Designed to degrade: tailoring polyesters for circularity

CV Aarsen, A Liguori, R Mattsson… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
A powerful toolbox is needed to turn the linear plastic economy into circular. Development of
materials designed for mechanical recycling, chemical recycling, and/or biodegradation in …

Biodegradable Copolyesters Derived from 2, 5-Thiophenedicarboxylic Acid for High Gas Barrier Packaging Applications: Synthesis, Crystallization Properties, and …

Q Wang, J Li, Y Dong, H Hu, DL OYoung… - ACS Sustainable …, 2024 - ACS Publications
2, 5-Thiophenedicarboxylic acid (TDCA) is a biobased building block for aromatic–aliphatic
copolyesters. This study synthesized poly (propylene succinate-co-thiophenedicarboxylate) …

Biodegradable poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)(PBAT) modified by 1, 4 cyclohexanedimethanol

J Wang, M Xu, J Yan, G Guo, Y Wang, J Zhang, J Wu - Polymer, 2024 - Elsevier
Poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)(PBAT) is a promising biodegradable polyester.
However, the drawbacks of relatively low mechanical strength, high hardness, and …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in Valorization of Biomass-Derived Glycolic Acid Toward Polyglycolic Acid Production

C Liu, G Yan, J Gao, H Guo, Q Hou - Catalysts, 2024 - mdpi.com
Glycolic acid (GA) is a versatile two-carbon organic chemical with multiple applications in
industry and daily life. Currently, GA production depends heavily on the coal chemical …

Biodegradable Poly (oxamide ester) s from Adipic Acid and Amino Alcohols with Different Chain Lengths: Synthesis, Characterization, and Properties

G Chen, T Liu, F Niu, K Cheng, Y Xia, X Wang… - …, 2025 - ACS Publications
Poly (amide ester) s (PAEs) have attracted substantial academic interest as efficient and
versatile biodegradable materials. However, conventional linear aliphatic PAEs often have …

Synthesis of Spinnable Poly(ethylene terephthalate-co-glycolate) with Enhanced Degradability

S Wang, J Li, Y Wang, R Xu, J Ouyang… - ACS Sustainable …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The disposal of postconsumer textiles has a significant impact on environmental
sustainability. Herein, we have developed a spinnable poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) …

Modeling of Chain Sequence Length and Distribution in Random Copolyesters

Y Wang, B Jiang, Z Peng, KH Lim, Q Wang… - ACS Macro …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The performances and properties of random copolyesters, including biodegradability,
mechanical and thermal properties, transparency, etc., are highly influenced by their chain …

Simultaneous Enhanced Mechanical Properties and Foamability of Biodegradable PBAT via Physical Cross-Linking through Reactive Blending

X Yang, X Ling, Y Li, H Wang - ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2024 - ACS Publications
While fully biodegradable poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)(PBAT) is considered to
be one of the most promising materials, the application of PBAT materials is still hindered …

Iminodiacetic acid enhances the mechanical and degradation properties of copolyesters by hydrogen bonding and branching

C Xu, W Shen, C Zeng, Y Yu, S Zhang, P Ji… - Polymer Degradation and …, 2025 - Elsevier
The development of biodegradable polyester materials is of great significance in alleviating
the problem of plastic pollution. Poly (butylene terephthalate adipate)(PBAT) is a typical …

Chemical Recycling of Poly(butylene terephthalate) into Poly(ethylene brassylate-co-butylene terephthalate) with Tunable Thermal, Mechanical and Biodegradable …

X Bian, S Huang, X Yan, X Li, S Wang… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2024 - ACS Publications
We report here a high-value-added strategy for the chemical recycling of poly (butylene
terephthalate)(PBT) into poly (ethylene brassylate-co-butylene terephthalate)(PEBBT) …