THERMAL SCIENCE
International Scientific Journal
NON-ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIOR OF BIODEGRADABLE POLY(BUTYLENE SUCCINATE-CO-TEREPHTHALATE) (PBST) COPOLYESTERS
ABSTRACT
Non-isothermal crystallization and subsequent melting of biodegradable poly(bu-tylene succinate-co-terephthalate) copolyesters with different butylene terephtha-late contents were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry measurements. Differential scanning calorimetry crystallization curves revealed that butylene terephthalate contents of poly(butylene succinate-co-terephthalate) copolyesters had an identical effects on the onset, peak and final crystallization temperatures. Subsequent differential scanning calorimetry melting curves implied that both PBST-10 and PBST-70 copolyesters had the narrow distribution of lamellar thickness, while the PBST-50 copolyester showed much wider distribution.
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PAPER SUBMITTED: 2012-08-15
PAPER REVISED: 2012-09-01
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2012-09-12
THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR
2012, VOLUME
16, ISSUE
Issue 5, PAGES [1480 - 1483]
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