Miscibility and melting behavior of poly(ethylene terephthalate)/poly(trimethylene terephthalate) blends |
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Authors: | Hao Liang Fang Xie Biao Chen Fuquan Guo Zhen Jin Fusheng Luo |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Huizhou University, Guangdong 516007, China;2. Division of Science and Technology, Dong Hua University, Shanghai 201620, China;3. Department of History of Science and Technology and Archaeometry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China;4. Department of Material Engineering, Luoyang College of Technology, Luoyang 471023, China |
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Abstract: | The miscibility and melting behavior of binary crystalline blends of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET)/poly(trimethylene terephthalate) (PTT) have been investigated with differential scanning calorimetry and scanning electron microscope. The blends exhibit a single composition‐dependent glass transition temperature (Tg) and the measured Tg fit well with the predicted Tg value by the Fox equation and Gordon‐Taylor equation. In addition to that, a single composition‐dependent cold crystallization temperature (Tcc) value can be observed and it decreases nearly linearly with the low Tg component, PTT, which can also be taken as a valid supportive evidence for miscibility. The SEM graphs showed complete homogeneity in the fractured surfaces of the quenched PET/PTT blends, which provided morphology evidence of a total miscibility of PET/PTT blend in amorphous state at all compositions. The polymer–polymer interaction parameter, χ12, calculated from equilibrium melting temperature depression of the PET component was ?0.1634, revealing miscibility of PET/PTT blends in the melting state. The melting crystallization temperature (Tmc) of the blends decreased with an increase of the minor component and the 50/50 sample showed the lowest Tmc value, which is also related to its miscible nature in the melting state. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2008 |
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Keywords: | polyesters blends miscibility DSC melting point |
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