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Melting behavior and crystallization kinetics of poly(butylene terephthalate‐ co ‐diethylene terephthalate) and poly(butylene terephthalate‐ co ‐triethylene terephthalate) copolyesters
Author(s) -
Finelli Lara,
Lotti Nadia,
Righetti Maria Cristina,
Munari Andrea
Publication year - 2001
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/app.1811
Subject(s) - materials science , triethylene glycol , crystallization , comonomer , dimethyl terephthalate , polymer chemistry , diethylene glycol , differential scanning calorimetry , copolymer , chemical engineering , polyethylene terephthalate , composite material , polyester , thermodynamics , ethylene glycol , polymer , physics , engineering
The melting behavior of poly(butylene terephthalate‐ co ‐diethylene terephthalate) and poly(butylene terephthalate‐ co ‐triethylene terephthalate) copolymers was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry after isothermal crystallization from the melt. Multiple endotherms were found for all the samples, and attributed to the melting and recrystallization processes. By applying the Hoffman‐Weeks' method, the equilibrium melting temperatures of the copolymers under investigation were obtained. Two distinct peaks in the crystallization exothermic curve were observed for all the samples. Both of them appeared at higher times than that of PBT, indicating that the introduction of a comonomer decreased the crystallization rate. The observed dependence of this latter on composition was explained on the basis of the content of ether–oxygen atoms in diethylene and triethylene terephthalate units, and of the different sizes of these units. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 81: 3545–3551, 2001