A biodegradable crystalline aliphatic polyester, poly(butylene
succinate) (PBS), and an amorphous semiaromatic nylon, poly(hexamethylene
isophthalamide-co-terephthalamide) (PA6IcoT), were
melted and reactively blended with p-toluene sulfonic
acid as the catalyst. The isothermal and nonisothermal crystallization
processes of PBS and its blends with PA6IcoT were investigated by
differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Three different models (Jeziorny’s,
Ozawa’s, and Mo et al.’s methods) were used to simulate
the isothermal and nonisothermal crystallization kinetics. Moreover,
the crystalline morphologies were observed by polarized optical microscopy.
The effects of PA6IcoT and the ester–amide exchange reaction
between polyester and polyamide on the crystallization processes and
crystalline morphology are described in detail.
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