Melting,crystallization behaviors,and nonisothermal crystallization kinetics of PET/PTT/PBT ternary blends

The melting, crystallization behaviors, and nonisothermal crystallization kinetics of the ternary blends composed of poly(ethylene terephthalate), poly(trimethylene terephthalate) (PTT) and poly(buthylene terephthalate) (PBT) were studied with differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). PBT content in all ternary blends was settled invariably to be one‐third, which improved the melt‐crystallization temperature of the ternary blends. All of the blend compositions in amorphous state were miscible as evidenced by a single, composition‐dependent glass transition temperature (T_g) observed in DSC curves. DSC melting thermograms of different blends showed different multiple melting and crystallization peaks because of their various polymer contents. During melt‐crystallization process, three components in blends crystallized simultaneously to form mixed crystals or separated crystals depending upon their content ratio. The Avrami equation modified by Jeziorny and the Ozawa theory were employed to describe the nonisothermal crystallization process of two selected ternary blends. The results spoke that the Avrami equation was successful in describing the nonisothermal crystallization process of the ternary blends. The values of the t_1/2 and the parameters Z_c showed that the crystallization rate of the ternary blends with more poly(ethylene terephthalate) content was faster than that with the lesser one at a given cooling rate. The crystal morphology of the five ternary blends investigated by polarized optical microscopy (POM) showed different size and distortional Maltese crosses or light spots when the PTT or poly(ethylene terephthalate) component varied, suggesting that the more the PTT content, the larger crystallites formed in ternary blends. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2007     

Effect of self‐nucleation on the crystallization of segmented copolymer poly(ether ester)

The effect of self‐nucleation on the nonisothermal and isothermal crystallization behaviors of the segmented copolymer poly(ether ester), based on poly(ethylene glycol) as the soft segment and poly(ethylene terephthalate) as the hard segment was investigated by means of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and depolarization polarized light (DPL) techniques, respectively. The results demonstrated that self‐nucleation could enhance the crystallization rate in both cases. The experimental conditions of the self‐nucleation procedure studied by DSC were discussed in detail. The isothermal crystallization was analyzed by the Avrami equation, and the Avrami parameters were dependent on the melting temperature. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 81: 498–504, 2001     

水滑石对PET非等温结晶行为的影响

研究了水滑石(HT)对聚对苯二甲酸乙二酯(PET)非等温结晶行为的影响。差示扫描量热法分析表明,以10℃／min降温时,添加HT的PET的过冷度减少10℃左右;半结晶时间也明显降低,说明PET的结晶能力增强,成核能力提高,结晶速率加快。同时,结晶热焓(ΔHmc)和熔融热焓均有所增加。当w(HT)为0．5％,以10℃／min降温时,PET的熔融结晶温度可以达到201．99℃,ΔHmc为44．75 J／g。     

无机粒子含量对聚酯切片结晶性能的影响

运用差示扫描量热法(DSC)对含A种无机粒子聚酯(PET)的结晶性能进行表征。研究表明:不同A含量的聚酯在所研究的含量范围内,随A含量升高,聚酯的玻璃化转变温度Tg无明显变化,冷结晶温度Tc呈升高趋势,熔点Tm呈升高趋势,熔融结晶Tmc呈降低趋势,过冷度△Tmc呈增大趋势,半结晶周期t1/2呈增加趋势。     

Good extrusion foaming performance of long-chain branched PET induced by its enhanced crystallization property

Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) was modified by regulating different contents of branching agent epoxy-based multifunctional oligomer and chain extender pyromellitic dianhydride in reactive extrusion process. The modified PET with better long-chain branched (LCB) structure boosted its rheological properties, and its enhancement of melt viscoelasticity resulted in excellent foamability in molten-state foaming process using supercritical CO₂ as blowing agent. More importantly, the branched structures acted as crystal sites to accelerate the crystallization kinetic of LCB PET whether under atmospheric pressure or high-pressure CO₂. The shear and elongation flow inside die further quickly induced the crystallization of LCB PET. The rapidly generated fine crystals could both introduce heterogeneous cell nucleation and suppress CO₂ escape, so the cell morphology of LCB PET in continuous extrusion foaming process exhibited a three-fold increase in cell density and smaller uniform cell size with respect to those of other foam-grade PET with long-chain structure.     

复配型结晶成核剂对PET结晶行为的影响

制备了以聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯（PET）为基体的复配型PET结晶成核剂母料——Nu-1；利用12SC研究了不同添加量的Nu-1对PET结晶行为的影响；对比了该成核剂与科莱恩公司的101和杜邦公司的Surlyn对PET结晶行为的影响。结果表明：Nu-1的加入可以有效促进PET结晶的成核速率，随着添加量从2％升高到5％，PET的结晶速率明显提高。在添加量相同时，Nu-1对PET结晶的促进作用接近101和Surlyn。     

Nucleation and crystallization of PET droplets dispersed in an amorphous PC matrix

The present work compares the nucleation and crystallization process of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) in bulk and when it is finely dispersed in a polycarbonate (PC) matrix. Two types of 80/20 PC/PET immiscible blends were prepared by twin-screw extrusion at different screw rotation rates in order to produce fine dispersions of PET. The results indicate that the finer the dispersion, the greater the inhibition of the crystallization of the PET droplets. These results are explained by demonstrating (through self-nucleation experiments) that a fractionated crystallization process was developed in the dispersed PET, since the number of PET particles was much greater than the number of heterogeneities originally present in the bulk polymer. The dispersion of PET into droplets also affects its crystallization rate during isothermal crystallization at high temperatures and its reorganization capacity during heating. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 70: 1725–1735, 1998     

蒙脱土对PET结晶性能、热稳定性和力学性能的影响

通过熔融共混法制备了聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯(PET)／蒙脱土复合材料，用X-射线衍射和透射电镜对蒙脱土在基体中的分散情况进行了表征。研究了蒙脱土对PET结晶性能、热稳定性和力学性能的影响。结果表明，蒙脱土在PET结晶过程中起异相成核作用，明显提高了PET的结晶速率；基体中分散的蒙脱土片层结构可显著改善其热稳定性，加入3％(质量含量，下同)蒙脱土时，起始热分解温度提高22℃，热变形温度提高41℃；加入1％时，材料拉伸强度提高25％，缺口冲击韧性略有下降，此时材料有较好的综合力学性能。     

Melting and crystallization behavior of poly(ethylene terephthalate) and poly(m‐xylylene adipamide) blends

The crystallization and melting behaviors as well as the crystalline morphologies of Poly(ethylene terephthalate)/Poly(m‐xylylene adipamide) (PET/MXD6) blends have been examined and characterized with the aid of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and wide angle x‐ray diffraction (WAXD). The isothermal and nonisothermal crystallization behaviors of the blends were studied as functions of the contents of MXD6, catalyst concentrations, and the effects of the interchange reactions between PET and MXD6. Wide angle x‐ray scattering has been used to examine the crystalline morphologies of the PET/MXD6 blends, to characterize their crystalline and amorphous phases, and to determine crystallite sizes in the blends. Results indicate that the catalyst has both catalyzing and nucleation effects on the PET/MXD6 blends, with the extents of each effect dependent upon the content of catalyst. In addition the crystalline morphology was found to be dominated by the MXD6 content as well as the crystallization temperature. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010     

Effect of crystallization temperature on crystal modifications and crystallization kinetics of poly(L‐lactide)

The crystalline structure of poly(L ‐lactide) (PLLA) have been found to quite depend on the crystallization temperatures (T_cs), especially in the range of 100?120°C, which is usually used as the crystallization temperature for the industrial process of PLLA. The analysis of wide‐angle X‐ray diffraction and Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy revealed that 110°C is a critical temperature for PLLA crystallization. At T_c < 110°C and T_c ≥ 110°C, the α′ and α crystals were mainly produced, respectively. Besides, the structural feature of the α′‐form was illustrated, and it was found that the α′‐form has the larger unit cell dimension than that of the α‐form. Moreover, the crystallization kinetics of the α′ and α crystals are different, resulting in the discontinuousness of the curves of spherulite radius growth rate (G) versus T_c and the half time in the melt‐crystallization (t_1/2) versus T_c investigated by Polarized optical microscope and Differential scanning calorimetry, respectively. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2008     

Role of thermal history on quiescent cold crystallization of PET

The cold crystallization of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) has been studied as a function of the initial structure of the glass using density, microhardness, wide angle X-ray scattering, small angle X-ray scattering and DSC measurements. Glassy PET samples varying from slightly crystalline to completely amorphous phase were investigated. Results reveal that differences in the inner structure of the starting glassy material induce different crystallization rates from the glassy amorphous state. Thus, it is observed that crystallization rate decreases with the increasing cooling rate used to quench the samples. Results have been analyzed using the Kolmogroff-Avrami-Evans theory. A good agreement between theoretical and experimental data is obtained providing accurate values for kinetic constants. The different crystallization rates obtained are explained in terms of differences in nucleation density.     

PET/PTT合金结晶形态的研究

采用XP-201热台偏光显微镜研究了对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯（PET）/对苯二甲酸丙二醇酯（PTT）合金等温结晶时的结晶形态及影响因素。研究结果表明：随着等温结晶温度的升高,PET/PTT(40/60)合金的结晶诱导期变长;在观察的时间范围内各样品的球晶尺寸随着时间的延长而增大;随着PTT含量的增加,样品球晶的线生长速率增大,球晶尺寸增大;对比不同温度下等温结晶的球晶形态,PET/PTT(100/0)样品在190℃结晶时球晶尺寸最大, PET/PTT(40/60)样品和PET/PTT(100/0)样品在180℃结晶时球晶尺寸最大; PET/PTT(0/100)样品等温结晶时呈现出了复杂的条带球晶。     

PET/PLA共混物相容性和结晶性能的研究

研究了相容剂钛酸四丁酯[Ti(OBu)4]含量、聚乳酸(PLA)含量对聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯(PET)/PLA共混物相容性的影响,探讨了共混物的熔融和结晶行为,并对其结晶形貌进行了观察。结果表明,Ti(OBu)4含量为PLA的4%(质量分数,下同)时,PET/PLA共混物的相容性良好,但当PLA含量超过30%时,共混物出现相分离;PLA的加入使PET的结晶峰变窄,结晶速率增加,且结晶峰温度向高温方向移动;PLA的加入使PET的晶粒尺寸大幅减小,晶粒数目大幅增加,结晶更加完善。     

Effect of shearing on crystallization behavior of poly(ethylene terephthalate)

The shear‐induced crystallization behavior of PET was investigated by measuring the time‐dependent storage modulus (G′) and dynamic viscosity (η′) with a parallel‐plate rheometer at different temperatures and shear rate. The morphology of shear‐induced crystallized PET was measured by DSC, X‐ray, and polarizing optical microscopy. When a constant shear rate was added to the molten polymer, the shear stress increased with the time as a result of the orientation of molecular chains. The induction time of crystallization is decreased with frequency. Moreover, the rate of isothermal crystallization of PET was notably decreased with increasing temperature. The shape of spherulites is changed to ellipsoid in the direction of shear. In addition, aggregation of spherulites is increased with increasing frequency. Particularly, the row nucleation morphology could be observed under polarized light for ω = 1. From the results of DSC, the melting point and enthalpy have a tendency to decrease slightly with increasing frequency. The crystallite size and perfectness decreased with frequency, which was confirmed with X‐ray data. The unit length of the crystallographic unit cell of the PET increased and the (1 0 3) plane peak increased with increasing frequency. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 80: 2640–2646, 2001     

PET/PTT合金非等温结晶行为的研究

采用差示扫描量热仪对熔融共混制备的聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯（PET）/聚对苯二甲酸丙二醇酯（PTT）合金的非等温结晶行为进行研究。结果表明,在相同的降温速率时, 随着PTT含量的增加,PET/PTT合金结晶峰温度向低温方向移动,而且当合金中PET与PTT含量接近时,合金样品出现了双重结晶峰;在降温结晶的过程中,随着降温速率的增大,各合金样品结晶峰温度均降低,其结晶峰均宽化;采用Jeziorny法对上述非等温结晶过程进行了分析,分析结果表明,随着降温速率的增大,各合金样品非等温结晶速率常数增加,其Avrami指数在1~5之间,并且逐渐减小。     

端苯基超支化聚酯对PET结晶行为和构象的影响

采用差示扫描量热法(DSC)和衰减全反射傅里叶变换红外光谱(ATR-FTIR)研究了不同代数和含量的端苯基超支化聚酯(HBP)对聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯(PET)结晶行为和构象的影响,计算了晶带与内标峰的吸光度比值以及左右式构象的相对含量.其中975 cm?1和1340 cm?1处的吸收峰归属于反式构象,1370 cm?1处归属于左右式构象,793 cm?1和873 cm?1处的吸收峰为内标峰.结果表明,6%的第三代超支化聚酯对PET的结晶促进能力最强.随着超支化聚酯含量或代数的增加,各吸光度比值基本上都呈现出先增大后减小的趋势,左右式构象的含量则表现出先减小后增大的趋势.端苯基超支化聚酯既可以充当成核剂,又可以充当结晶促进剂,因而可以促进PET结晶.     

Poly(ethylene terephthalate‐co‐isophthalate) copolyesters obtained from ethylene terephthalate and isophthalate oligomers

A series of poly(ethylene terephthalate‐co‐isophthalate) copolyesters containing upto 50%‐mole of isophthalic units were prepared by polycondensation from ethylene terephthalate and ethylene isophthalate fractions of linear oligomers containing from 5 to 6 repeating units in average. The polyesters were obtained in good yields and with high‐molecular‐weights. The microstructure of the copolyesters was studied as a function of reaction time by ¹³C‐NMR showing that a random distribution of the comonomers was achieved since the earlier stages of polycondensation. The melting temperature and enthalpy of the copolyesters decreased with the content of isophthalic units so that copolyesters containing more than 25% of these units were amorphous. Isothermal crystallization studies made on crystalline copolyesters revealed that the crystallization rate of copolyesters decreased with the content in isophthalic units. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010     

PTT／PET共混体系结晶行为和形态研究

利用差示扫描量热仪、正交偏光显微镜研究了聚对苯二甲酸丙二醇酯(PTT)、聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯(PET)及PTT/PET共混体系(质量比为25∶75)的结晶行为、形态和等温结晶动力学。结果表明,PTT/PET共混物中,少量的PTT部分地起到了成核作用,但在一定程度上阻碍了PET链段规则地进入晶格,影响了结晶速率。偏光显微镜观察到PET、PTT和PTT/PET共混物在120℃下1、20min的溶液滴膜有较清晰的球晶。     

湿度对单轴取向PET纤维结晶过程的影响

采用DSC研究了不同拉伸比的单轴取向PET纤维在不同湿度下的冷结晶过程。发现湿度可以诱导纤维双重结晶峰的出现。从DSC图可以看出,随着湿度的提高,结晶峰向低温移动,且分化成两个较小的结晶峰,结晶可在玻璃化转变温度之下发生。DSC数据处理结果表明,所得Avrami指数呈规律变化,由于湿度的影响,单轴取向PET纤维在低温时的结晶机理发生变化。     

The complicated influence of branching on crystallization behavior of poly(ethylene terephthalate)

The randomly branched poly(ethylene terephthalate) (BPET) was prepared by bulk polycondensation from dimethyl terephthalate (DMT) and ethylene glycol (EG), with 0.4–5.0 mol % (with respect to DMT) of glycerol (GL) as a branching agent. The glass transition and crystallization behavior was studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). It was found that the glass transition temperature of BPET reduced with the increasing content of GL until 1.2 mol %, and then increases a little at high degrees of branching. When compared with a linear PET, the crystallization temperature of BPET from the melt shifted to higher temperature as GL content was smaller than 1.2 mol %, and then became lower while GL load was added. Nonisothermal crystallization kinetics was studied through the modified Avrami analysis. It was revealed that the overall crystallization rate parameter of BPET became larger when the GL content was less than 1.2 mol %, then turned to lower at higher branching degree. This indicated that low degree of branching could enhance the overall crystallization of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), whereas high degree of branching in the range of 3.5–5.0 mol % would block the development of crystallization. On the basis of Hoffman's secondary crystallization theory, the product σσ_e of the free energy of formation per unit area of the lateral and folding surface was calculated. According to the change of the product σσ_e with the degree of branching, a possible explanation was presented to illuminate this diverse effect of different degrees of branching on crystallization. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2008