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A reactive melt modification of polyethylene terephthalate

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5.20 Absolute value <strong>of</strong> complex viscosity Iri*1 vs frequency co for unmodified<br />

and modified HPET. 88<br />

5.21 Effect <strong>of</strong> reaction on the loss tangent vs frequency e for modified and<br />

unmodified HPET 90<br />

5.22 Modified Cole-Cole plots for unmodified and modified HPET<br />

samples 92<br />

5.23 Relaxation spectra H (t) vs relaxation time T 94<br />

5.24 TGIC stability at 270°C as monitored by FT-IR spectroscopy 96<br />

5.25 HPET <strong>melt</strong> stability at 270 °C as monitored by FT-IR spectroscopy 97<br />

5.26 HPET + 10% TGIC at 270 °C as monitored using spectroscopic analysis<br />

in comparison with control PET and TGIC samples at 270 °C after<br />

Amin 98<br />

5.27 Changes in dynamic moduli (G', G") at a constant frequency <strong>of</strong> 10 radls<br />

and at 270°C and 300°C respectively 100<br />

5.28 Evolution <strong>of</strong> storage modulus G' (Pa) versus reaction time (s) as a result<br />

<strong>of</strong> change in frequency (rad/s) at 270°C 105<br />

5.29 Changes in storage moduli versus frequency at different reaction time<br />

intervals, and at 270°C 106<br />

5.30 Comparison <strong>of</strong> method <strong>of</strong> sample preparation — solution casting from<br />

hexafluoroisopropanol versus powder mixing, to monitor the<br />

HPETITGIC reaction 270°C and at a frequency <strong>of</strong> 1 radls. 107<br />

5.31 Frequency dependence <strong>of</strong> oscillatory shear modulus G' for HPET+1.5X<br />

TGIC at 270°C at various time intervals 108<br />

5.32 Frequency dependence <strong>of</strong> tang for HPET+1.5X TGIC at 270 °C at various<br />

time intervals 109<br />

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