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Textile Applications of PTT-Based Polymer Blends, Composites, and Nanocomposites

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Poly Trimethylene Terephthalate

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This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of current understanding in the textile applications of polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT), a recently discovered aromatic polyester, in blends, composites, and nanocomposites with polymers, fillers, and nanofillers. PTT is mixing with other polymers and composing with nanoparticles and has gained great interest in the textile area, due to its relatively high cost and desire to increase mechanical, thermal, and morphological properties. PTT is utilized in a variety of commercial applications, including video and audio films, technical films, and packaging, although it is most commonly used in carpet and textile fibers.

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Abbreviations

PTT :

Polytrimethylene terephthalate

PET :

Polyethylene terephthalate

PBT :

Polybutylene terephthalate

PES :

Polyethersulfone

BCF :

Bulk continuous filaments

POY :

Partially oriented yarn

SDY :

Spin-draw yarn

EPDM :

Ethylene propylene diene monomer

PC :

Polycarbonate

PEI :

Polyetherimide

PP :

Polypropylene

PLA :

Polylactic acid

PS :

Polystyrene

PMC :

Polymer matrix composites

HDT :

Heat distortion temperature

GNS :

Graphene nanosheets

CNT :

Carbon nanotube

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The authors wish to acknowledge the funding of Dept. of Chemicals & fertilizers, Govt. of India under the scheme of establishing, Center of Excellence (CoE)  and support of the Laboratory for Advanced Research in Polymeric Materials (LARPM), School for advanced Research in Petrochemicals (SARP), Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology (CIPET), Bhubaneswar, India, that made this study possible.

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  2. Composites Research Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Durban University of Technology, Durban, 4000, South Africa

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Rath, A.P., Kanny, M.K. (2023). Textile Applications of PTT-Based Polymer Blends, Composites, and Nanocomposites. In: Ajitha, A.R., Thomas, S. (eds) Poly Trimethylene Terephthalate. Materials Horizons: From Nature to Nanomaterials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7303-1_12

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