Factors Affecting Carboxyl End Groups in Textile-Grade Polyester Chips
An important influencing factor in textile-grade polyester chips is the carboxyl end group (-COOH). These groups form mainly during the esterification and polycondensation stages. Incomplete esterification reactions can leave carboxyl groups in the final product. Side reactions such as thermal degradation, thermo-oxidative degradation, and etherification in the polycondensation reaction will also produce carboxyl end groups. […]
