POLYESTERS WITH 1.4/3.6-DIANHYDROSORBITOL AS POLYMERIC PLASTICIZERS FOR PVC

Saturated aliphatic polyesters with 1.4:3.6-dianhydrosorbitol units were mixed with poly(vinylchloride) (PVC). The mechanical properties of these mixtures were examined by differential scanning calorimetry, stress-strain experiments, and torsion pendulum measurements. Polyesters containing more than four methylene groups in the acid component are compatible with PVC. These polyesters can serve as plasticizers for PVC. On the contrary, mixtures of PVC with poly(1.4:3.6-dianhydrosorbitol adipate) are incompatible; in this case, at any blend composition, the two glass transition temperatures of the pure components are observed.