Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2000, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (5): 801.

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Crystallization Behavior of Polyethylene Glycol Terephthalate/Polyethylene Glycol Intercalated Block Copolymers

JIN Xiao-Fang1, WANG Ping1, YI Guo-Zhen2, YANG Yu2, ZHANG Guo-Yao2   

  1. 1. College of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China;
    2. China Textile Academy, Beijing 100025, China
  • Received:1999-08-22 Online:2000-05-24 Published:2000-05-24

Abstract: Polyethylene glycol terephthalate/polyethylene glycol(poly tetramethylene glycol)/Montmorillonite intercalated block copolymers, PET/PEG (PTMG)/MMT, were synthesized with different mass fractions and molecular weights of PEG. The dispersion of MMTin copolymer matrixes and the influence of PEGor PTMGon the crystallization behavior of PET/MMTwere studied. It was revealed that MMTlayers were dispersed at nano-scale in PET/PEGmatrixes. PEGor PTMGsegments improved the flexibility of PETmolecular chain, resulting in the decrease of the cold crystallization temperature of the intercalated block copolymers and the increase of the melt crystallization temperature. It meant that the crystallization rate of PET/PEG/MMTwas faster than that of PET/MMT. Among the copolymers we synthesized, PEG-2000 (mass fraction:6%) had the best promoting effect on the crystallization rate of PET/MMT.

Key words: Polyethylene glycol terephthalate/polyethylene glycol(PET/PEG), Montmorillonite, Intercalated block copolymer, Crystallization behavior, Nanocomposite

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