Rheological characterization and molecular modeling of poly(n-butyl acrylate)

N. Jullian , Frédéric Léonardi (1) , Bruno Grassl (1) , Christophe Derail (1) , J. Peyrelasse

1 IPREM - Institut des sciences analytiques et de physico-chimie pour l'environnement et les materiaux

We propose an exhaustive experimental characterization of a series of poly(n-butyl acrylate) samples that were synthesized by controlled radical polymerization and have different molecular weights. We focus on the rheological behavior of these polymers and propose a model of their rheological behavior using a molecular model based on the reptation concept. We report the principal rheological parameters for these homopolymers and demonstrate good agreement between model predictions and experimental data

Domaines: Chimie

N. Jullian, Frédéric Léonardi, Bruno Grassl, Christophe Derail, J. Peyrelasse. Rheological characterization and molecular modeling of poly(n-butyl acrylate). Applied Rheology, 2010, 20 (3), pp.1-11. ⟨10.3933/ApplRheol-20-33685⟩. ⟨hal-01598472⟩