Browsing by Subject "Polyesters"
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A green strategy for the synthesis of poly(ethylene succinate) and its copolyesters via enzymatic ring opening polymerization
(2017-10)
Article
Open AccessPoly(ethylene succinate) (PES) with weight-average molecular weight above 60,000 g mol-1 was efficiently obtained by enzymatic ring opening polymerization of cyclic oligo(ethylene succinate)s c(ES)n, which in turn were ... -
Aliphatic polyester and Poly(ester amide) Clay nanocomposites by In-situ Polymerization
(Wiley-VCH Verlag ¬ Co. KGaA, 2011)
Part of book or chapter of book
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Aromatic Polyesters from Cyclic Diacetalized Glucose
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2010-06)
Master thesis
Restricted access - author's decisionThe development of polymers based on monomers from renewable feedstock, and more specifically from carbohydrates, is a steadily growing field of interest because of the properties that can generate these unique structures. ... -
Bio-based aliphatic polyesters from aliphatic diacids and bicyclic alditols: A comparative study
(2016)
Conference lecture
Open AccessIn this work we have prepared and compared the thermal and mechanical properties of aliphatic polyesters made from aliphatic diacids with different polymethylene chain lengths (2, 4, 6, 8) and three bicyclic sugar derived ... -
Bio-based aromatic polyesters and copolyesters by ring opening polymerization
(2016)
Conference lecture
Open AccessIn this work, the synthesis of both c(BF)n and c(BT)n has been performed using the high dilution cyclization technique and these cycles have been then used for the preparation of the homopolyesters PBF and PBT, as well as ... -
Bio-based aromatic polyesters from a novel bicyclic diol derived from D-mannitol
(American Chemical Society (ACS), 2012-10-23)
Article
Open Access2,4:3,5-Di-O-methylene-D-mannitol, abbreviated as Manx, is a D-mannitol-derived compound with the secondary hydroxyl groups acetalized with formaldehyde. The bicyclic structure of Manx consists of two fused 1,3-dioxane ... -
Bio-based PBS copolyesters derived from a bicyclic D-glucitol
(2015-05-12)
Article
Open Access2,4:3,5-di-O-methylene-D-glucitol (Glux-diol) was used for the synthesis of poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) copolyesters by melt polycondensation. Glux-diol possess a rigid bicyclic asymmetric structure made of two fused ... -
Bio-based poly(hexamethylene terephthalate) copolyesters containing cyclic acetalized tartrate units
(Elsevier, 2013-03-08)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyA cyclic acetal of dimethyl l-tartrate (dimethyl 2,3-di-O-methylene l-threarate, Thx) was used as comonomer of dimethyl terephthalate (DMT) in the polycondensation with 1,6-hexanediol (HD) in the melt. Random copolyesters ... -
Biodegradability and biocompatibility of copoly(butylene sebacate-co-terephthalate)s
(2017-01-01)
Article
Open AccessIn the present study poly (butylene sebacate-co-terephthalate)s having different compositions were synthesized with a high yield and a random distribution by thermal transesterification of poly (butylene sebacate) and poly ... -
Biodegradable aromatic copolyesters made from bicyclic acetalized galactaric acid
(2012-08-15)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyRandom poly(hexamethylene terephthalate-co-galactarate) s and poly(dodecamethylene terephthalate-co-galactarate) s copolyesters covering the whole range of compositions were obtained with weight-average molecular weights ... -
Blocky poly(epsilon-caprolactone-co-butylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate) copolyesters via enzymatic ring opening polymerization
(2018-02-01)
Article
Open AccessCyclic oligo(butylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate) and e-caprolactone were copolymerized in bulk at 130-150 ºC by enzymatic ring opening polymerization using CALB as catalyst. Copolyesters within a wide range of compositions ... -
Carbohydrate-based copolyesters made from bicyclic acetalized galactaric acid
(2012-04-15)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyMixtures of the dimethyl esters of adipic acid and 2,3:4,5-di-O-methylene-galactaric acid (Galx) were made to react in the melt with either 1,6-hexanediol or 1,12-dodecanediol to produce linear polycyclic copolyesters with ... -
Carbohydrate-based PBT copolyesters from a cyclic diol derived from naturally occurring tartaric acid: a comparative study regarding melt polycondensation and solid-state modification
(2014-04-01)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policy2,3-O-Methylene-L-threitol (Thx) is a cyclic carbohydrate-based diol prepared by acetalization and subsequent reduction of the naturally occurring tartaric acid. The structure of Thx consists of a 1,3-dioxolane ring with ... -
Carbohydrate-based polyamides and polyesters: an overview illustrated with two selected examples
(2012-02)
Article
Open AccessAn overview on the synthesis, structure and properties of polyamides and aromatic copolyesters produced by using monomers derived from carbohydrates is provided. Two examples are selected for illustration: (a) aliphatic ... -
Carbohydrate-based polyesters made from bicyclic acetalized galactaric acid
(2011-07-11)
Article
Open AccessThe dimethyl ester of 2,3:4,5-di-O-methylene-galactaric acid (Galx) was made to react in the melt with 1,n-alkanediols HO(CH2)nOH containing even numbers of methylenes (n from 6 to 12) to produce linear polycyclic polyesters. ... -
Cationic poly(butylene succinate) copolyesters
(2016-02-01)
Article
Open AccessThe synthesis, characterization and comparative evaluation of properties of two series of cationic PBS copolyesters bearing respectively ammonium and tributylphosphonium side groups, are reported. The copolyesters with ... -
Cell responses to electrical pulse stimulation for anticancer drug release
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2019-08-01)
Article
Open AccessElectrical stimulation is an attractive approach to tune on-demand drug release in the body as it relies on simple setups and requires typically 1 V or less. Although many studies have been focused on the development of ... -
Cellular structure and mechanical properties of polydhyroxyalkanoate (PHA) based foams
(2015)
Conference report
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Chemical structure and microstructure of poly(alkylene terephthalate)s, their copolyesters, and their blends as studied by NMR
(2014-11-17)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyThe use of NMR spectroscopy in solution to investigate the chemical structure of engineering poly(alkylene terephthalate)s such as poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), poly(trimethylene terephthalate) (PTT), and poly(butylene ... -
Compuestos de PLA/o-MMT: caracterización morfológica y mecánica
(2011)
Conference report
Open AccessEn este trabajo se investiga la influencia del procesado y del contenido de nanoarcilla en las propiedad mecánicas de láminas obtenidas por extrusión-calandra a partir de un grado comercial de PLA y una nanoarcilla ...