Solvent-Induced Crystallization of Polyarylene Sulfide Sulfone

Abstract

In this paper, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) induced crystallization behavior of PASS was found and studied. To study NMP induced crystallization of PASS, Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC), X-Ray Powder Diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) were employed. The results showed that the crystal induced by NMP was consistent with precipitates obtained in solution, and was the eutectic of PASS and NMP. With the induction time increased, crystalline region continued to improve and the crystal size became bigger.