The hydrothermal aging of poly（ethylene terephthalate） （PET） was investigated at 70-95 ℃. A new method to investigate the hydrolysis degree of PET by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy （FTIR） was proposed....The hydrothermal aging of poly（ethylene terephthalate） （PET） was investigated at 70-95 ℃. A new method to investigate the hydrolysis degree of PET by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy （FTIR） was proposed. The spectra during the hydrothermal aging were measured using attenuated total reflection accessory （ATR）. Peak resolving of carbonyl regions was performed, and the ratio of two groups of bands representing carboxylic acids and esters respectively were calculated to show the hydrolysis degree of ester groups in PET. The acid/ester ratio shows exactly the same trend as the average chain scission number per unit mass at various temperatures and thus can be used as a parameter to characterize the hydrolysis and random chain scission of PET. This method related to the hydrolysis mechanism directly, is simple, fast and convenient compared to the traditional methods such as viscometry, end-group titration and size exclusion chromatography （SEC）. It may also be useful in hydrolysis characterization of other polyesters.展开更多
A series of copolyesters poly(ethylene terephthalate p-oxybenzoate) (PETO) de-rived from terephthalic acid, ethylene glycol and 4, 4’ -oxybis (benzoic acid) were easily pre-pared by using DMT method and thermally inv...A series of copolyesters poly(ethylene terephthalate p-oxybenzoate) (PETO) de-rived from terephthalic acid, ethylene glycol and 4, 4’ -oxybis (benzoic acid) were easily pre-pared by using DMT method and thermally investigated. Introduction of 4, 4’ -oxydipheny-lene group into the main chain resulted in a lowering of Tm. a decrease of crystallization rate and an increase of thermal-oxidative stability of the copolyesters. By static elongation of PETO, transparent films with qualified electrical properties and mechanical properties were easily obtained with film forming rate 100%. In comparison with poly (ethylene terephthalate) (PET) film, PETO film had obviously low Tm. and low crystallization temper-ature. Due to the presence of stable aromatic ether structure, decrease in Tm. could not lead to any reduction in thermal-oxidative stability, on the contrary, slight increase was ob-served. PETO film could be used in making heat resistant thick film for channel insulators of electric motor.展开更多
文摘The hydrothermal aging of poly（ethylene terephthalate） （PET） was investigated at 70-95 ℃. A new method to investigate the hydrolysis degree of PET by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy （FTIR） was proposed. The spectra during the hydrothermal aging were measured using attenuated total reflection accessory （ATR）. Peak resolving of carbonyl regions was performed, and the ratio of two groups of bands representing carboxylic acids and esters respectively were calculated to show the hydrolysis degree of ester groups in PET. The acid/ester ratio shows exactly the same trend as the average chain scission number per unit mass at various temperatures and thus can be used as a parameter to characterize the hydrolysis and random chain scission of PET. This method related to the hydrolysis mechanism directly, is simple, fast and convenient compared to the traditional methods such as viscometry, end-group titration and size exclusion chromatography （SEC）. It may also be useful in hydrolysis characterization of other polyesters.
文摘A series of copolyesters poly(ethylene terephthalate p-oxybenzoate) (PETO) de-rived from terephthalic acid, ethylene glycol and 4, 4’ -oxybis (benzoic acid) were easily pre-pared by using DMT method and thermally investigated. Introduction of 4, 4’ -oxydipheny-lene group into the main chain resulted in a lowering of Tm. a decrease of crystallization rate and an increase of thermal-oxidative stability of the copolyesters. By static elongation of PETO, transparent films with qualified electrical properties and mechanical properties were easily obtained with film forming rate 100%. In comparison with poly (ethylene terephthalate) (PET) film, PETO film had obviously low Tm. and low crystallization temper-ature. Due to the presence of stable aromatic ether structure, decrease in Tm. could not lead to any reduction in thermal-oxidative stability, on the contrary, slight increase was ob-served. PETO film could be used in making heat resistant thick film for channel insulators of electric motor.
