Isothermal crystallization kinetics of poly(ethylene terephthalate)–poly(ethylene oxide) segmented copolymer with two crystallizing blocks

The isothermal crystallization kinetics and morphology of poly(ethylene terephthalate)–poly(ethylene oxide) (PET30–PEO6) segmented copolymer, and poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) and poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) homopolymers have been studied by means of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Polymer (Guilford) 2005-11, Vol.46 (25), p.11655-11663
Hauptverfasser: Li, W., Kong, Xiaohua, Zhou, Enle, Ma, Dezhu
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The isothermal crystallization kinetics and morphology of poly(ethylene terephthalate)–poly(ethylene oxide) (PET30–PEO6) segmented copolymer, and poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) and poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) homopolymers have been studied by means of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and a transmission electron microscope (TEM). It is found that the nucleation mechanism and growth dimension of PEO in the copolymer are different from that in the homopolymer, which is attributed to the effect of the crystallizability of PET-blocks. Furthermore, the crystallization rate of PEO-blocks in the copolymer is slower than that in the homopolymer because the PET-blocks phase is always partially solidified at the temperatures when PEO-blocks begin to crystallize. In contrast, the isothermal crystallization rate of PET-blocks in the copolymer is faster than that in the homopolymer because the lower glass transition temperature of the PEO-blocks (soft blocks) increases the mobility of the PET-blocks in the copolymer.
ISSN:0032-3861
1873-2291
DOI:10.1016/j.polymer.2005.09.067