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Dubois, Philippe
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- 2011Novel polyesteramide-based di- and triblock copolymerscitations
- 2008Controlled synthesis of amphiphilic block copolymers based on polyester and poly(amino methacrylate)citations
- 2008Designing polylactide/clay nanocomposites for textile applicationscitations
- 2008Undecyltin trichloride grafted onto cross-linked polystyrenecitations
- 2008CH-π interactions as the driving force for silicone-based nanocomposites with exceptional propertiescitations
- 2007(Plasticized) Polylactide/clay nanocomposite textilecitations
- 2007Polylactide compositions. Part 1citations
- 2007Copolymerization of vinyl acetate with 1-octene and ethylene by cobalt-mediated radical polymerizationcitations
- 2006Copper-based supported catalysts for the atom transfer radical polymerization of methyl methacrylatecitations
- 2005Polylactide/montmorillonite nanocompositescitations
- 2005(Plasticized) polylactide/(organo-)clay nanocomposites by in situ intercalative polymerizationcitations
- 2005Nickel-catalyzed supported ATRP of methyl methacrylate using cross-linked polystyrene triphenylphosphine as ligandcitations
- 2004End-grained wood-polyurethane composites, 1 synthesis, morphology and characterizationcitations
- 2004Synthesis of melt-stable and semi-crystalline poly(1,4-dioxan-2-one) by ring-opening (co)polymerisation of 1,4-dioxan-2-one with different lactonescitations
- 2004Supported nickel bromide catalyst for Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP) of methyl methacrylatecitations
- 2004Diblock copolymers based on 1,4-dioxan-2-one and ε-caprolactonecitations
- 2003Intercalative polymerization of cyclic esters in layered silicatescitations
- 2003Biodegradation of poly(ε-caprolactone)/starch blends and composites in composting and culture environmentscitations
- 2003Exfoliated polylactide/clay nanocomposites by in-situ coordination-insertion polymerizationcitations
- 2002New nanocomposite materials based on plasticized poly(L-lactide) and organo-modified montmorillonitescitations
- 2001Poly(ϵ-caprolactone) layered silicate nanocompositescitations
- 2001Some thermodynamic, kinetic, and mechanistic aspects of the ring-opening polymerization of 1,4-dioxan-2-one initiated by Al(OiPr)3 in bulkcitations
- 2001Mechanisms and kinetics of thermal degradation of poly(ε-caprolactone)citations
- 2000New developments on the ring opening polymerisation of polylactidecitations
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Mechanisms and kinetics of thermal degradation of poly(ε-caprolactone)
Abstract
<p>Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) simultaneously coupled with mass spectrometry (MS) and Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR) was developed as an original technique to study the thermal modification/degradation of poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) through in depth analysis of the evolved gas. Perfectly well-defined PCL samples with controlled end groups, predictable molecular weight, and narrow molecular weight distribution were synthesized by living "coordination-insertion" ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone initiated by aluminum triisopropoxide. TGA analyses carried out on purified PCL samples, deprived from any residual catalyst or monomer, highlighted a two-step thermal degradation. Evolved gas analysis by both MS and FTIR showed that the first process implies a statistical rupture of the polyester chains via ester pyrolysis reaction. The produced gases were identified as H<sub>2</sub>O, CO<sub>2</sub>, and 5-hexenoic acid. The second step leads to the formation of ε-caprolactone (cyclic monomer) as result of an unzipping depolymerization process. The influence of parameters such as polyester molecular weight, nature of the PCL end groups, and presence of catalytic residues as well as the type of purge gas were investigated. The activation energy of the thermal degradation was also studied.</p>