Figure 2.
Variation of the intrinsic viscosity with time during solid-state polymerization (SSP) of PEF using TBT catalyst and three different initial IV values; PEF/TBT.1 (a), PEF/TBT.2 (b), and PEF/TBT.3 (c) at different temperatures. Continuous lines represent the theoretical kinetic model simulation results.