Strong Nucleating Effect of Si-Containing Tri-Block Oligomers on Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate).

Quankai Sun, Yao Wang, Miaorong Zhang, Linjun Huang, Pengwei Zhang, Kang Li, Wei Wang, Jianguo Tang

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Quankai SunInstitute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, National Base of International Science & Technology Cooperation, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.

Yao WangInstitute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, National Base of International Science & Technology Cooperation, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.

Miaorong ZhangInstitute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, National Base of International Science & Technology Cooperation, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.

Linjun HuangInstitute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, National Base of International Science & Technology Cooperation, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3664-9744

Pengwei ZhangInstitute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, National Base of International Science & Technology Cooperation, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.

Kang LiInstitute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, National Base of International Science & Technology Cooperation, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.

Wei WangInstitute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, National Base of International Science & Technology Cooperation, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.

Jianguo TangInstitute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, National Base of International Science & Technology Cooperation, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9585-6519

Funding

State Key Project of International Cooperation Research 2023YFE0201100

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Abstract

The development of a silane coupling agent with an aminopropyl structure as a nucleating agent for poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) is reported in this study. The tri-block oligomers nucleating agent was formed by 1,3-bis(3-aminopropyl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane/oxalic acid/low molecular weight PET (LPOBD). It was subsequently cross-linked with tetraethyl orthosilicate to form LPOBD-T. Composites of LPOBD/PET and LPOBD-T/PET were prepared by melt blending, and their thermal and crystallization behaviors were analyzed using XRD, DSC, TG, and POM. The results indicated that not only did the triblock polymer nucleating agent LPOBD exhibit a strong nucleation effect, but the crosslinked LPOBD-T also demonstrated superior crystallization performance. Specifically, the crystallinity of the 1 wt% LPOBD-T/PET composite increased by 3.3%, the crystallization temperature rose by 21.1 °C, and the t

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crystallization propertiesnucleating agentpolyesterssilane coupling agent

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PMID40807252

DOI10.3390/molecules30153077

PMCPMC12348685

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