Degradability, thermal stability, and high thermal properties in spiro polycycloacetals partially derived from lignin
Minjie Shen, Srikanth Vijjamarri, Hongda Cao, Karla Fabiola Solís Solís, Megan L. Robertson
Abstract
Spiro polycycloacetals were synthesized from vanillin and syringaldehyde, along with high-performance co-monomers, exhibiting high glass transition temperatures and thermal stabilities, and rapid rates of hydrolysis in acidic solutions.
Topics & Concepts
SyringaldehydeVanillinLigninThermal stabilityHydrolysisMonomerGlass transitionChemistryThermalChemical engineeringOrganic chemistryMaterials sciencePolymerThermodynamicsEngineeringPhysicsbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesSynthesis and properties of polymersPolymer composites and self-healing