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Isothermal crystallization kinetics of PET/alumina nanocomposites using distinct macrokinetic models

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In this study, the isothermal crystallization kinetics of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) filled with 0 to 5 wt% alumina (Al2O3) nanoparticles (NPs) has been investigated at a wide range of defined crystallization temperatures (i.e., 190–220 °C) using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The obtained DSC data (experimentally) under isothermal condition was compared with the calculated data obtained from each macrokinetic equation of Avrami, Tobin, Malkin, and Urbanovici–Segal models using data fitting procedure. The goodness of best fit for the qualitative analysis of isothermal crystallization data obtained from each model has been evaluated using nonlinear multivariable regression program. The obtained results from four distinct models are compared based on isothermal kinetic parameters and the quality of the fitted data. The Avrami, Malkin, and Urbanovici–Segal models have appropriately described the isothermal crystallization kinetics, whereas the Tobin model was less satisfactory in describing the present system.

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The author PNN gratefully acknowledges the University Grant Commission, (SAP-program, contract grant No. F.5-65/2007(BSR)), New Delhi, India, for awarding the fellowship and also thankful to TEQIP (phase II-Maharashtra Government) financial research assistanceship (RA) for extended research work.

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Nikam, P.N., Deshpande, V.D. Isothermal crystallization kinetics of PET/alumina nanocomposites using distinct macrokinetic models. J Therm Anal Calorim 138, 1049–1067 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-019-08192-x

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