Isothermal melt-crystallization and melting behavior for three linear aromatic polyesters |
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Authors: | Nujalee Dangseeyun Manit Nithitanakul |
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Affiliation: | The Petroleum and Petrochemical College, Chulalongkorn University, Soi Chula 12, Phyathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand |
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Abstract: | Isothermal crystallization and subsequent melting behavior for three different types of linear aromatic polyester, namely poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), poly(trimethylene terephthalate) (PTT), and poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT), were investigated (with an emphasis on PTT in comparison with PET and PBT). These polyesters were different in the number of methylene groups (i.e. 2, 3, and 4 for PET, PTT, and PBT, respectively). Isothermal crystallization studies were carried out in a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) over the crystallization temperature range of 182-208 °C. The wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD) technique was used to obtain information about crystal modification and apparent degree of crystallinity. The kinetics of the crystallization process was assessed by a direct fitting of the experimental data to the Avrami, Tobin, and Malkin macrokinetic models. It was found that the crystallization rates of these polyesters were in the following order: PBT>PTT>PET, and the melting of these polyesters exhibited multiple-melting phenomenon. Lastly, the equilibrium melting temperature for these polyesters was estimated based on the linear and non-linear Hoffman-Weeks (LHW and NLHW) extrapolative methods. |
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Keywords: | Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Poly(trimethylene terephthalate) Poly(butylene terephthalate) Crystallization kinetics Melting behavior Equilibrium melting temperature |
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