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Semi‐interpenetrating polymer networks composed of poly(ethylene terephthalate) and castor oil: Synthesis, structure, and properties
Author(s) -
Barrett L. W.,
Sperling L. H.
Publication year - 1993
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.760331408
Subject(s) - castor oil , materials science , ethylene , miscibility , polymer , poly ethylene , toughness , morphology (biology) , chemical engineering , composite material , polymer chemistry , polymer science , organic chemistry , chemistry , catalysis , biology , engineering , genetics
Semi‐interpenetrating networks have been produced from castor oil and poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET). Bond interchange between PET and castor oil plays a major role in the development of initial miscibility, also affecting morphology and chemical structure. Microheterogeneous morphology is developed for materials of intermediate composition, which have much greater toughness than the polymers from which they were made.