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Crystallization and melting behavior of biodegradable poly(ethylene succinate‐ co ‐6 mol % butylene succinate)
Author(s) -
Yang Yan,
Qiu Zhaobin
Publication year - 2011
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.33881
Subject(s) - crystallization , crystallinity , ethylene , materials science , melting point , glass transition , polymer chemistry , isothermal process , polybutylene succinate , chemical engineering , crystallography , chemistry , thermodynamics , polymer , organic chemistry , composite material , catalysis , physics , engineering
The crystallization, melting behavior, and spherulitic growth kinetics of biodegradable poly(ethylene succinate‐ co ‐6 mol % butylene succinate) [P(ES‐ co ‐6 mol % BS)] were investigated and compared with those of the homopolymer poly(ethylene succinate) (PES) in this work. The crystal structure of P(ES‐ co ‐6 mol % BS) was the same as that of neat PES, but the crystallinity decreased slightly because of the incorporation of the butylene succinate content. The glass‐transition temperature decreased slightly for P(ES‐ co ‐6 mol % BS) compared to that for neat PES. The melting point of P(ES‐ co ‐6 mol % BS) decreased apparently; moreover, the equilibrium melting point was also reduced. Two melting endotherms were found for P(ES‐ co ‐6 mol % BS) after isothermal crystallization; this was ascribed to the melting, recrystallization, and remelting mechanism. The spherulitic growth rate of P(ES‐ co ‐6 mol % BS) was slower than that of neat PES at a given crystallization temperature. Both neat PES and P(ES‐ co ‐6 mol % BS) exhibited a crystallization regime II to III transition; moreover, the crystallization regime transition temperature of P(ES‐ co ‐6 mol % BS) shifted to a low temperature compared with that of neat PES. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2011