Abstract
Samples of partially oriented yarn (POY) PET fibers were uniaxially drawn at 23, 68 °C (cold drawing) and 100 °C (hot drawing) and then exposed to the supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) without tension at a temperature of 80 °C and a pressure of 220 bar. The effect of drawing temperature on the evolution of mesomorphic phases and the structural changes under exposure to scCO2 were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), and wide-angle X-ray diffraction. The orientation factor of the samples was measured using a polarizing microscope. A good correlation was obtained between the results of various analyses. The results illustrate that evolution of structure strongly depends on both process temperature and post-treatment by scCO2 exposure. The latter process leads to plasticization and reduced glass transition temperature of the samples, thus inducing structural changes in the fibers.
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