Temperature and crystallinity profiles generated in a polycaprolactone/starch blend under different cooling conditions

This work concerns the numerical simulation of the temperature profiles and the degree of crystallinity through the thickness of a part made from a commercial biodegradable material based on caprolactone and starch (Mater‐Bi Z), as a function of the cooling conditions from the melt. The crystallizat...

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Published in:Journal of applied polymer science 2001-12, Vol.82 (13), p.3275-3283
Main Authors: Ruseckaite, R. A., Stefani, P. M., Cyras, V. P., Kenny, J. M., Vázquez, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Biopolymers
Computer simulation
Crystalline materials
Crystallization
Differential equations
Exact sciences and technology
Natural polymers
Physicochemistry of polymers
polycaprolactone
starch
Starch and polysaccharides
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Summary:This work concerns the numerical simulation of the temperature profiles and the degree of crystallinity through the thickness of a part made from a commercial biodegradable material based on caprolactone and starch (Mater‐Bi Z), as a function of the cooling conditions from the melt. The crystallization kinetics during cooling conditions was evaluated experimentally by calorimetry and the Kamal–Chu equation was used to describe the degree of crystallinity developed during constant cooling rate experiments. This equation coupled with the thermal energy equation, through a heat source term, described the heat generated during crystallization of the polymer. The numerical solution of the system of differential equations was obtained using an implicit finite‐difference method. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 82: 3275–3283, 2001
ISSN:0021-8995
1097-4628
DOI:10.1002/app.2186