Thermal stability of aliphatic hyperbranched polyesters
The influence of the molar mass (generation), number and type of end groups on the thermal stability of aliphatic hyperbranched polyesters are presented in this study. Different end groups were obtained by modification of the samples with chlorides of propionic acid and stearic acid. The thermal stability of the hyperbranched polyesters was determined by thermogravimetry using a NET-ZSCH TG 209 instrument in nitrogen atmosphere at a heating rate of 10?C/min. A comparison of the temperatures obtained for mass losses of 5 20 and 40 wt% for unmodified samples showed that the thermal stability increased up to the fourth generation and then remained practically constant. An increase in the thermal stability of modified samples of the second, third and fourth generation was observed.