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Effects of mixing strategy on catalyst‐assisted reactive blending of polycarbonate and polyethylene terephthalate
Author(s) -
Habibelahi Majid,
Ehsani Morteza,
Morshedian Jalil
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of vinyl and additive technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.295
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1548-0585
pISSN - 1083-5601
DOI - 10.1002/vnl.21631
Subject(s) - materials science , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , crystallinity , polycarbonate , polyethylene terephthalate , solubility , catalysis , transesterification , mixing (physics) , differential scanning calorimetry , polyethylene , chemical engineering , nuclear chemistry , composite material , chemistry , organic chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering , thermodynamics
Reactive melt mixing of polycarbonate (PC) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) blends with constant composition of 80:20 in the presence of a freshly added catalyst was conducted through a two‐step method. At first, PC and PET underwent premixing and melt mixed in the absence of a fresh catalyst. Then, mixing continued with catalyst addition under the same previous condition. The effects of varied premixing times from 1 to 5 min and mixing intensity at rotor speeds of 30 and 50 rev/min (rpm) were separately evaluated in transesterification reaction. The results of solubility analysis showed that the longer premixing time and the higher mixing rate enhanced the rate and extension of reaction. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and thermal analysis by differential scanning calorimetry were conducted on specimens on the basis of solubility separations. The height ratio of carbonyl group peaks of PC and PET phases were calculated for their corresponding FTIR spectra. The height ratio for PET showed a good correlation with solubility data. Moreover, crystallinity of PET phase was influenced by the reaction which was analyzed by solubility parameters. J. VINYL ADDIT. TECHNOL., 25:127–133, 2019. © 2018 Society of Plastics Engineers