Thermal degradation behavior of a biodegradable polymer (PBS) has been investigated by conventional and MTGA methods. The kinetic parameters of degradation were calculated by a general analytical solution and by the Coats‐Redfern, Ozawa, Horowitz‐Metzger, and MTGA methods. The results reveal that the reaction mechanism at lower temperature is probably the F1 model through the reaction of random chain cleavage via cis‐elimination. However, the reaction mechanism at higher temperature is likely to be D1 model because of the dominant diffusion control effect.
Summary: New functional poly(ester-anhydride)s with allyl pendant groups in the side chains were obtained by polycondensation of sebacic acid (SBA) and poly(3-allyloxy-1,2-propylene succinate) (OSAGE) terminated with carboxyl groups. The carboxyl groups in OSAGE and in SBA were converted to mixed anhydride groups by acetylation with acetic anhydride. After that, prepolymers obtained were condensed in vacuum to yield higher molecular weight poly(ester-anhydride)s. The influence of SBA and OSAGE content in poly(ester-anhydride)s on their selected properties e.g. molecular weight, thermal and solubility characteristics as well as degradation rate and mode, were examined. Poly(ester-anhydride)s were degraded in aqueous buffer of pH 7.4 at 37 °C. The hydrolytic degradation was monitored by determination of weight loss of samples and by determination of ester to anhydride groups ratio. 相似文献
The products of the thermal degradation at 95 °C over 10 months of ω‐saturated and non‐saturated poly(methyl methacrylate) (pMMA) model compounds were identified with high accuracy via quadrupole ion trap and quadrupole ion trap‐time of flight (Q‐ToF) mass spectrometry. Analysis of the samples taken via these techniques indicated that degradation of vinyl terminated pMMA proceeds via the incorporation of oxygen via the formation of ethylene oxide type end groups, which subsequently rearrange under the expulsion of formaldehyde and 2‐oxo‐propionic acid methyl ester. The corresponding saturated model compounds were demonstrated to be stable over the same time period. The present findings highlight for the first time that poly(methyl methacrylate) degradation does not necessarily and exclusively proceed via radical intermediates.
