Synthesis of aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters by a melting bulk reaction between poly(butylene terephthalate) and DL-oligo(lactic acid)

High Performance Polymers

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 166-184

  Zhu, Xiang Jun ^a   Chen, Yiwang ^a   He, Jiying Suxiaohui ^a   Tan, Licheng ^a   Wang, Yang ^a  

^a NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biodegradable; Blending; Poly(butylene terephthalate); Polyesters

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; MELTING; MOLECULAR MASS; POLYBUTENES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ALIPHATIC-AROMATIC COPOLYESTERS; POLYBUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATE;

POLYESTERS;

EID: 40949106392     PISSN: 09540083     EISSN: 13616412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0954008307080267     Document Type: Article

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