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EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL
Volume 120, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.08.022
Keywords
Poly(ester amide); Succinic acid; 1, 3-propanediol; Amido diol; Bio-based polymers; Biodegradability
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research - Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut WKI
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Poly(ester amide)s derived from succinic acid with sufficient degree of polymerization cannot be obtained by common synthetic routes since the formation of cyclic imide structures is favored in the reaction of succinic acid with primary amines. Herein, a straightforward synthetic strategy is applied to synthesize poly(ester amides) from succinic acid which relies on amido diol building blocks. By application of these symmetrical diols that have two internal amide bonds, the formation of chain-terminating N-succinimide end groups could be almost completely suppressed. The poor thermal and mechanical properties of poly(propylene succinate) were significantly improved by the insertion of varying amounts of ester amide segments. T-g and T-m could be enhanced from - 33 to - 6 degrees C and 41 to 155 degrees C, respectively. Furthermore, crystallization from the melt was considerably accelerated with rising amido diol content while the typical crystalline phase of polyamides was found. Correspondingly, the stiffness of the polymers increased notably. The poly(ester amide)s showed high biodegradation rates up to an ester amide fraction of 25 mol%.
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