Motlatle, Abesach MBothloko, Orebotse JScriba, Manfred ROjijo, Vincent ORay, Suprakas S2021-02-142021-02-142020-11Motlatle, A.M., Bothloko, O.J., Scriba, M.R., Ojijo, V. & Ray, S.S. 2020. The thermal degradation kinetics and morphology of poly(vinyl butyral) cast films prepared using different organic solvents. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11761 .978-0-7354-4019-7http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11761Polyvinyl butyral (PVB) films are highly promising materials as they combine interesting thermal and structural morphology properties and in many cases coating viability. However, the polymerization ability of PVB films through solvent casting method using different solvents is fundamentally not well understood. In this rational, the present study demonstrates the use of Isopropanol, ethanol, methanol, and acetic acid for the development of high quality PVB films. The resulting acetic acid-based PVB film exhibits moderated thermal stability with smooth surface morphology which is an important factor in coating applications. On the other hand, ethanol-based PVB film achieves higher thermal stability relative to all other PVB films with some structural defects attributed to less impurities in the solvents. This study will pave the development of high performance PVB cast films.FulltextenThermal degradation kineticsPolyvinyl butyralPVBConference PresentationMotlatle, A. M., Bothloko, O. J., Scriba, M. R., Ojijo, V., & Ray, S. S. (2020). The thermal degradation kinetics and morphology of poly(vinyl butyral) cast films prepared using different organic solvents. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11761Motlatle, Abesach M, Orebotse J Bothloko, Manfred R Scriba, Vincent Ojijo, and Suprakas S Ray. "The thermal degradation kinetics and morphology of poly(vinyl butyral) cast films prepared using different organic solvents." <i>Proceedings of PPS2019 Europe-Africa Regional Conference of the Polymer Processing Society, AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 2289, Issue 1, November 2020</i> (2020): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11761Motlatle AM, Bothloko OJ, Scriba MR, Ojijo V, Ray SS, The thermal degradation kinetics and morphology of poly(vinyl butyral) cast films prepared using different organic solvents; 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11761 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Motlatle, Abesach M AU - Bothloko, Orebotse J AU - Scriba, Manfred R AU - Ojijo, Vincent AU - Ray, Suprakas S AB - Polyvinyl butyral (PVB) films are highly promising materials as they combine interesting thermal and structural morphology properties and in many cases coating viability. However, the polymerization ability of PVB films through solvent casting method using different solvents is fundamentally not well understood. In this rational, the present study demonstrates the use of Isopropanol, ethanol, methanol, and acetic acid for the development of high quality PVB films. The resulting acetic acid-based PVB film exhibits moderated thermal stability with smooth surface morphology which is an important factor in coating applications. On the other hand, ethanol-based PVB film achieves higher thermal stability relative to all other PVB films with some structural defects attributed to less impurities in the solvents. This study will pave the development of high performance PVB cast films. DA - 2020-11 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR J1 - Proceedings of PPS2019 Europe-Africa Regional Conference of the Polymer Processing Society, AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 2289, Issue 1, November 2020 KW - Thermal degradation kinetics KW - Polyvinyl butyral KW - PVB LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2020 SM - 978-0-7354-4019-7 T1 - The thermal degradation kinetics and morphology of poly(vinyl butyral) cast films prepared using different organic solvents TI - The thermal degradation kinetics and morphology of poly(vinyl butyral) cast films prepared using different organic solvents UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11761 ER -24183