• Majdoub, Mustapha
• Silvestre, Armando
• Patrício, Rafael
• Fonseca, Ana C.
• Bouyahya, Chaima
• Paço, Ana
• Lima, Mafalda S.
• Rocha-Santos, Teresa
• Fernandes De Sousa, Andreia

Abstract

<jats:p>Poly(2,5-furandicarboxylate)s incorporating aliphatic moieties represent a promising family of polyesters, typically entirely based on renewable resources and with tailored properties, notably degradability. This study aims to go beyond by developing poly(isosorbide 2,5-furandicarboxylate-co-dodecanedioate) copolyesters derived from isosorbide (Is), 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), and 1,12-dodecanedioic acid (DDA), and studying their degradation under environmental conditions, often overlooked, namely seawater conditions. These novel polyesters have been characterized in-depth using ATR-FTIR, 1H, and 13C NMR and XRD spectroscopies and thermal analysis (TGA and DSC). They showed enhanced thermal stability (up to 330 °C), and the glass transition temperature increased with the content of FDCA from ca. 9 to 60 °C. Regarding their (bio)degradation, the enzymatic conditions lead to the highest weight loss compared to simulated seawater conditions, with values matching 27% vs. 3% weight loss after 63 days of incubation, respectively. Copolymerization of biobased FDCA, Is, and DDA represents an optimal approach for shaping the thermal/(bio)degradation behaviors of these novel polyesters.</jats:p>

Topics

• impedance spectroscopy
• x-ray diffraction
• glass
• glass
• thermogravimetry
• glass transition temperature
• differential scanning calorimetry
• Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy