Effect of Graphene Oxide on Non-Isothermal Melt Crystallization Kinetics of Poly(Trimethylene Terephthalate)

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Poly (trimethylene terephthalate) (PTT)/graphene oxide (GO) nanocomposites were prepared by melt mixing. The effect of GO on non-isothermal melt crystallization kinetics of PTT with different amounts of GO were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The Avrami, Ozawa and Mo were used to analyze the non-isothermal crystallization process. The results of Avrami analysis showed that adding GO into PTT matrix changed the crystallization nucleation of PTT. Ozawa analysis could not be used for the non-isothermal crystallization of PTT/GO nanocomposites. According to the results of Mo analysis, a higher cooling rate would be needed in order to obtain a higher degree of crystallinity at unit crystallization time.

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