Synthesis and crystallization behaviors of modified PET copolymers |
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Authors: | Seung Woo Hu Hee Soo Myung Jong Seok Bae Eui Sang Yoo Seung Soon Im |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Textile Engineering, Hanyang University, Haengdang-dong Seongdong-gu, 133-791 Seoul, Korea |
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Abstract: | A series of random copolyesters having various compositions were synthesized by bulk copolymerization of bishydroxyethyl terephthalate (BHET) with 1,4-cyclohexane dimethanol (CHDM) or dimethyl isophthalate (DMI). CHDM and DMI content was less than 10 wt%. For the synthesized copolyesters, isothermal crystallization rate, melting behavior, and equilibrium temperature were investigated by calorimetry and by Avrami and Hoffman-Weeks equation. Crystalline lattice and morphology were studied by WAXD and SEM. Regardless of the composition, the value of the Avrami exponent was about 3, which indicates that crystallization mechanism of the copolyester was similar to those of PET homopolymer. Incoporation of CHDM or DMI units in PET backbone decreased the crystallization rate of the copolyesters. Surface free energy of copolyesters was evaluated using the newly proposed equation. The value of surface free energy was about 189×10−6 J2/m4 regardless of comonomer contents. This result is in good agreement with that of PET homopolymer. |
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Keywords: | Copolyester Melting behavior Equilibrium melting temperature Surface free energy Crystallization rate |
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