The lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of non‐polar polymer solutions: An introduction
- 1 February 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Polymer Engineering & Science
- Vol. 22 (2) , 58-63
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pen.760220203
Abstract
The phase behavior at high temperatures of non‐polar polymer solutions is discussed in a qualitative way in terms of the free volume theory of liquids developed by Prigogine, Patterson and Flory. This theory is necessary to explain the existence of a Lower Critical Solution Temperature (LCST) in non‐polar polymer solutions and the related exothermic heats of mixing. The classical theory of polymer solutions and its limits is first reviewed.Keywords
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