Poly (phthalazinone ether sulfone) (PPES) with 1:1 and 1:3 ratios of bisphenol A (BPA) unit to phthalazinone unit were selected as samples. Polymer precipitation curves for the ternary systems PPES (1:1)/NMP/ non-solvent and PPES (1:3)/NMP/non-solvent were determined by a titration method. Comparison between two sets of data is made.Non-solvents used were H2O, ethyl ether (EE), diethylene glycol (DEGC), ethyleneglycol methylether (EGME) and butanone (BO). NMP/non-solvent theta-compositions for PPES (1:1) and PPES (1:3) were also estimated. It was found that the volume ratio of non-solvent to NMP at the property mutation or worsening of PPES membrane is close to the theta-composition.
Yi SU and Xigao JIAN Department of Polymer Science, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116012, China
