Abstract
Fluorenone polymers as typified by bisphenol fluorenone copolyester of terephthalic and isophthalic acids have many outstanding properties, e.g. heat resistance and high glass transition temperature. They do not generate hydrogen cyanide during burning, since the polymer structure does not contain nitrogen and this is a potential advantage in fire-resistant fibre applications. Fluorenone polyesters can be toughened with minor percentages of ethylene/vinyl acetate/vinyl alcohol terpolymer. Potentially they also can be toughened with small amounts of an acetylene-terminated bifunctional monomer of fluorenone which can react at high temperatures to form an improved thermally-stable product.
| Original language | English |
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| State | Published - 1984 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science