Synthesis of Biomass-based Reactive Plasticizer and Its Effects on the Processing Properties of Poly(vinyl chloride)

Waste vegetable cooking oil (WVCO), a type of biomass, is primarily produced in large quantities within the residential and commercial sectors and is a resource with low recycling rate. WVCO has been receiving much attention as a renewable resource due to rising environmental concerns and the depletion of petrochemical resources. In this study, reactive plasticizer (BmBP) recycled with biomass-based WVCO was synthesized via a three-step process that was innovatively simplified from the conventional seven-step epoxidation process, which has high heat resistance and high strength. The synthesized BmBP was compared with corresponding specialty plasticizers, such as TINTM and DIDP, in terms of processability.

Automated summary

This study successfully synthesized a reactive plasticizer BmBP with high heat resistance and strength via a simplified three-step process, which was compared with specialty plasticizers like TINTM and DIDP in terms of processability.