Effects of Cyanuric Acid on Crystallization Behavior, Polymorphism, and Phase Transition of Poly(butylene adipate)

Isothermal Kinetics of Poly(butylene adipate-co-butylene itaconate) Copolyesters with Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid

A series of aliphatic copolyesters, poly(butylene adipate-co-butylene itaconate) (PBABI), have been synthesized using melt polycondensation of adipic acid (AA), itaconic acid (IA), 1,4-butanediol (1,4-BDO), and the tetra-functional group of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA, 0.1 mol %) to form partially cross-linking density as novel thermoplastic unsaturated copolyesters in our previous research. The crystal phase of PBABI copolyesters tended to prefer thermodynamics in the presence of a small amount of EDTA. The isothermal crystallization analysis revealed that the PBABI with EDTA exhibited a higher crystallization rate and a shorter half-time of crystallization than neat PBABI copolyesters. All of the sizes of spherulite/sheet crystals in the BA/BI = 9/1 are smaller than at BA/BI = 10/0 with or without a cross-linking agent, which demonstrated that the morphology behavior tended to form a small sheet crystal in the presence of 10 mol % IA, which played a dominant role in determining the average size of the crystal. These results deepen our understanding of the relationship among the cross-linking agent, the crystal form, and solidification time in PBABI copolyesters, making these kinds of polymers applicable to reinforce three-dimensional (3D) air-permeable polyester-based smart textiles.

The dependence of the β-to-α phase transition behavior of poly(1,4-butylene adipate) on phase separated morphology in its blends with poly(vinylidene fluoride)

Two kinds of typical phase separated morphologies are prepared and they alter the stability of crystals.

Temperature-dependent crystalline structure and phase transition of poly(butylene adipate) end-functionalized by multiple hydrogen-bonding groups

The crystallization kinetics, crystalline structure and phase transition of UPy-functionalized poly(butylene adipate) were investigated. UPy functionalization facilitated the formation of α crystals.

Regulating the polymorphism behaviour and crystal transformation of poly(butylene adipate) by incorporating butylene fumarate units into the crystal lattice

Copolymerized butylene fumarate units benefit the formation of β-form poly(butylene adipate) at high temperature by cocrystallizing into the crystal lattice.

Role of cis-1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid in the regulation of the structure and properties of a poly(butylene adipate-co-butylene 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylate) copolymer

cis-PBC plays both rigid and flexible roles in a PBAC copolymer, a copolymer that could be considered as a triblock random copolyester.

Fractionated crystallization, polymorphism and crystal transformation of poly(butylene adipate) confined in electrospun immiscible blend fibers with polystyrene

Utilizing electrospun immiscible blend fibers of poly(butylene adipate) (PBA) and polystyrene (PS) and following coating by the high glass transition temperature poly(4-tert-butylstyrene) (P4tBS), confined PBA specimens in nanometer space were effectively prepared.

The crystallization behaviors and mechanical properties of poly(l-lactic acid)/magnesium oxide nanoparticle composites

Nanocomposites of biodegradable PLLA and magnesium oxide composite (PLLA/MgO-NPs) and surface modified magnesium oxide composite (PLLA/m-MgO-NPs) were prepared using a solution casting method.

Novel polymorphism behavior of poly(butylene adipate) in its nanocomposites with carbon nanofibers

Carbon nanofibers prominently enhance the formation of α-form crystal poly(butylene adipate) at low temperature and lead to a novel plateau phenomenon of α-form crystal content in their composites through specific CH–π interactions.

Enhanced crystallization rate of biodegradable poly(butylene succinate-co-ethylene succinate) by poly(butylene fumarate) as an efficient polymeric nucleating agent

PBF may significantly enhance the nonisothermal melt crystallization behavior of biodegradable PBES by acting as an efficient polymeric nucleating agent.