Recent advances in separation-based techniques for synthetic polymer characterization

DM Meunier, JH Wade, M Janco, R Cong… - Analytical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Structure dictates a polymeric material's properties and ultimately its performance in the
marketplace. Elucidation of structural differences among polymer samples is therefore …

[HTML][HTML] 20 Years of polyolefin HPLC: Accomplishments and challenges

H Pasch, PE Bungu - European Polymer Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
The first publication on the interaction of polyolefins with stationary phases for high
performance liquid chromatography at high temperatures (HT-HPLC) appeared in 2003 …

Using a multiscale modeling approach to correlate reaction conditions with polymer microstructure and rheology

KM Zentel, J Degenkolb… - … Theory and Simulations, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Reaction conditions have a huge impact on the resulting polymer properties, but capturing
this requires understanding the correlation of the underlying kinetics, the polymer …

Model‐Assisted Optimization of RAFT Polymerization in Micro‐Scale Reactors—A Fast Screening Approach

F Kandelhard, K Schuldt, J Schymura… - Macromolecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In this work, the combination of different modeling approaches with in‐line proton nuclear
magnetic resonance (1H‐NMR) spectroscopy is used to assist the transfer of a reversible …

Linking molecular structure to plant conditions: advanced analysis of a systematic set of mini-plant scale low density polyethylenes

KM Zentel, PSE Bungu, H Pasch, M Busch - Polymer Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Two sample sets of low density polyethylene (LDPE) were investigated and differentiated via
comprehensive analysis of their microstructures with specific emphasis on branching. The …

Advances in High-Temperature Interaction Chromatography of Polyolefins: A Tutorial on Solvent and Temperature Gradient

PZ Ndlovu, A Lederer - Analytical Chemistry, 2024 - ACS Publications
The advancement of high-temperature interaction chromatography (HT-IC) is a key
milestone in polyolefin characterization. Temperature gradient interaction chromatography …

Porous graphite as platform for the separation and characterization of synthetic polymers–an overview

D Kot, T Macko, JH Arndt, R Brüll - Journal of Chromatography A, 2019 - Elsevier
Porous graphite as sorbent differs significantly from all other HPLC column packings. It
stands out due to its chemically extremely homogeneous surface, which moreover is planar …

Multidimensional analytical protocols for the fractionation and analysis of complex polyolefins

H Pasch, A Ndiripo, PSE Bungu - Journal of Polymer Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Although produced from simple monomers that contain just carbon and hydrogen, polyolefin
have complex molecular structures that are characterized by distributions in molar mass …

Characterization of polyolefins

MI Malik, H Pasch - Molecular Characterization of Polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
Polyolefins constitute half of the annual polymer production worldwide. Polyolefins pose
special challenges for their analysis owing to their semicrystalline nature and insolubility in …

Comprehensive analysis of polyethylene graft copolymers by preparative fractionation, interaction chromatography, and thermal analysis

PS Eselem Bungu, K Zentel, S Hintenlang… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The comprehensive analysis of complex copolymers is a challenge and requires the
combination of results from different methods including size exclusion chromatography for …