Application of the Avrami, Tobin, Malkin, and Urbanovici–Segal macrokinetic models to isothermal crystallization of syndiotactic polypropylene

Abstract

Various kinetic equations, namely the Avrami, Tobin, Malkin, and Urbanovici–Segal models, have been applied to describe the kinetics of primary crystallization from the melt state of syndiotactic polypropylene (s-PP) under isothermal conditions. Analysis was carried out using a data-fitting procedure, in which the experimental data were fitted directly to each model using a non-linear multi-variable regression program. The results suggested that the experimental data of s-PP can be best described by the Urbanovici–Segal model, followed by the Avrami, Malkin, and Tobin models, respectively.