Next-Generation High-Performance Bio-Based Naphthalate Polymers Derived from Malic Acid for Sustainable Food Packaging

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dc.contributor.author Li, Wenzhen
dc.contributor.author Kraus, George
dc.contributor.author Cochran, Eric
dc.contributor.author Wang, Tung-ping
dc.contributor.author Shen, Liyang
dc.contributor.author Liu, Hengzhou
dc.contributor.author Li, Jingzhe
dc.contributor.author Li, Wenzhen
dc.contributor.author Kraus, George
dc.contributor.author Cochran, Eric
dc.contributor.department Chemical and Biological Engineering
dc.contributor.department Chemistry
dc.contributor.department Ames Laboratory
dc.date.accessioned 2022-02-22T18:13:57Z
dc.date.available 2022-02-22T18:13:57Z
dc.date.issued 2022-02-16
dc.description.abstract Increasing demand for safe, convenient, and affordable packaging has prompted tremendous growth in single-use plastics, with attendant increases in carbon dioxide emissions and environmental waste. This study presents a family of engineering polyesters featuring biobased naphthalate rigid segments. The proposed polyesters can serve as an eco-friendly substitute for existing packaging materials, such as poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET). Bio-PET analogs using 2,7-naphthalate-based rigid segments of dimethyl 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene-2,7-dicarboxylate (THN) or dimethyl 2,7-naphthalene dicarboxylate (2,7-N) were synthesized via transesterification with ethylene glycol to the bis-hydroxy ester followed by polycondensation. The proposed bionaphthalate polyesters provide unique performance advantages. In experiments, the glass transition temperature of poly(ethylene THN) was comparable to that of PET (Tg = 67.7 °C), and the glass transition temperature of poly(ethylene 2,7-N) was far higher (Tg = 121.8 °C). The thermal stability of poly(ethylene 2,7-N) far exceeded that of PET, as evidenced by its char yield of 33.4 wt % at 1000 °C. Moreover, the poly(ethylene 2,7-N) also produced 30% less acetaldehyde under typical processing temperatures at 250–300 °C. Finally, the oxygen permeability values of these naphthalate-based polymers were less than PO2 = 0.0034 barrer, which represents a 3-fold improvement over PET (0.0108 barrer). Overall, biobased naphthalate rigid segment polyesters are promising candidates for sustainable packaging materials, particularly those requiring high gas barrier performance.
dc.description.comments This document is the unedited Author’s version of a Submitted Work that was subsequently accepted for publication in ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, copyright © 2022 American Chemical Society after peer review. To access the final edited and published work see DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c06726. Posted with permission.
dc.identifier.uri https://dr.lib.iastate.edu/handle/20.500.12876/erLKkqPv
dc.language.iso en
dc.publisher American Chemical Society
dc.source.uri https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c06726 *
dc.subject Biobased naphthalate
dc.subject High-performance bioplastics
dc.subject Thermal stability
dc.subject Barrier-enhanced
dc.subject Green materials
dc.title Next-Generation High-Performance Bio-Based Naphthalate Polymers Derived from Malic Acid for Sustainable Food Packaging
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