Chiang Mai Journal of Science

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Preparation and Characterization of PET-PLA Copolyester from Waste PET and Lactic Acid (LA)

Achanai Buasri, Nattawut Chaiyut, Tanit Jenjaka, Sasirada Weerasunthorn and Sureerat Juengrun
* Author for corresponding; e-mail address: achanai130@gmail.com
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 Journal of Science, 2011; 38(4): 619-624.

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.

Keywords: poly (ethylene terphthalate), poly (lactic acid), biodegradable copolyester, depolymerization, copolymerization

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