and confirmed on the basis of elemental analysis and various spectral techniques, that is, UV-visible, FT-IR, and 1H-NMR spectroscopy. Number average molecular weight (Mn¯) has been determined by conductometric titration in nonaqueous medium. The viscosity measurements in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) have been carried out to ascertain the characteristic functions and constants. The studies have been further extended to nonisothermal thermogravimetric analysis for determination of their mode of decomposition and relative thermal stability. Activation energy Ea, order of reaction (n), and frequency factor (z) were calculated by Friedman, Chang, Sharp-Wentworth and Freeman-Carroll methods. Activation energy calculated by Friedman and Chang methods are in close agreement with each other while the results obtained from Freeman-Carroll and Sharp-Wentworth’s methods are found to be in a similar order.

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Study of thermal analysis comprises a group of techniques in which a physical property of substance is measured as a function of temperature when the substance is subjected to a controlled temperature program
Since the modern history of thermogravimetry, thermal degradation of polymers and the study of their kinetics have been at the center of thermal analysis
Composition of terpolymer was assigned on the basis of elemental analysis and was found to be in good agreement with that of calculated values

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Study of thermal analysis comprises a group of techniques in which a physical property of substance is measured as a function of temperature when the substance is subjected to a controlled temperature program. Stable terpolymers have recently become boon to polymer chemist due to their superior and high performance utility. Since the modern history of thermogravimetry, thermal degradation of polymers and the study of their kinetics have been at the center of thermal analysis. The thermal degradation study of terpolymer has become a subject of recent interest, being an important property which primarily decides thermal stability and processability. A wide variety of thermally stable polymers have been synthesized and studied their thermogravimetric property and finds many applications such as ion-exchangers [1,2,3,4,5], semiconductors [6], high dielectric constant for energy storage capacitors [7], packaging, adhesives and coatings in electrical sensors, activators, catalysts and thermally stable materials [8,9,10]. Phenolic resins are known for their wide applications in various areas because of their thermal stability, easy availability, cost effectiveness, and some of their excellent properties [11]

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