A Rapid Thermal Absorption Rate and High Latent Heat Enthalpy Phase Change Fiber Derived from Bio-Based Low Melting Point Copolyesters

A series of poly(butylene adipate-co-hexamethylene adipate) (PBHA) copolymers with different content of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM) was synthesized via one-step melt polymerization. The PBHA copolymer with 5 mol% CHDM (PBHA-C5) exhibited a low melting point (Tm) and high enthalpy of fusion (∆Hm...

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Published in:Polymers 2022-08, Vol.14 (16), p.3298
Main Authors: Lan, Tsung-Yu, Mao, Hsu-I, Chen, Chin-Wen, Lee, Yi-Ting, Yang, Zhi-Yu, Luo, Jian-Liang, Li, Pin-Rong, Rwei, Syang-Peng
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aluminum
Ambient temperature
Cooling
Copolymers
Crystallization
Draw ratio
Enthalpy
Heat
Heating
Infrared imaging
Latent heat
Mechanical properties
Melt spinning
Melting points
Morphology
Nitrogen
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Phase change materials
Phase transitions
Polybutylene terephthalates
Solvents
Temperature
Textiles
Thermal absorption
Thermography
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Summary:A series of poly(butylene adipate-co-hexamethylene adipate) (PBHA) copolymers with different content of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM) was synthesized via one-step melt polymerization. The PBHA copolymer with 5 mol% CHDM (PBHA-C5) exhibited a low melting point (Tm) and high enthalpy of fusion (∆Hm) of 35.7 °C and 43.9 J g−1, respectively, making it a potential candidate for an ambient temperature adjustment textile phase change material (PCM). Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) was selected as the matrix and blended at different weight ratios of PBHA-C5, and the blended samples showed comparable Tm and ∆Hm after three cycles of cooling and reheating, indicating good maintenance of their phase changing ability. Samples were then processed via melt spinning with a take-up speed of 200 m min−1 at draw ratios (DR) of 1.0 to 3.0 at 50 °C. The fiber’s mechanical strength could be enhanced to 2.35 g den−1 by increasing the DR and lowering the PBHA-C5 content. Infrared thermography showed that a significant difference of more than 5 °C between PBT and other samples was achieved within 1 min of heating, indicating the ability of PBHA-C5 to adjust the temperature. After heating for 30 min, the temperatures of neat PBT, blended samples with 27, 30, and 33 wt% PBHA-C5, and neat PBHA-C5 were 53.8, 50.2, 48.3, 47.2, and 46.5 °C, respectively, and reached an equilibrium state, confirming the temperature adjustment ability of PBHA-C5 and suggesting that it can be utilized in thermoregulating applications.
ISSN:2073-4360
2073-4360
DOI:10.3390/polym14163298