Polymers and Polymer Composites

ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS OF TRICOMPONENT BLENDS OF POLYCARBONATE, POLY(TRIMETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE) AND POLYBUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATE

June 1, 2010 By: Al-Mulla A; Al-Omairi L; Mathew J; Bhattacharya S Research article

Title: ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS OF TRICOMPONENT BLENDS OF POLYCARBONATE, POLY(TRIMETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE) AND POLYBUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATE
Page Range: p.307-313
Author(s): Al-Mulla A; Al-Omairi L; Mathew J; Bhattacharya S
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Journal: Polymers and Polymer Composites
Issue Year: ppc
Volume: 18
Issue No: No.6

Abstract
The isothermal crystallisation kinetics of two different types of linear aromatic polyesters, namely poly(trimethylene terephthalate) (PTT), poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT) and their blend with polycarbonate (PC) has been investigated using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The blend composed of PTT25/PBT25/PC50 (wt/ wt.%) was synthesised using a twin screw extruder. Isothermal studies for PTT were conducted between 129 and 159 °C. The temperature ranged between 168-177 °C for PBT and between 170 and 183 °C for the blend. Avrami, Tobin and Malkin models were used to estimate the crystallisation kinetic parameters, such as crystallisation rate order (n), crystallisation rate constant (k) and half time of crystallisation (t0.5). The values of average sum of square of errors (ASE) of all models were comparable. This detailed study indicates that the models investigated are suitable for describing the crystallisation kinetics of the blend and the neat polymers. 46 Refs.


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