Abstract
Unusual copolymers were prepared by Candida antarctica Lipase B (Novozyme-435) catalyzed copolymerization of ω-pentadecalactone (PDL) with trimethylene carbonate (TMC). Atypical solid-state properties were revealed by thermogravimetric analysis, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and X-ray diffraction analyses. Thermal degradation of poly(PDL−TMC) occurs in two steps: the first well above the degradation range of poly(TMC) and the other at a temperature (430 °C) comparable with that of poly(PDL) decomposition. Thermal stability of PDL−TMC copolymers increases with randomization of comonomer distribution. All poly(PDL−TMC) investigated are highly crystalline, even those with equimolar comonomer content and close-to-random distribution. This result indicates that PDL and TMC units cocrystallize. The copolymers show two melting processes: the higher one at about 90 °C, i.e., close to poly(PDL) melting, and the other 30 °C lower. The relative intensity of the two phenomena changes with copolymer micro...
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