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Miscibilities and rheological properties of poly(butylene succinate)–Poly(butylene terephthalate) blends
Author(s) -
Kim Young Jin,
Park O Ok
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4628(19990516)72:7<945::aid-app10>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - polybutylene succinate , polyester , materials science , transesterification , dynamic mechanical analysis , glass transition , rheology , biodegradation , polymer chemistry , composite material , chemical engineering , polymer , organic chemistry , chemistry , catalysis , engineering
An aliphatic/aromatic polyester blend has been dealt with in this study. As an aliphatic polyester, poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) was used, which is thought to possess biodegradability, but it is relatively expensive. It has been blended with poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT) in order to obtain a biodegradable blend with better mechanical properties and lower cost. The miscibilities of PBS–PBT blends were examined not only from the changes of T g but also from log G ′–log G " plots. Dynamic mechanical thermal analyzer (DMTA) was an appropriate, sensitive method to obtain the glass transitions properly. Thermal stabilities of PBS and PBT were also verified at the temperature of 240°C. A transesterification reaction between two polyesters at 240°C was hardly detectable so that it did not affect the miscibilities and properties of the blends. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 72: 945–951, 1999