Research Article
Synthesis, Characterization, and Biodegradation Studies of Poly(1,4-cyclohexanedimethylene-adipate-carbonate)s
Table 5
Molecular weights, thermal properties, and crystallinity change after soil burial degradation of PCACs.
| Polymer | Incubation time (days) | (g/mole) | (°C) | (J/g) | (%) |
| PCAC-20 | 28 | 4360 | 100.6 | 57.7 | 47.4 | 70 | 1800 | 103 | 64.3 | 57.9 | 144 | 750 | 106 | 73.1 | 65.2 |
| PCAC-40 | 28 | 4090 | 85.9 | 34.2 | 54 | 70 | 2000 | 90 | 40.9 | 58.2 | 144 | 880 | 93 | 47.1 | 65.6 |
| PCAC-60 | 28 | 3840 | 101.9 | 16.9 | 55.4 | 70 | 1600 | 105 | 18.5 | 60.5 | 144 | 900 | 107 | 19.8 | 66.9 |
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