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this information, the higher MW peak is AM/AA copolymer <strong>and</strong> the lower<br />

MW peak is polyamine. Chromatogram (b) is a formulated blend <strong>of</strong> 92.5/<br />

7.5 wt% AM/AA copolymer <strong>and</strong> polyamine. In a comparison <strong>of</strong> the two<br />

chromatograms, the molecular size <strong>of</strong> the copolymer in the formulated blend is<br />

found not to be as large as the molecular size <strong>of</strong> the copolymer in the desired<br />

blend. In industrial applications, these two polymer blends may behave<br />

differently. The area ratio <strong>of</strong> two overlapping chromatographic peaks can be<br />

more easily determined by using a deconvolution technique reported by Vaidya<br />

<strong>and</strong> Hester (61).<br />

5 CONCLUSIONS<br />

Figure 12 <strong>Size</strong> exclusion chromatograms <strong>of</strong> polymer blends.<br />

SEC is a very powerful tool for characterizing polymers <strong>and</strong> studying the<br />

relationship <strong>of</strong> their various properties <strong>and</strong> performances in industrial applications.<br />

Additionally, the SEC technique demonstrates the capability for guiding process<br />

development in polymer synthesis <strong>and</strong> studying the kinetics <strong>of</strong> a chemical<br />

© 2004 by Marcel Dekker, Inc.

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