Synthesis of High-Performance Lignin-Based Inverse Thermoplastic Vulcanizates with Tailored Morphology and Properties

Kanbargi, Nihal; Goswami, Monojoy; Collins, Liam; Kearney, Logan T.; Bowland, Christopher; Kim, Keonhee; Rajan, Kalavathy; Labbe, Nicole; Naskar, Amit K.

doi:10.1021/acsapm.0c01387

Title: Synthesis of High-Performance Lignin-Based Inverse Thermoplastic Vulcanizates with Tailored Morphology and Properties

Journal Article · Thu May 13 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · ACS Applied Polymer Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.0c01387· OSTI ID:1810009

Kanbargi, Nihal ^[1];

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Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Center for Renewable Carbon
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Center for Renewable Carbon

In this work, we report synthesis of a high-strength renewable phenolic composition with linear large deformation strain without a thermoplastic-like yielding while retaining thermal processability. Small molecule carboxylic acid derivatives with varying molecular architectures act as esterifying crosslinkers in an equal mass mixture of lignin and acrylonitrile–butadiene copolymers in a highly scalable, solvent-free process. These “inverse thermoplastic vulcanizates” (iTPVs)—unique in their approach of crosslinking the rigid lignin phase rather than the soft phase—exhibit ordered self-assembly, tunable nanoscale morphology, and processability. The first of its kind iTPV compositions exhibit engineering stress–strain curves with two- to sixfold linear extensibility, a twofold rise in strength, and an order of magnitude enhanced modulus compared to a simple lignin-rubber blend. Viscoelastic properties correlate well with crosslinker architecture and the resulting morphology, allowing competing properties of toughness and stiffness to be tuned. This research finds a path for identifying the potential of lignin as a sustainable feedstock.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE); US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725; 2018-67009-27375

OSTI ID:: 1810009

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Polymer Materials, Vol. 3, Issue 6; ISSN 2637-6105

Publisher:: ACS PublicationsCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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