Application of a Second-Order Kinetic Model to a Complex Melt Polymerization Reaction |
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Authors: | Ahmed E. Bishara Habib I. Shaban Hamad Al-Adwani Sami H. Ali |
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Affiliation: | (1) Chemical Engineering Department, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969, 13060 Safat, Kuwait |
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Abstract: | A novel copolymer system has been synthesized using methyl hydroquinone diacetate (MHQDA), 1,4 naphthalene dicarboxylic acid (1,4 NDCA), and polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) using the melt polymerization technique. The optimum kinetic parameters pertinent to this system are reported in this study. A simple second-order reaction sequence summarizes catalyzed and uncatalyzed reactions between MHQDA, 1,4 NDCA, and PBT. The kinetic parameters for the copolymerization reaction were determined using a new second-order model. This technique was used to compute the moles of acetic acid generated in the polymerization process. The model was compared to that of the experimentally determined data. Close comparison (percentage error of less than 5%) was obtained between the experimental and theoretical data. The kinetic data support block copolyester formation. The thermal data also supports formation of block polymers. |
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Keywords: | Methyl hydroquinone diacetate 1,4 naphthalene dicarboxylic acid poly (butylene terephthalate) melt polymerization |
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