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Polyester chemistry is the same as studied by Carothers long ago, but polyester synthesis is still a very active field. New polymers have been very recently or will be soon commercially introduced PTT for fiber applications poly(ethylene naph-thalate) (PEN) for packaging and fiber applications and poly(lactic acid) (PLA), a biopolymer synthesized from renewable resources (corn syrup) introduced by Dow-Cargill for large-scale applications in textile industry and solid-state molding resins. Polyesters with unusual hyperbranched architecture also recently appeared and are claimed to find applications as crosstinkers, surfactants, or processing additives. 

Special mention must be made of poly(lactic acid), a biodegradable/bio-resorbable polyester, obtained from renewable resources through fermentation of com starch sugar. This polymer can compete with conventional thermoplastics such as PET for conventional textile fibers or engineering plastics applications. Hie first Dow-Cargill PLA manufacturing facility is scheduled to produce up to 140,000 tons of Nature Works PLA per year beginning in 200245 at an estimated price close to that of other thermoplastic resins U.S. l/kg.46 Other plants are planned to be built in the near future.45... 

Poly(3HAMCL)s have also been produced from free fatty acid mixtures derived from industrial by-products which are potentially interesting low-cost renewable resources. Isolation and analysis of the polymer allowed the identification of 16 different saturated, mono-unsaturated and di-unsaturated monomers [46]. Except for the presence of diene-containing monomers and a large number of minor components, the composition of the fatty acid mixture derived PHA did not differ significantly from oleic acid derived PHAs. 

Ecoflex ES was commercialized by BASE in 2010 as a compound with poly(lactic acid) (PEA) (Ecovio ES see Sect. 4.2.2). Ecoflex ES is an aliphatic-aromatic polyester with a similar structure to that of Ecoflex E (see Eig. 3). However, through exchanging one of the monomers with a monomer derived from plant oil, the new Ecoflex ES is partly based on renewable resources. 

Keywords. Monomers from renewable resources, Polymers from renewable resources, 1,3-Propanediol, Succinic acid, Lactones, Cyclohexanedimethanol, Polyethyleneglycol, Chain-extension, Poly(ester-urethane)s, Poly(ester-carbonate)s... 

Fossil based raw materials, mainly oil, gas and occasionally coal, are used almost exclusively for the manufacture of monomers. Plant materials, the so-called renewable resources, have been used earlier and could become more significant once again in the future. Although the plastics in these cases are obtained by direct polymerization of their monomers, the synthesis of the monomers themselves often requires several intermediate steps. The multi-functional multiple intermediate compounds in the plastic synthesis steps cannot be clearly defined as monomers in every case. The poly-con-... 

F. S., Ultrasound characterization of coronary artery wall in vitro using temperature-dependent wave speed, IEEE Trans Ultrason. Ferroelectr. Ereq. Control 50,1474-1485, 2003 Bhardwaj, R Mohanty, A.K., Drzal, L.T. et al.. Renewable resource-based composites from recycled cellulose liber and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) bioplastic. Biomacromolecules 7, 2044-2051, 2006. 

The blending of different polymers is a frequently used technique in industrial polymer production to optimize the material s properties. The biodegradable polymer poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) [45, 46], for example, which can be produced by bacteria from renewable resources, has the disadvantage of being stiff and brittle. The mechanical properties of PHB, however, can be readily enhanced by blending with another biopolymer, poly(lactic acid) (PLA) [47]. In order to prepare the optimum blend, it must be noted that the miscibility of different polymers depends on their concentration, the temperature, and their structural characteristics [48]. 

Polyamides can be made from renewable resources in several ways. Soybean-based dimer C36 fatty acids have been polymerized with a variety of diamines, including 1,4-phenylenediamine.183 Oxazolines, made from fatty acids and ethanolamine (12.32) have been polymerized up to a weight-average molecular weight of 148,000 with a poly-dispersity of 3.4.184... 

By chemical recovery of polyester [poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET)] (Chapter 16) and PU wastes, by alcoholysis or by aminolysis (Chapter 20), new polyols are obtained that can be used in rigid PU foam fabrication. The vegetable oil polyols, obtained by chemical transformation of the double bonds in vegetable oils in various hydroxyl groups are a very attractive route to obtain polyols from renewable resources (Chapter 17). 

Nayak, R D.K. Mishra D. Parida K.C. Sahoo M. Nanda S. Lenka P.L. Nayak. Polymers from renewable resources. IX. Interpenetrating polymer networks based on castor oil polyurethane poly(hydroxyethyl methacrylate) Synthesis, chemical, thermal, and mechanical properties. / Appl. Polym. Sci. 1997, 63, 671-679. 

Sugar based polymers, which are obtained by polymerization of vinyl sugars, have recently received increased attention from two viewpoints. One is the development of environmentally friendly material from renewable resources. Another is physiologically active material that mimics carbohydrate on cell surface. This article provides an overview of known sugar based polymers and the recent advances of the poly(vinylalcohol) (PVA) with sugar pendants. 

Polymers derived from renewable resources (biopolymers) are broadly classified according to the method of production (1) Polymers directly extracted/ removed from natural materials (mainly plants) (e.g. polysaccharides such as starch and cellulose and proteins such as casein and wheat gluten), (2) polymers produced by "classical" chemical synthesis from renewable bio-derived monomers [e.g. poly(lactic acid), poly(glycolic acid) and their biopolyesters polymerized from lactic/glycolic acid monomers, which are produced by fermentation of carbohydrate feedstock] and (3) polymers produced by microorganisms or genetically transformed bacteria [e.g. the polyhydroxyalkanoates, mainly poly(hydroxybutyrates) and copolymers of hydroxybutyrate (HB) and hydroxyvalerate (HV)] [4]. 

Poly(ether-ester)s have been prepared by condensation of adipoyl or terephthaloyl chloride with an isosorbide-based ether-diol (Scheme 3.10). The parent isosorbide is obtained from renewable resources, hydrogenation, and subsequent dehydration of D-glucose. The polymerizations were accelerated about five times under microwave heating using a scientific microwave unit as compared to conventional methods, and a 95% yield of the desired polymers was obtained within 5 min at 180 °C. 

Typical synthetic biodegradable polyesters that can be made from renewable resources are poly(glycollic acid) (PGA), commercially available as Dexon , and poly(lactic acid) (PLA), available as Eco-PLA , and their copolymers e.g. Vicryl ) ... 

Carbohydrates are the most abundant naturally renewing resource on both a molecule" and weight basis with about 400 billion tons produced photosynthetically each year. These compounds generally contain two or more hydroxyl groups that can undergo reactions with metal-containing Lewis acids similar to poly(vinyl alcohol), PVA, and diols such as 1,6-hexanediol and hydroquinone (1-2). 

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