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Synthesis and characterization of polysulfone based on poly(ethylene terephthalate) waste
Author(s) -
Tawfik M.E.,
Tawfic M.L.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
polymer engineering and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1548-2634
pISSN - 0032-3888
DOI - 10.1002/pen.24005
Subject(s) - polysulfone , materials science , ethylene carbonate , thermal stability , ethylene glycol , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , ethylene , yield (engineering) , polymer chemistry , catalysis , organic chemistry , chemical engineering , polymer , chemistry , composite material , electrode , engineering , electrolyte
The recycling process of Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) wastes is commercially important since it converts a waste material into a value‐added product and also helps to alleviate environmental pollution. PET waste was depolymerized in the presence of ethylene glycol and manganese acetate as a catalyst. Bis(hydroxyethyl terephthalate), (BHET) and other oligomers are predominately the glycolyzed products (GP). These GP products were reacted with a prepared dichlorodiphenylsulfone (DCDPS) in presence of dried potassium carbonate. Two polysulfones (A &B) with different number average molecular weights, 1787 and 3162 g/mol. were obtained, respectively. The chemical structures of the resulting two polysulfones were elucidated using 1 HNMR and characterized by the known conventional analysis techniques (e.g. FTIR, GPC, DSC, TGA…). The prepared polysulfone (B) disclosed higher thermal stability with respect to the initial reactants. The originality of this study was derived from the use of waste materials to yield a product that has acceptable high thermal stability which provide many beneficial applications in various industrial fields. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 55:1671–1678, 2015. © 2014 Society of Plastics Engineers