The aim of this work is to determine the theta temperatures
of
chlorinated poly(propene) solutions. The cloud point temperatures
of chlorinated poly(propene) in ethyl acetate, butanone, and 1,4-dioxane
solutions were determined at various concentrations. The theta temperatures
of chlorinated poly(propene) solutions were determined by the linearity
of the reciprocal cloud point temperature against the logarithm of
the polymer volume fraction. The theta temperatures of chlorinated
poly(propene) in ethyl acetate, butanone, and 1,4-dioxane solutions
are 353.11 K, 347.95 K, and 335.91 K, respectively. The theta temperature
increases with the decrease of solubility. The lower the solubility
of chlorinated poly(propene) in solvent, the larger is the free energy
of mixing, the weaker is the spontaneous dissolution, and the higher
is the theta temperature.