Biodegradable High-Molecular-Weight Poly(pentylene adipate-co-terephthalate): Synthesis, Thermo-Mechanical Properties, Microstructures, and Biodegradation

Zheng, Lei; Kim, Min Soo; Xu, Shu; Urgun-Demirtas, Meltem; Huber, George W.; Klier, John

doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c01831

Title: Biodegradable High-Molecular-Weight Poly(pentylene adipate-co-terephthalate): Synthesis, Thermo-Mechanical Properties, Microstructures, and Biodegradation

Journal Article · 13 September 2023 · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c01831 · OSTI ID:2283539

^[1]; Kim, Min Soo ^[2];

^[3]; Urgun-Demirtas, Meltem ^[4];

^[2]; Klier, John ^[5]

Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA (United States); University of Massachusetts Amherst Department of Chemical Engineering
Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Northwestern Argonne Institute of Science & Engineering, Evanston, IL (United States)
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA (United States)

Poly(pentylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PPAT) is a promising biobased and biodegradable polymer that can replace polyethylene in flexible packaging films where biodegradability is desired. High-molecular-weight (100K–145 KDa) aliphatic–aromatic polyester PPAT was successfully synthesized, and the effects of reaction conditions on molecular weight were reported. PPAT polyesters were characterized for polymer compositions, number-average unit length, thermal transitions, and rheological properties. PPAT compression-molded films were characterized for crystallinity and tensile properties to correlate micro- and macroproperties. PPAT compression-molded films exhibited up to a 76% higher tensile modulus than compression-molded films from poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT), making PPAT films potentially comparable with compression-molded films from linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE). Finally, PPAT is biodegradable in soil and freshwater environments with estimated 90% biodegradation times of 504–580 and 604–845 days, respectively, while PBAT takes 971 days in soil and 395 days in freshwater.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Sustainable Transportation. Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO)

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0009305; AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 2283539

Journal Information:: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Journal Name: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering Journal Issue: 38 Vol. 11; ISSN 2168-0485

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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