Investigation of Polyvinyl Chloride and Thermoplastic Polyurethane Waste Blend Miscibility

Authors

  • Agnė LAUKAITIENĖ Kaunas University of Technology
  • Virginija JANKAUSKAITĖ Kaunas University of Technology
  • Kristina ŽUKIENĖ Kaunas University of Technology
  • Valdas NORVYDAS Kaunas University of Technology
  • Serik MUNASSIPOV Taraz State University
  • Urynbassar JANAKHMETOV Taraz State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5755/j01.ms.19.4.3145

Keywords:

polyvinyl chloride, thermoplastic polyurethane, miscibility, dilute solution viscometry, mechanical properties

Abstract

In this study the miscibility of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and poly-e-caprolactone based thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU) waste blends were investigated by dilute solution viscometry. The miscibility criteria a, Db, DB, and D[h] were used to assess the degree of miscibility of polymers in tetrahydrofuran solution. Also, to assess the miscibility and microstructure of PVC/TPU blends obtained by solution casting have been characterized by X-ray diffraction. The tensile strength and deformability properties varying on the blend composition were determined. It was found that PVC and TPU are partially miscible, their blend is amorphous and show two-phase structure. TPU changes the mechanical behaviour of PVC the blends. Increase of TPU content causes PVC elongation at break increase and tensile strength decreases.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.ms.19.4.3145

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Published

2013-12-11

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 4 (2013)

Section

POLYMERS AND COMPOSITES, WOOD

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