摘要 |
The present invention provides a process for crystallizing a polymer having at least 20 mole percent of hydroxyalkanoate repeat units, comprising admixing the polymer and a compound of the formula R1-C(O)N(R2)2, R1-C(O)NH-(R3)-NHC(O)-R1, R1-NHC(O)NH-(R3)-NHC(O)NH-R1, R1-NHC(O)-R2, R1-NHC(O)-(R3)-C(O)NH-R1, R1-C(O)NH-(R3)-C(O)NH-R1, R1-NHC(O)NH-(R3)-C(O)NH-R1, R1-NHC(O)NH-(R3)-NHC(O)-R1, or a combination thereof, at a first temperature, which is from about 5~C to about 15~C above the melting point of the polymer; and cooling the polymer at a second temperature, which is from about the glass transition temperature of the polymer to about the melting point of the compound. The present invention also provides a composition comprising a polymer having at least about 20 mole percent of hydroxyalkanoate repeat units, and a compound of the formula R1-C(O)N(R2)2, R1-C(O)NH-(R3)-NHC(O)-R1, R1-NHC(O)NH-(R3)-NHC(O)NH-R1, R1-NHC(O)-R2, R1-NHC(O)-(R3)-C(O)NH-R1, R1-C(O)NH-(R3)-C(O)NH-R1, R1-NHC(O)NH-(R3)-C(O)NH-R1, R1-NHC(O)NH-(R3)-NHC(O)-R1, or a combination thereof.
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