Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Thermal Properties and Crystallization Behavior of Novel Biodegradable Poly(hexamethylene succinate-co-6 mol% butylene succinate) and Poly(hexamethylene succinate)

  • Original Paper
  • Published:
Journal of Polymers and the Environment Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

In this research, the thermal properties and crystallization behavior of novel poly(hexamethylene succinate-co-6 mol% butylene succinate) (PHBS) and its homopolymer poly(hexamethylene succinate) (PHS) were extensively studied. With respect to PHS, the introduction of a small content of butylene succinate (BS) unit slightly reduces the melting point and equilibrium melting point but hardly influences the glass transition temperature of PHBS. Despite crystallization temperature, PHS and PHBS crystallize through the same crystallization mechanism. At the same crystallization temperature, PHBS crystallizes more slowly than PHS; furthermore, lowering crystallization temperature enhances the crystallization rates of PHBS and PHS. The spherulites morphologies were observed for both of them, with the spherulites nucleation density of the copolymer being smaller than that of the homopolymer. PHBS and PHS share the same crystal structures, indicative of the location of BS unit in the amorphous region.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
Fig. 9

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Gesti S, Casas M, Puiggali J (2007) Crystalline structure of poly(hexamethylene succinate) and single crystal degradation studies. Polymer 48:5088–5097

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Franco L, Puiggali J (2003) Crystallization kinetics of poly(hexamethylene succinate). Eur Polym J 39:1575–1583

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. Gan Z, Abe H, Kurokawa H, Doi Y (2001) Solid-state microstructure, thermal properties, and crystallization of biodegradable poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) and its copolyesters. Biomacromolecules 2:605–613

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Zhu C, Zhang Z, Liu Q, Wang Z, Jin J (2003) Synthesis and biodegradation of aliphatic polyesters from dicarboxylic acids and diols. J Appl Polym Sci 90:982–990

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Li X, Hong Z, Sun J, Geng Y, Huang Y (2009) Identifying the phase behavior of biodegradable poly(hexamethylene succinate-co-hexamethylene adipate) copolymers with FTIR. J Phys Chem B 113:2695–2704

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. Liang Z, Pan P, Zhu B, Inoue Y (2011) Isomorphic crystallization of aliphatic copolyesters derived from 1, 6-hexanediol: effect of the chemical structure of comonomer units on the extent of cocrystallization. Polymer 52:2667–2676

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  7. Wang G, Qiu Z (2012) Synthesis, crystallization kinetics and morphology of novel biodegradable poly(butylene succinate-co-hexamethylene succinate) copolyesters. Ind Eng Chem Res 51:16369–16376

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  8. Yang H, Qiu Z (2013) Crystallization kinetics and morphology of novel biodegradable poly(hexamethylene succinate-co-3 mol% ethylene succinate) with low and high molecular weights. Ind Eng Chem Res 52:3537–3542

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  9. Ihn K, Yoo E, Im S (1995) Structure and morphology of poly(tetramethylene succinate) crystals. Macromolecules 28:2460–2464

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  10. Qiu Z, Fujinami S, Komura M, Nakajima K, Ikehara T, Nishi T (2004) Nonisothermal crystallization kinetics of poly(butylene succiante). Polym J 36:642–646

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  11. Papageorgiou G, Bikiaris D (2005) Crystallization and melting behavior of three biodegradable poly(alkylene succinates). A comparative study. Polymer 46:12081–12092

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  12. Papageorgiou G, Achilias S, Bikiaris D (2007) Crystallization kinetics of biodegradable poly(butylene succinate) under isothermal and nonisothermal conditions. Macromol Chem Phys 208:1250–1264

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  13. Liu G, Zheng L, Zhang X, Li C, Jiang S, Wang D (2012) Reversible lamellar thickening induced by crystal transition in poly(butylene succinate). Macromolecules 45:5487–5493

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  14. Yang F, Qiu Z (2011) Miscibility and crystallization behavior of biodegradable poly(butylene succinate)/tannic acid blends. Ind Eng Chem Res 50:11970–11974

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  15. Yang Y, Qiu Z (2011) Crystallization kinetics and morphology of biodegradable poly(butylene succinate-co-ethylene succinate) copolyesters: effects of comonomer composition and crystallization temperature. CrystEngComm 13:2408–2417

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  16. Wu H, Qiu Z (2012) Synthesis, crystallization kinetics and morphology of novel poly(ethylene succinate-co-ethylene adipate) copolymers. CrystEngComm 14:3586–3595

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  17. Liu T, Petermann J (2001) Multiple melting behavior in isothermally cold-crystallized isotactic polystyrene. Polymer 42:6453–6461

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  18. Qiu Z, Komura M, Ikehara T, Nishi T (2003) DSC and TMDSC study of melting behaviour of poly(butylene succinate) and poly(ethylene succinate). Polymer 44:7781–7785

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  19. Papageorgiou G, Bikiaris D, Panayiotou C (2011) Novel miscible poly(ethylene sebacate)/poly(4-vinyl phenol) blends: miscibility, melting behavior and crystallization study. Polymer 52:4553–4561

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  20. Wu H, Qiu Z (2012) A comparative study of crystallization, melting behavior, and morphology of biodegradable poly(ethylene adipate) and poly(ethylene adipate-co-5 mol% ethylene succinate). Ind Eng Chem Res 51:13323–13328

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  21. Hoffman J, Weeks J (1965) X-ray study of isothermal thickening of lamellae in bulk polyethylene at the crystallization temperature. J Chem Phys 42:4301–4302

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  22. Avrami M (1940) Kinetics of phase change. II Transformation-time relations for random distribution of nuclei. J Chem Phys 8:212–224

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  23. Avrami M (1941) Granulation, phase change, and microstructure kinetics of phase change. III. J Chem Phys 9:177–184

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  24. Wunderlich B (1976) Macromelecular physics, vol 2. Academic Press, New York

    Google Scholar 

  25. Gan Z, Abe H, Doi Y (2011) Crystallization, melting, and enzymatic degradation of biodegradable poly(butylene succinate-co-14 mol% ethylene succinate) copolyester. Biomacromolecules 2:313–321

    Article  Google Scholar 

  26. Yang Y, Qiu Z (2011) Crystallization and melting behavior of biodegradable poly(ethylene succinate-co-6 mol% butylene succinate). J Appl Polym Sci 122:105–111

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  27. Papageorgiou G, Vassiliou A, Karavelidis V, Koumbis A, Bikiaris D (2008) Novel poly(propylene terephthalate-co-succinate) random copolymers: synthesis, solid structure, and enzymatic degradation study. Macromolecules 41:1675–1684

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  28. Papageorgiou G, Bikiaris D (2007) Synthesis, cocrystallization, and enzymatic degradation of novel poly(butylene-co-propylene succinate) copolymers. Biomacromolecules 8:2437–2449

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  29. Liu G, Zeng J, Huang C, Jiao L, Wang X, Wang Y (2013) Crystallization kinetics and spherulitic morphologies of biodegradable poly(butylene succinate-co-diethylene glycol succinate) copolymers. Ind Eng Chem Res 52:1591–1599

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Funding

This study was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation, China (Grant Numbers 51373020, 51573016 and 51521062).

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers, Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China

    Kangjing Zhang, Huiying Yang & Zhaobin Qiu

Authors
  1. Kangjing Zhang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Huiying Yang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Zhaobin Qiu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Zhaobin Qiu.

Ethics declarations

Conflict of interest

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Zhang, K., Yang, H. & Qiu, Z. Thermal Properties and Crystallization Behavior of Novel Biodegradable Poly(hexamethylene succinate-co-6 mol% butylene succinate) and Poly(hexamethylene succinate). J Polym Environ 26, 1320–1327 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-017-1045-y

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-017-1045-y

Keywords

Search

Navigation