Polyisobutylene
» Polyisobutylene is a synthetic polymer produced by the low-temperature polymerization of isobutylene in liquid ethylene, methylene chloride, or hexane, using an aluminum-chloride or boron-trifluoride catalyst. It may contain a suitable stabilizer.
Packaging and storage
Preserve in well-closed containers. No storage requirements specified.
Labeling
Label it to indicate the range for intrinsic viscosity or the range for the Staudinger Index, and the name and quantity of any added stabilizer. [noteThe Staudinger Index is equal to 100 times the intrinsic viscosity.]
Identification, Infrared Absorption 197F
Prepare the sample by dissolving it in hot toluene and evaporating on a salt plate.
Loss on drying 731
Dry a 5-g sample for 2 hours at 105: it loses not more than 0.3% of its weight.
Lead 251
Accurately weigh about 3.3 g of Polyisobutylene, transfer to a porcelain dish, and heat on a hot plate until completely charred. Then heat in a muffle furnace at 480 for 8 hours, and cool. Cautiously add 5 mL of nitric acid, evaporate to dryness on a hot plate, then heat again in the muffle furnace for exactly 15 minutes, and cool. Extract the ash with two 10-mL portions of water, filtering each extract into a separator. Leach any insoluble material on the filter with 6 mL of Ammonium Citrate Solution, 2 mL of Hydroxylamine Hydrochloride Solution, and 5 mL of water, adding the filtered washings to the separator. Continue as directed for Procedure, beginning with Add two drops of phenol red TS, and use 10 mL of Diluted Standard Lead Solution (10 µg of lead) for the control: the color of the sample solution does not exceed that in the control (0.0003%).
Viscosity 911
Solvent
Use isooctane.
Test solution
Prepare a solution of Polyisobutylene in the Solvent having a known concentration as indicated in Table 1. [notesThe solution must be homogeneous before testing. For the Polyisobutylene having a Staudinger Index of 100 and higher, add the Solvent to the weighed material, and allow it to stand in an oven at 80 for 12 to 24 hours. A heated mechanical shaker may be used to shorten the dissolution time; it is recommended that a gentle shaker be used to avoid shearing the polymers. Take adequate precautions to prevent evaporation of the solvent.]
Table 1
Procedure
Using a suitable Ubbelohde capillary viscosimeter having dimensions such that the flow time is not less than 200 seconds, immersed in a controlled temperature bath, measure the flow of the Solvent and of the Test solution at 20. Repeat the procedure three times, and calculate the average. [noteBefore each measurement, let the solutions be temperature equilibrated for 10 minutes.]
Calculate the reduced viscosity, J, by the formula:
(t / t0 1) / C
in which t0 is the average flow time, in seconds, of the Solvent; t is the average flow time, in seconds, of the Test solution; and C is the concentration, in g per cm3, of the Test solution.
Calculate the Staudinger Index, J0, by the formula:
J / [1 + 0.31 (t / t0 1)]
in which the terms are defined above: it is within the limits specified on the label.
Auxiliary Information
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