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A reactive melt modification of polyethylene terephthalate

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In addition to the indirect measurement <strong>of</strong> changes in <strong>melt</strong> viscosity in the batch<br />

mixer, chemorheological monitoring <strong>of</strong> the <strong>modification</strong> with triglycidyl isocyanurate in<br />

a dynamic mechanical analyzer provides insights into the evolution <strong>of</strong> molecular weight<br />

and molecular weight distribution <strong>of</strong> the polyester and its effect on the viscoelasticity<br />

behavior <strong>of</strong> the its <strong>melt</strong>.<br />

The developed kinetic data are used to define the process requirements to carry<br />

out the <strong>reactive</strong> <strong>modification</strong>, continuously, in an extruder reactor. Monitoring <strong>of</strong> process<br />

conditions and product analysis indicate the formation <strong>of</strong> higher MW and broader MWD<br />

structures with predictable effects on their <strong>melt</strong> viscoelastic properties. Extrusion<br />

foaming experiments indicate that production <strong>of</strong> low-density foams by a process<br />

involving one-step <strong>reactive</strong> <strong>modification</strong>/gas injection foaming is feasible, at conditions<br />

not significantly different than those employed in the simple <strong>reactive</strong> <strong>modification</strong> <strong>of</strong> the<br />

<strong>polyethylene</strong> <strong>terephthalate</strong> resin.

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