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Contributed Paper |
Title |
Preparation and Characterization of PET-PLA Copolyester from Waste PET and Lactic Acid (LA) |
Author |
Achanai Buasri, Nattawut Chaiyut, Tanit Jenjaka, Sasirada Weerasunthorn and Sureerat Juengrun |
Email |
achanai130@gmail.com |
Abstract: Poly (enthylene terephthalate) (PET) is a thermoplastic with excellent tensile and impact strength, chemical resistance, clarity, processability, transparency, and appropriate thermal stability. With the widespread use and increasing consumption of PET, the amount of waste PET is growing rapidly. Although this kind of polyester dose not create a direct hazard to the environment, it dose not decompose readily in nature. Thus, the effective recycling of PET wastes for the preservation of resources and protection of the environment has received glycol (EG) in the presence of zinc acetate as a transesterification catalyst. The glycolysis reaction was carried out at the boiling point of EG under nitrogen atmosphere up to 8 h. It (BHET) monomer which was effectively separated from dimer in quite pure crystalline form. Poly (ethylene terephthalate)-poly(lactic acid) (PET-PLA) copolyesters were synthesized by the melt reaction of BHET with lactic acid monomers (LA) in the presence of catalytic system. The copolymerization was studied by varying reaction temperature, reaction time and amount of catalyst. Results show that reaction temperature is a critical factor in this process. The optimum conditions for the copolymerization of PET-PLA copolyesters were synthesized by the melt polymerization at 200°C of LA and BHET. The most select of reaction time and amount of catalyst for synthesis copolyester were 8 h of and 0.4% catalyst by weight of PET. In addition, the NMR studies confirm the incorporation of lactate units in PET chains after reaction. |
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619 - 624 |
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Keyword |
poly (ethylene terphthalate), poly (lactic acid), biodegradable copolyester, depolymerization, copolymerization |
Volume |
Vol.38 No.4 (OCTOBER 2011) |
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Citation |
Buasri A.., Chaiyut N.., Jenjaka T.., Weerasunthorn S.. and Juengrun S.., Preparation and Characterization of PET-PLA Copolyester from Waste PET and Lactic Acid (LA), Chiang Mai J. Sci., 2011; 38(4): 619-624. |
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