Abstract
Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) based thermoplastics are common, particularly in packaging. Due to both thermal and hydrolytic degradation, recycled PET (rPET) shows poor mechanical properties. The effect of adding 30% polycarbonate (PC) and chain extender (CE) on mechanical, thermal and morphological properties was investigated. rPET with PC and CE was melt blended in a single screw extruder, which was then tensile test specimens were formed by injection molding rPET and PC compatibility was improved via chain extending reactions which in turn improved the rPET and PC blend mechanical properties. With the addition of 30%PC the tensile modulus of rPET increased by 18% and it increased by 223% when 2%CE was added to rPET and 30%PC blends. Also, the CE reaction affected crystallization, monitored by differential scanning calorimetry: the melting enthalpy ofblends was lowered by increased CE content.
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