Effects of solvent treatment on crystallization kinetics of poly(p‐phenylene sulfide)

E. M. Woo, J. ‐M Chen

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Abstract

Isothermal melt crystallization kinetics were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) for virgin and α‐chloronaphthalene solvent‐treated poly(phenylene sulfide) (PPS) systems. The overall crystallization rates were found to be much faster for the solvent‐treated PPS than for the virgin neat PPS. Additionally, the Avrami crystallization plot for the solvent‐treated PPS samples appeared as two straight portions with an apparent discontinuity, but as a continuous straight line for the virgin PPS system. After the treatment of solvent dissolution and subsequent drying, the residual trace α‐chloronaphthalene, upon being quenched to the crystallization temperatures, initiated some localized solvent‐induced nuclei‐like crystals in PPS. It was the nuclei that enhanced secondary crystallization in treated PPS during the second stage, and the higher extents of secondary crystallization in the solvent‐treated PPS caused the apparent discontinuous break in the Avrami plots. The causes for the difference were explained and the mechanism of the sequential primary/secondary crystallization kinetics for the solvent‐treated PPS was satisfactorily described with a proposed series‐parallel crystallization model. ©1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1985-1993
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics
Volume33
Issue number14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1995 Oct

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Materials Chemistry

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