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Melting and crystallization of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate): effect of heating/cooling rates on phase transformation

Wellen, Renate M. R.; Rabello, Marcelo S.; Araujo Júnior, Inaldo Cesar; Fechine, Guilhermino J. M.; Canedo, Eduardo L.

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Abstract

We studied the crystallization and melting phenomena of poly (3- hydroxybutyrate) (PHB), a biodegradable and biocompatible semi-crystalline thermoplastic, obtained from renewable resources. Its high crystallinity motivated several studies on crystallization and melting behavior, and also on ways to increase the amorphous polymer fraction. The effect of heating and cooling rates on the crystallization and melting of commercial PHB was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry. Several rates, ranging from 2.5 to 20 °C min–1, were used to study the phase changes during heating/cooling/reheating cycles. The results showed that PHB partially crystallizes from the melt during the cooling cycle and partially cold crystallizes on reheating, and that the relative amount of polymer crystallizing in each stage strongly depends on the cooling rate. The melt and cold crystallization temperatures, as well as the rates of phase change, depend strongly on the cooling and heating rates.

Keywords

PHB, DSC, crystallization, melting, kinetics.

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