Step-scan TMDSC and high rate DSC study of the multiple melting behavior of poly(1,3-propylene terephthalate) |
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| Authors: | George Z Papageorgiou George P Karayannidis Dimitris N Bikiaris George Litsardakis |
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| Institution: | a Laboratory of Organic Chemical Technology, Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-541 24 Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece
b Laboratory of Materials for Electrotechnics, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-541 24 Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece |
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| Abstract: | The multiple melting behavior of poly(1,3-propylene terephthalate) (PPT) samples after isothermal crystallization from the melt was studied. The step-scan temperature-modulated differential scanning calorimetry (TMDSC) and high rate DSC were used to investigate this behavior in conjunction with standard DSC, wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD) and polarizing light microscopy (PLM). The effect of PPT average molecular weight on the melting was also examined. In general multiple endotherms after isothermal crystallization of PPT were attributed to a continuous crystal perfection process during the subsequent heating scan via melting-recrystallization-remelting. Multiple melting behavior was more pronounced for the low molecular weight PPT. Step-scan TMDSC showed that extensive recrystallization occurs in PPT samples, especially after rapid isothermal crystallization. In fact two recrystallization exothermic peaks were observed. High rate DSC revealed the initial morphology generated during the isothermal step and showed that the low and middle peaks are associated with melting of primary crystals while the high temperature peak should be attributed to melting of recrystallized material. |
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| Keywords: | Poly(trimethylene terephthalate) (PTT) Poly(propylene terephthalate) (PPT) Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) Temperature-modulated DSC (TMDSC) Multiple melting |
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