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T1 Bio-Based Polyether from Limonene Oxide Catalytic ROP as Green Polymeric Plasticizer for PLA
A1 Sessini, Valentina
A1 Palenzuela Cebrián, Miguel
A1 Damián Burgoa, Jesús
A1 González Mosquera, Marta Elena
K1 Green additives
K1 Limonene oxide
K1 Bio-based polyethers
K1 Catalytic ring opening polymerization
K1 Earth abundant metal catalysts
K1 Química
K1 Chemistry
AB In this work, the polymerization of Limonene Oxide (LO) has been  achieved using an Earth abundant metal-based catalyst developed in our  group, that is very active in ring opening polymerization (ROP)  processes. The bio-based polylimonene ether (PLO) obtained had low  molecular weight and good thermal properties, thus being a potential  green polymeric additive for other bio-based polymers such as PLA.  Hence, we have explored its ability to influence PLA properties. The  addition of only 10 wt %, led to the modification and improvement of PLA  properties in terms of flexibility, thermal stability, and  hydrophobicity. The results obtained are promising and open up the  potential industrial application of PLO for the melt-processing of  blends based on PLA/PLO. These new materials are totally based on  renewable sources and may be interesting for many applications where  biodegradability and reduced water adsorption is required, such as food  packaging or agricultural mulch films.
SN 0032-3861
YR 2020
FD 2020-12-01
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/44504
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/44504
LA eng
DS MINDS@UW
RD 26-abr-2024