Abstract
Poly (l-lactic acid) (PLLA) is a biobased polymer, and poly(trimethylene terephthalate) (PTT) is a semibiobased polymer. However, PLLA is biodegradable, and PTT is not. In this paper, their copolymers (PTHT−PLLA) are synthesized via chain-extension reaction of hydroxyl terminated poly(trimethylene-co-hexamethylene terephthalate) (PTHT−OH) and hydroxyl terminated poly(l-lactic acid) (PLLA−OH) using toluene-2,4-diisocyanate (TDI) as a chain extender. The structures and molecular weights of PTHT−OH, PLLA−OH, and PTHT−PLLA were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR), and gel permeation chromatography (GPC). The thermal, crystalline, and mechanical properties of PTHT−PLLA were further studied by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD), and tensile testing. The resulting PTHT−PLLA copolyesters went through a two-stage thermal decomposition behavior and showed two glass tran...
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