Abstract
By reactive extrusion with pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA), foamable poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) was obtained, which achieved a maximum intrinsic viscosity of 1.36 dL/g with PMDA content 0.8 wt%. Dynamic shear rheological properties were measured to characterize the structure evolution of modified PET. And the Avrami analysis was extended for the non-isothermal crystallization process of modified PET, which relates to cell stabilization in the melt foaming process. Based on the batch foaming process with supercritical carbon dioxide as blowing agent, broad foaming temperature windows were obtained for PETs modified with 0.8 and 0.5 wt% PMDA, in which PET foams with the expansion ratio between 10 and 50 times, the cell diameter between 15 and 37 μm, and the cell density between 6.2 × 108 and 1.6 × 109 cells/cm3 were controllably produced.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1528-1535 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Polymer Engineering and Science |
Volume | 55 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- reactive extrusion
- pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA)
- foamable poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET)
- Dynamic shear rheological properties
- Avrami analysis
- melt foaming process
- Society of Plastics Engineers