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An environmentally sustainable isosorbide-based plasticizer for biodegradable poly(butylene succinate)

  • Ying Yong Jiang , Liang Ren ORCID logo EMAIL logo , Gui Hui Wu , Wei Guo , Xian Feng Guan , Ming Yao Zhang EMAIL logo and Hui Xuan Zhang
Published/Copyright: February 18, 2022
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Journal of Polymer Engineering
From the journal Journal of Polymer Engineering Volume 42 Issue 4

Abstract

In this article, isosorbide divalerate (SDV), an alternative renewable resource plasticizer for degradable poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) was successfully synthesized with isosorbide and valeric acid, and was characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR). The mechanical properties, glass transition temperature (T g ), crystallization properties, rheological behavior of PBS/SDV blends was studied in detail. The results showed that incorporation of SDV had successfully reduced T g of the PBS composites, particularly at 20 wt% SDV, where the value of T g exhibited a reduction of 12 °C or 39% compared to pure PBS, demonstrating SDV possessed plasticizing efficacy. The crystallinity of PBS was declined by presence of SDV in the blends, and the incorporation of 20 wt% SDV into PBS matrix promoted an impressive decrease of exceeding 22%. Significant enhancement of the toughness and flexibility of PBS was achieved by the addition of SDV. The rheological test revealed that the decrease of modulus and viscosity improved the processing properties of the materials, which broadened the PBS applications. Altogether the SEM showed the fracture surface of the composites undergoes a brittle-tough transition with increasing SDV content below 12% content, meanwhile, significant phase separation was observed in the composites with high content of SDV.

Keywords: crystallization properties; isosorbide-based plasticizer; poly(butylene succinate); rheological properties
Corresponding author: Liang Ren and Ming Yao Zhang, National Engineering Laboratory for Polymer Materials Synthesis and Application Technology, Changchun University of Technology, Changchun 130012, China; and School of Chemical Engineering, Changchun University of Technology, Changchun 130012, China, E-mail: ,

  1. Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  2. Research funding: None declared.

  3. Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

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Received: 2021-08-08
Accepted: 2021-12-20
Published Online: 2022-02-18
Published in Print: 2022-04-26

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Keywords for this article
crystallization properties; isosorbide-based plasticizer; poly(butylene succinate); rheological properties

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