Investigation of the catalytic activity and reaction kinetic modeling of two antimony catalysts in the synthesis of poly(ethylene furanoate)
Lazaros Papadopoulos, Alexandra Zamboulis, Nejib Kasmi, Mohamed Wahbi, Christina Nannou, Dimitra A. Lambropoulou, Margaritis Kostoglou, George Z. Papageorgiou, Dimitrios Ν. Bikiaris
Abstract
The catalytic activity of two antimony catalysts was studied in the direct polymerization of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid with ethylene glycol to afford poly(ethylene furanoate), a biobased polyester for packaging applications.
Topics & Concepts
CatalysisEthyleneAntimonyEthylene glycolPolyesterPolymerizationChemistryPolymer chemistryOrganic chemistryMaterials sciencePolymerCatalysis for Biomass Conversionbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysis