Poly(ether ether ketone)/poly(aryl ether sulphone) blends: thermal degradation behaviour |
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Authors: | Bhanu Nandan LD Kandpal GN Mathur |
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Institution: | Polymer Science Division, Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment, DMSRDE P.O., Gt Road, Kanpur 208013, India |
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Abstract: | The thermodegradative behaviour of blends of poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK) and poly(aryl ether sulphone) (PES) was studied by dynamic thermogravimetry in order to analyze their thermal stability. The Freeman-Carrol differential approach was used to determine the kinetic parameters i.e. the apparent activation energy (Ea) and order of reaction (n), of the degradation process. The results indicate that the presence of one component influences the thermal stability of the other. Both, temperature for 5% weight loss (T5) and Ea for blends show a negative deviation from the linear behaviour, which signifies a lowering of thermal stability compared to homopolymers. The decrease in the thermal stability at low concentration of PES in PEEK has been explained on the basis of chemical interactions of the degradation products of PES, which has lower induction temperature for degradation, with PEEK and also on the reduction of viscosity of the medium. But the decrease in thermal stability at low concentration of PEEK in PES is unusual and at present, without the complete elucidation of degradation mechanism in these blends, is difficult to explain. |
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Keywords: | Polymer blends Thermal stability Degradation Activation energy Order of reaction |
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