A5082678203- biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
- Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
- Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
- Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
- Culinary Culture and Tourism
- Polymer crystallization and properties
- Sustainable Supply Chain Management
University of Warwick
2020-2023
University of York
2020
Unique properties of PGA, and its modifications applications.
The aerobic composting and anaerobic digestion of plastics is a promising route to recovering the multidimensional value from biodegradable single-use plastics. At present, collection, separation, management plastic waste are extremely challenging, majority these still end up in landfills or incineration facilities. This because not all can be treated using organic options (composting). In addition, end-users at domestic industrial level often unaware compostability potential plastics, which...
Furandioate-adipate copolyesters are an emerging class of bio-based biodegradable polymers with great potential to replace fossil-derived terephthalic acid-based such as poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT). polyesters have almost exclusively been prepared conventional primary (1°) alcohol diols, while secondary (2°) diol monomers largely overlooked until now, despite preliminary observations that using methyl-branched diols increases the Tg resultant polyesters. Little is known...
The rise in demand for biodegradable plastic packaging with high barrier properties has spurred interest poly(lactic acid-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) copolymers a relatively glycolide content. In this work, we examined how reaction conditions affect the synthesis of PLGA25 (L:G 25:75) through ring-opening polymerisation d-l-lactide (L) and (G), using tin 2-ethylhexanoate (Sn(Oct)2) as catalyst 1-dodecanol initiator. effects varying initiator concentration, time, temperature on molecular weight,...
Poly(glycolic acid) (PGA) is a biodegradable polymer with high gas barrier properties, mechanical strength, and heat deflection temperature. However, PGA's brittleness severely limits its application in packaging, creating need to develop PGA-based copolymers improved elasticity that maintain properties hydrolytic degradability. In this work, series of PGBAT (poly(glycolic acid-co-butylene) adipate-co-butylene terephthalate) containing 21-92% glycolic acid (nGA) Mw values 46,700-50,600 g...