China Plastics ›› 2022, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (9): 105-110.DOI: 10.19491/j.issn.1001-9278.2022.09.015

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Synthesis of PBAT through transesterification with discarded PET

LI Menglu1(), SU Tingting1(), WANG Zhanyong2   

  1. 1.School of Petrochemical Engineering,Liaoning Petrochemical University,Fushun 113001,China
    2.College of Bioscience and Biotechnology,Shenyang Agricultural University,Shenyang 110866,China
  • Received:2022-05-19 Online:2022-09-26 Published:2022-09-26

Abstract:

Poly(ethylene terephthalate⁃co⁃butylene adipate) (PBAT) was prepared through transesterification using waste poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) as a raw material. The structure and compositions of the PBAT products were determined by nuclear magnetic resonance and infrared spectroscopy, and their thermal properties were investigated using TGA and DSC. The contact angle of PBAT was measured by a five⁃point method, and their tensile properties were measured using a universal test machine. The results indicated that there was no thermal decomposition occurring below 300 ºC for the PBAT products. This is an indication of good heat resistance. The PBAT developed in this work exhibited a contact angle of 78.54º, indicating a good hydrophilic nature. Moreover, the PBAT presented elongation at break of over 900 %, indicating a good application potential.

Key words: discarded poly(ethylene terephthalate), poly(terephthalic acid?co?adipic acid?co?butylene glycol), transesterification method

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