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  2. From: pollack@ucunix.san.uc.edu (Steven Pollack)
  3. Newsgroups: sci.materials
  4. Subject: Re: dissolving nylon-6 and/or nylon-66
  5. Message-ID: <1992Aug21.214943.26443@ucunix.san.uc.edu>
  6. Date: 21 Aug 92 21:49:43 GMT
  7. References: <x-jytdh@rpi.edu> <1992Aug21.161800.4727@serval.net.wsu.edu>
  8. Organization: University of Cincinnati
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  11. In article <1992Aug21.161800.4727@serval.net.wsu.edu> bill@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu (William E. Johns;S23015) writes:
  12. >In article <x-jytdh@rpi.edu> vasisn@rpi.edu writes:
  13. >>
  14. >>    I'm looking for a solvent or a combinations of two compatible solvent that would dissolve PET, nylon-6 and -66 without chemically degrading the material. 
  15. >>    would any one happen to have info in this regard? 
  16. >>
  17. >>niraj vasishtha
  18. >>vasisn@rpi.edu 
  19. >>
  20. >
  21. >Yep, try furfuryl alcohol.  Heat it gently, without flame.  I have dissolved
  22. >any number of different nylons in the stuff--a great solvent for this type
  23. >of polymer.
  24. >
  25. >Enjoy,
  26. >
  27. >Bill
  28. >________________________________________________________________
  29. >bill@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu if you feel compelled to send email
  30.  
  31. For all three, the best thing going is hexafluoroisopropanol.  It
  32. dissolves the nylons and PET.  It is expensive.  But it works.  We have
  33. done molecular weight analysis via GPC in this stuff, bu the solvent was
  34. donated.  Cost about $4K / gallon!!!
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  38. _______________________________________________________________________
  39. Steven K. Pollack               |
  40. University of Cincinnati        |
  41. Department of Materials Science |   I notice that you are still
  42.   & Engineering                 |   using polymers!
  43. 498 Rhodes Hall  ML#12          |     - Lt. Commander Montgomery Scott
  44. Cincinnati, OH 45221-0012       |       U.S.S. Enterprise
  45. spollack@ester.mse.uc.edu       |
  46. ________________________________________________________________________
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