Pressure-Induced Phase Separation in Polymer Solutions:  Kinetics of Phase Separation and Crossover from Nucleation and Growth to Spinodal Decomposition in Solutions of Polyethylene inn-Pentane

2001 ◽  
Vol 34 (9) ◽  
pp. 3060-3068 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ke Liu ◽  
Erdogan Kiran
Keyword(s):  
Phase Separation ◽  
Spinodal Decomposition ◽  
Polymer Solutions ◽  
Nucleation And Growth ◽  
Kinetics Of

scholarly journals A computational study of phase separation in polymer solutions under a double quench

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ehsan Hosseini
Keyword(s):  
Phase Separation ◽  
Polymer Solution ◽  
Spinodal Decomposition ◽  
Computational Study ◽  
Stable State ◽  
Thermal Quenching ◽  
Nucleation And Growth ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Numerical Work ◽  
Binary Polymer

Polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs) are a relatively new class of materials used for many applications ranging from switchable windows to projection displays. PDLSs are formed by spinodal decomposition induced by thermal quenching or polymerization. The objective of the present study is to introduce a new mechanism of phase separation in a binary polymer solution and develop a mathematical model and computer simulation to describe the phase separation during the early and intermediate stages of nucleation and growth and spinodal decomposition induced by thermal double quenching. The growth equilibrium limits of phase separation as well as phase transition are calculated by taking into consideration the Flory-Huggins theory for the free energy of mixing. A two step quench is modeled using Cahn-Hilliard theory for asymmetric binary polymer solution which is quenched from a stable state in the one-phase region to a metastable region where nucleation and growth occurs. The solution is allowed to coarsen for different time periods before a second quench was applied to a point further inside the phase diagram. The numerical results in two dimensions replicate the experimental and numerical work that has been recently done and published.

scholarly journals A computational study of phase separation in polymer solutions under a double quench

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ehsan Hosseini
Keyword(s):  
Phase Separation ◽  
Polymer Solution ◽  
Spinodal Decomposition ◽  
Computational Study ◽  
Stable State ◽  
Thermal Quenching ◽  
Nucleation And Growth ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Numerical Work ◽  
Binary Polymer

Polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs) are a relatively new class of materials used for many applications ranging from switchable windows to projection displays. PDLSs are formed by spinodal decomposition induced by thermal quenching or polymerization. The objective of the present study is to introduce a new mechanism of phase separation in a binary polymer solution and develop a mathematical model and computer simulation to describe the phase separation during the early and intermediate stages of nucleation and growth and spinodal decomposition induced by thermal double quenching. The growth equilibrium limits of phase separation as well as phase transition are calculated by taking into consideration the Flory-Huggins theory for the free energy of mixing. A two step quench is modeled using Cahn-Hilliard theory for asymmetric binary polymer solution which is quenched from a stable state in the one-phase region to a metastable region where nucleation and growth occurs. The solution is allowed to coarsen for different time periods before a second quench was applied to a point further inside the phase diagram. The numerical results in two dimensions replicate the experimental and numerical work that has been recently done and published.

Kinetics of phase separation by spinodal decomposition in mixtures of telechelic hydroxy-terminated polyisobutylene and poly(tetrahydrofuran)

1991 ◽  
Vol 24 (17) ◽  
pp. 4852-4856 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hak Soo Lee ◽  
Thein Kyu ◽  
Avi Gadkari ◽  
Joseph P. Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Phase Separation ◽  
Spinodal Decomposition ◽  
Kinetics Of

Kinetics of phase separation at the early stage of spinodal decomposition in epoxy resin modified with PEI blends

2008 ◽  
Vol 287 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenjun Gan ◽  
Yingfeng Yu ◽  
Xiaoyun Liu ◽  
Minghai Wang ◽  
Shanjun Li
Keyword(s):  
Phase Separation ◽  
Epoxy Resin ◽  
Spinodal Decomposition ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Kinetics Of

Spinodal Decomposition in Fe-Cr-Co Alloys

1982 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. S. Brenner ◽  
P. P. Camus ◽  
M. K. Miller ◽  
W. A. Soffa
Keyword(s):  
Phase Separation ◽  
Spinodal Decomposition ◽  
Atom Probe ◽  
Continuous Phase ◽  
Miscibility Gap ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Probe Field ◽  
Long Wavelength ◽  
Composition Fluctuations ◽  
Kinetics Of

Continuous phase separation or spinodal decomposition occurs within a miscibility gap through the selective amplification of long wavelength concentration waves to produce a two-phase modulated microstructure. To comprehensively study the formation of these modulated microstructures and the kinetics of continuous phase separation the behavior of the composition fluctuations in the decomposing material should be monitored directly. The atom probe field-ion microscope is an ideal instrument for this type of investigation of fine-scale microstructures because of its ultra-high spatial resolution and microchemical analysis capability.

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