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Sustainable and recyclable super engineering thermoplastic from biorenewable monomer

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  • Seul-A Park

    (Research Center for Bio-based Chemistry, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT))

  • Hyeonyeol Jeon

    (Research Center for Bio-based Chemistry, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT))

  • Hyungjun Kim

    (Incheon National University)

  • Sung-Ho Shin

    (Research Center for Bio-based Chemistry, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT))

  • Seunghwan Choy

    (Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH))

  • Dong Soo Hwang

    (Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH))

  • Jun Mo Koo

    (Research Center for Bio-based Chemistry, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT))

  • Jonggeon Jegal

    (Research Center for Bio-based Chemistry, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT))

  • Sung Yeon Hwang

    (Research Center for Bio-based Chemistry, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT)
    University of Science and Technology (UST))

  • Jeyoung Park

    (Research Center for Bio-based Chemistry, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT)
    University of Science and Technology (UST))

  • Dongyeop X. Oh

    (Research Center for Bio-based Chemistry, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT)
    University of Science and Technology (UST))

Abstract

Environmental and health concerns force the search for sustainable super engineering plastics (SEPs) that utilise bio-derived cyclic monomers, e.g. isosorbide instead of restricted petrochemicals. However, previously reported bio-derived thermosets or thermoplastics rarely offer thermal/mechanical properties, scalability, or recycling that match those of petrochemical SEPs. Here we use a phase transfer catalyst to synthesise an isosorbide-based polymer with a high molecular weight >100 kg mol−1, which is reproducible at a 1-kg-scale production. It is transparent and solvent/melt-processible for recycling, with a glass transition temperature of 212 °C, a tensile strength of 78 MPa, and a thermal expansion coefficient of 23.8 ppm K−1. Such a performance combination has not been reported before for bio-based thermoplastics, petrochemical SEPs, or thermosets. Interestingly, quantum chemical simulations show the alicyclic bicyclic ring structure of isosorbide imposes stronger geometric restraint to polymer chain than the aromatic group of bisphenol-A.

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  • Seul-A Park & Hyeonyeol Jeon & Hyungjun Kim & Sung-Ho Shin & Seunghwan Choy & Dong Soo Hwang & Jun Mo Koo & Jonggeon Jegal & Sung Yeon Hwang & Jeyoung Park & Dongyeop X. Oh, 2019. "Sustainable and recyclable super engineering thermoplastic from biorenewable monomer," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 10(1), pages 1-11, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:10:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-019-10582-6
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-10582-6
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    1. Daniel H. Weinland & Kevin van der Maas & Yue Wang & Bruno Bottega Pergher & Robert-Jan van Putten & Bing Wang & Gert-Jan M. Gruter, 2022. "Overcoming the low reactivity of biobased, secondary diols in polyester synthesis," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-12, December.
    2. Gluth, A. & Xu, Z. & Fifield, L.S. & Yang, B., 2022. "Advancing biological processing for valorization of plastic wastes," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 170(C).

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