Abstract
Functional aliphatic copolyesters of succinic acid (SA) and citric acid (CA) were synthesized via direct copolycondensation in the presence of 1,4-butanediol, with titanium(IV) butoxide as a catalyst. The effects of the comonomer and comonomer ratio on the polycondensation and the melting and glass-transition temperatures were investigated. The melting temperature was very sensitive to the molar ratio of the SA-CA comonomer units. The chain extension of this poly(butylene succinate citrate) was carried out with hexamethylene diisocyanate. The intrinsic viscosity, crystallinity percentage, and rheological properties of these copolyesters were also studied.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3232-3239 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 19 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 1 2002 |
Keywords
- Aliphatic copolyesters
- Chain extension
- Co-polymerization
- Gelation
- Multifunctional monomer
- Polycondensation
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