The effect of polar groups in acrylic resins on their solubility and solubility parameter was studied with gas-liquid chromatography. The acrylic resins contained polar groups up to 20 mol% of carboxyl and hydroxyl groups were synthesized from ethyl acrylate, acrylic acid and, 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate.
From the changes of specific retention volumes (Vg
0) and weight fraction activity coefficients (γ
w∞) at infinite dilution, the solubility of acrlyic resins into ethanol and 2-propanol increased by the introduction of polar groups. The effect of carboxyl group on the solubility was higher than that of hyroxyl group. The solubility of the resins into benzene, methyl ethyl ketone, and ethyl acetate decreased slightly by introduction of polar groups.
Solubility parameter (SP value) of acrylic resins, estimated from the heat of solution (-_??_HS), increased by the introduction of polar groups. The resin contained hydroxyl group showed higher SP value than that contained carboxly group.
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