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To study the hydrolytic degradation of poly(e-caprolactone) (PCL) some
samples were kept in water for some days and were weighed daily to determine
the weight evolution. In order to accelerate the natural process of hydrolysis the
samples were maintained in a heated thermal bath.
From this work it was possible to conclude that the hydrolysation of PCL occurs
at high temperatures, around and slightly under its melting point, and that the
hydrolysation rate is slightly smaller at 50ºC than at 60ºC.
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Polyester Poly(epsilon-caprolactone) Polymer hydrolysis Polymer degradation
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Instituto Politécnico de Viseu