Renewable Alternating Aliphatic-Aromatic Copolyesters Derived from Biobased Ferulic Acid, Diols, and Diacids: Sustainable Polymers with Tunable Thermal Properties

Renewable alternating aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters are obtained through the polycondensation of biobased diacyl chlorides and bisphenols derived from ferulic acid and biosourced diols. The T-g of these thermoplastics can be tailored to closely match those of petroleum-based poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) and also give access to applications requiring polyesters with lower glass-transition temperatures.