Table 4. Molecular Properties of PGBS and PGBAT Copolymers Synthesized Using Mechanical Stirring with an nGA Feed Value of 90% on a 60 g Scalea.
feed | polymer | |||||||
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sample | time/h | nGA/mol % | nGA/mol % | B:A + T | Mn/g mol–1 | Mw/g mol–1 | Đ | yield/% |
PGBS90 | 4 | 90 | 90 | 1:0.97b | 54,800 | 97,000 | 1.77 | 97 |
PGBAT88 | 8 | 90 | 88 | 1:1.04 | 19,500 | 49,400 | 2.53 | 95 |
Polycondensation temperature was 210 °C. Both copolymers were synthesized using a B:A + T = 1.05:1.
B:S value.