Agilent Analysis of Polyvinyl Butyral by GPC Triple Detection with the 390-LC Multi Detector Suite (MDS)说明书用户手册.PDF

Analysis of Polyvinyl Butyral by GPC Triple Detection with the Agilent 390-MDS Multi Detector Suite Application Note Authors Introduction Greg Saunders, Ben MacCreath Polyvinyl butyral (PVB) is a resin prepared from polyvinyl alcohol by reaction with Agilent Technologies, Inc. butyraldehyde. PVB is an important material that has a wide range of uses in applications that require strong binding, optical clarity, excellent surface adhesion, toughness and flexibility. The most well-known application of PVB is in laminated safety glass, for example, in the windscreens of vehicles. In such products, PVB is used as an interface layer between two sheets of toughened glass. The interface layer absorbs the energy of impacts, binding broken shards of glass together and distributing the force of the impact over a wide area. The use of laminated glass has greatly reduced injuries resulting from automobile accidents. As it is the viscoelastic properties of PVB that contribute to its performance in glass laminates, the molecular weight distribution of the material must be closely monitored to ensure optimum performance. Gel permeation chromatography (GPC) with triple detection, employing a light