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Picken CAR, Buensoz O, Price PD, Fidge C, Points L, Shaver MP. Sustainable formulation polymers for home, beauty and personal care: challenges and opportunities. Chem Sci 2023; 14:12926-12940. [PMID: 38023508 PMCID: PMC10664511 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc04488b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
Abstract
As society moves towards a net-zero future, the need to adopt more sustainable polymers is well understood, and as well as plastics, less visible formulation polymers should also be included within this shift. As researchers, industries and consumers move towards more sustainable products there is a clear need to define what sustainability means in fast moving consumer goods and how it can be considered at the design stage. In this perspective key challenges in achieving sustainable formulation polymers are highlighted, and opportunities to overcome them are presented.
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Affiliation(s)
- Christina A R Picken
- Department of Materials, Henry Royce Institute, The University of Manchester Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- Department of Materials, Henry Royce Institute, The University of Manchester Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- Unilever R&D, Port Sunlight Laboratory Quarry Road East, Bebington, Wirral CH63 3JW UK
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- Unilever R&D, Port Sunlight Laboratory Quarry Road East, Bebington, Wirral CH63 3JW UK
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- Unilever R&D, Port Sunlight Laboratory Quarry Road East, Bebington, Wirral CH63 3JW UK
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- Department of Materials, Henry Royce Institute, The University of Manchester Manchester M13 9PL UK
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Wu X, De bruyn M, Trimmel G, Zangger K, Barta K. High-Performance Thermoplastics from a Unique Bicyclic Lignin-Derived Diol. ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING 2023; 11:2819-2829. [PMID: 36844751 PMCID: PMC9945171 DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c05998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Revised: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Polyesters are an important class of thermoplastic polymers, and there is a clear demand to find high-performing, recyclable, and renewable alternatives. In this contribution, we describe a range of fully bio-based polyesters obtained upon the polycondensation of the lignin-derived bicyclic diol 4,4'-methylenebiscyclohexanol (MBC) with various cellulose-derived diesters. Interestingly, the use of MBC in combination with either dimethyl terephthalate (DMTA) or dimethyl furan-2,5-dicarboxylate (DMFD) resulted in polymers with industrially relevant glass transition temperatures in the 103-142 °C range and high decomposition temperatures (261-365 °C range). Since MBC is obtained as a mixture of three distinct isomers, in-depth NMR-based structural characterization of the MBC isomers and thereof derived polymers is provided. Moreover, a practical method for the separation of all MBC isomers is presented. Interestingly, clear effects on the glass transition, melting, and decomposition temperatures, as well as polymer solubility, were evidenced with the use of isomerically pure MBC. Importantly, the polyesters can be efficiently depolymerized by methanolysis with an MBC diol recovery yield of up to 90%. The catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of the recovered MBC into two high-performance specific jet fuel additives was demonstrated as an attractive end-of-life option.
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- Xianyuan Wu
- Stratingh
Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Chemistry, Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry, University of Graz, Heinrichstrasse 28/II, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute
for Chemistry and Technology of Materials (ICTM), NAWI Graz, Graz University of Technology, Stremayrgasse 9, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Department
of Chemistry, Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry, University of Graz, Heinrichstrasse 28/II, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Stratingh
Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Department
of Chemistry, Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry, University of Graz, Heinrichstrasse 28/II, 8010 Graz, Austria
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Gerbehaye C, Bernaerts KV, Mincheva R, Raquez JM. Solid-State Modification of Poly(Butylene Terephthalate): Design of Process from Calorimetric Methods for Catalyst Investigation to Reactive Extrusion. Eur Polym J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2022.111010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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El-Ghazali S, Khatri M, Mehdi M, Kharaghani D, Tamada Y, Katagiri A, Kobayashi S, Kim IS. Fabrication of Poly(Ethylene-glycol 1,4-Cyclohexane Dimethylene-Isosorbide-Terephthalate) Electrospun Nanofiber Mats for Potential Infiltration of Fibroblast Cells. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:1245. [PMID: 33921307 PMCID: PMC8069266 DOI: 10.3390/polym13081245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2021] [Revised: 04/08/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Recently, bio-based electrospun nanofiber mats (ENMs) have gained substantial attention for preparing polymer-based biomaterials intended for use in cell culture. Herein, we prepared poly(ethylene-glycol 1,4-Cyclohexane dimethylene-isosorbide-terephthalate) (PEICT) ENMs using the electrospinning technique. Cell adhesion and cell viability of PEICT ENMs were checked by fibroblast cell culture. Field emission electron microscope (FE-SEM) image showed a randomly interconnected fiber network, smooth morphology, and cell adhesion on PEICT ENM. Fibroblasts were cultured in an adopted cell culturing environment on the surface of PEICT ENMs to confirm their biocompatibility and cell viability. Additionally, the chemical structure of PEICT ENM was checked under Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and the results were supported by -ray photoelectron (XPS) spectroscopy. The water contact angle (WCA) test showed the hydrophobic behavior of PEICT ENMs in parallel to good fibroblast cell adhesion. Hence, the results confirmed that PEICT ENMs can be potentially utilized as a biomaterial.
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- Sofia El-Ghazali
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Division of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Tokida 3-15-1, Ueda, Nagano Prefecture 386-8567, Japan;
- Nano Fusion Technology Research Group, Division of Frontier Fibers, Institute for Fiber Engineering (IFES), Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research (ICCER), Shinshu University, Tokida 3-15-1, Ueda, Nagano Prefecture 386-8567, Japan;
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- Nano Fusion Technology Research Group, Division of Frontier Fibers, Institute for Fiber Engineering (IFES), Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research (ICCER), Shinshu University, Tokida 3-15-1, Ueda, Nagano Prefecture 386-8567, Japan;
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China;
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- Department of Calcified Tissue Biology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan;
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- Faculty of Textile Science and Technology Bioresource and Environmental Science, Shinshu University, Tokida 3-15-1, Ueda, Nagano Prefecture 386-8567, Japan; (Y.T.); (A.K.)
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- Faculty of Textile Science and Technology Bioresource and Environmental Science, Shinshu University, Tokida 3-15-1, Ueda, Nagano Prefecture 386-8567, Japan; (Y.T.); (A.K.)
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Division of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Tokida 3-15-1, Ueda, Nagano Prefecture 386-8567, Japan;
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- Nano Fusion Technology Research Group, Division of Frontier Fibers, Institute for Fiber Engineering (IFES), Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research (ICCER), Shinshu University, Tokida 3-15-1, Ueda, Nagano Prefecture 386-8567, Japan;
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