Structure/Property Relationships of Partially Crosslinked Poly(butylene succinate). Issue 8 (23rd October 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ma, Piming; Ma, Zhe; Dong, Weifu; Zhang, Yong; Lemstra, Pieter Jan
• Is Part Of: Macromolecular materials and engineering. Volume 298:Issue 8(2013:Aug.)
• Page Start: 910
• Page End: 918
• Publication Date: 2012-10-23
• Subjects: Plastics -- Periodicals; Polymers -- Periodicals; Polymerization -- Periodicals; 547.705
• DOI: 10.1002/mame.201200209
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1438-7492

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>PBS is partially crosslinked by using DCP as an initiator. A low gel fraction (&lt;30 wt%) and low crosslink density of the partially crosslinked PBS are obtained at a DCP content of &lt;0.5 wt%. Consequently, the partially crosslinked PBS retains both its processability and its crystallinity. The overall crystallization rate of the PBS is enhanced by partial crosslinking as evidenced by a considerable increase in crystallization temperature (T_c). Meanwhile, the mechanical properties of PBS are significantly improved by the partial crosslinking. The structure/property relationships of the partially crosslinked PBS are explored. <boxed-text content-type="graphic" position="anchor" orientation="portrait"><graphic position="anchor" mimetype="image" xlink:href="ark:/27927/pgg37f7ssrb" orientation="portrait" xlink:type="simple" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" /></boxed-text></p> </abstract>