Synthesis and Characterization of High Glycolic Acid Content Poly(glycolic acid-co-butylene adipate-co-butylene terephthalate) and Poly(glycolic acid-co-butylene succinate) Copolymers with Improved Elasticity

被引:3
作者
Little, Alastair [1 ]
Ma, Shiyue [1 ]
Haddleton, David M. [2 ]
Tan, Bowen [3 ]
Sun, Zhaoyang [3 ]
Wan, Chaoying [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Warwick, WMG, IINM, Coventry CV4 7AL, W Midlands, England
[2] Univ Warwick, Dept Chem, Coventry CV4 7AL, W Midlands, England
[3] PJIM Polymer Sci Co Ltd, Shanghai 201102, Peoples R China
来源
ACS OMEGA | 2023年 / 8卷 / 41期
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
COPOLYESTERS; DEGRADATION; CRYSTALLIZATION;
D O I
10.1021/acsomega.3c05932
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
Poly(glycolic acid) (PGA) is a biodegradable polymer with high gas barrier properties, mechanical strength, and heat deflection temperature. However, PGA's brittleness severely limits its application in packaging, creating a need to develop PGA-based copolymers with improved elasticity that maintain its barrier properties and hydrolytic degradability. In this work, a series of PGBAT (poly(glycolic acid-co-butylene) adipate-co-butylene terephthalate) copolymers containing 21-92% glycolic acid (n(GA)) with M-w values of 46,700-50,600 g mol(-1) were synthesized via melt polycondensation, and the effects of altering the n(GA) on PGBAT's thermomechanical properties and hydrolysis rate were investigated. Poly(glycolic acid-co-butylene succinate) (PGBS) and poly(glycolic acid-co-butylene terephthalate) (PGBT) copolymers with high n(GA) were synthesized for comparison. DSC analysis revealed that PGBAT21 (n(GA) = 21%) and PGBAT92 were semicrystalline, melting between 102.8 and 163.3 degrees C, while PGBAT44, PGBAT86-89, PGBT80, and PGBS90 were amorphous, with T-g values from -19.0 to 23.7 degrees C. These high n(GA) copolymers showed similar rates of hydrolysis to PGA, whereas those containing <50% GA showed almost no mass loss over the testing period. Their mechanical properties were highly dependent upon their crystallinity and improved significantly after annealing. Of the high n(GA) copolymers, annealed PGBS90 (M-w 97,000 g mol(-1)) possessed excellent mechanical properties with a modulus of 588 MPa, tensile strength of 30.0 MPa, and elongation at break of 171%, a significant improvement on PGA's elongation at break of 3%. This work demonstrates the potential of enhancing PGA's flexibility by introducing minor amounts of low-cost diols and diacids into its synthesis.
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页码:38658 / 38667
页数:10
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