Biobased aliphatic polyesters from a spirocyclic dicarboxylate monomer derived from levulinic acid
Nitin G. Valsange, Maria Nelly García González, Niklas Warlin, Smita V. Mankar, Nicola Rehnberg, Stefan Lundmark, Baozhong Zhang, Patric Jannasch
Abstract
Ethyl levulinate is readily ketalized with biobased pentaerythritol to form a spirocyclic diester monomer with low GHG emissions to produce a series of fully aliphatic processable polyesters.
Topics & Concepts
PentaerythritolLevulinic acidPolyesterMonomerOrganic chemistryChemistryPolymer chemistryPolymerCatalysisFire retardantbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesCatalysis for Biomass ConversionPolyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications