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Effect of branching on the crystallization kinetics of poly(ethylene terephthalate)
Author(s) -
Jayakannan M.,
Ramakrishnan S.
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(19991003)74:1<59::aid-app6>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - branching (polymer chemistry) , crystallization , nucleation , crystallinity , materials science , poly ethylene , ethylene , polymer chemistry , copolymer , kinetics , chemical engineering , exponent , thermodynamics , polymer , chemistry , composite material , organic chemistry , catalysis , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering , linguistics , philosophy
The effect of branching on the crystallization behavior of poly(ethylene terephthalate) has been examined by nonisothermal crystallization studies, using DSC. It was found that branching causes a significant change in the crystallization behavior, in that the Avrami exponent n lies between 1 and 2, suggesting a rodlike growth process compared to a spherulitic one observed in the case of PET. In addition, the effect of molecular kinks and linear disruptions were also examined; in both these cases, however, the same spherulitic growth, as seen in the case of PET, is observed. Further, the presence of branching, kinks and linear disruptions, in small concentrations, appears to enhance the crystallization process, possibly, by acting to facilitate nucleation. At higher concentrations of such defects, however, the crystallization process is slowed down and the overall crystallinity of the PET copolymers is reduced. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 74: 59–66, 1999
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