We studied the rates of gelation and phase separation of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) solutions in mixtures of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and water at 25 degreesC and found that both the rates show a maximum at a volume fraction of DMSO phi(DMSO) = 0.60 while gelation was not observed either in pure DMSO or pure water, suggesting that water-DMSO is a cononsolvent system for PVA. On the basis of the data by Cowie [Can J Chem 36 (1961) 2240] we concluded that the 1:2 stable complex between one DMSO molecule and two water molecules is the main cause of this cononsolvency. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Japan Atom Energy Agcy, Neutron Sci Sect, Mat & Life Sci Div, J PARC Ctr, Tokai, Ibaraki, JapanKyoto Univ, Inst Chem Res, Uji, Kyoto 6110011, Japan
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Tokyo Univ Agr & Technol, Dept Organ & Polymer Mat Chem, Koganei, Tokyo 1848588, JapanUniv Tokyo, Neutron Sci Lab, Inst Solid State Phys, Tokai, Ibaraki 3191106, Japan
Osaka, Noboru
Shibayama, Mitsuhiro
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Univ Tokyo, Neutron Sci Lab, Inst Solid State Phys, Tokai, Ibaraki 3191106, JapanUniv Tokyo, Neutron Sci Lab, Inst Solid State Phys, Tokai, Ibaraki 3191106, Japan