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1,4-Cyclohexanedimethanol-based polyesters derived from biomass: synthesis, thermal properties, crystallization properties, and tensile properties

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1,4-Cyclohexanedimethanol-based polyesters were synthesized from 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM) and various diacids by melt polycondensation. The results demonstrated all CHDM-based polyesters had high molecular weight and were crystalline polymers. Except for poly(1,4-cylcohexylenedimethylene adipate) (PCA), other CHDM-based polyesters show good toughness (high elongation at break > 150%). Compared with petroleum-based polyester poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), poly(1,4-cyclohexylenedimethylene-1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylate) (PCC) shows similar glass transition temperature (63.7 °C), and tensile properties. However, the processing window of PCC is wider due to its low melting temperature and high initial thermal degradation temperature. In a word, PCC is a kind of promising and potentially bio-based engineering plastic.

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The authors greatly acknowledge the financial support from Key Laboratory for Comprehensive Energy Saving of Cold Regions Architecture of Ministry of Education, China.

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    Guoqiang Wang

  2. College of Material Science and Engineering, Jilin Jianzhu University, Changchun, 130118, China

    Guoqiang Wang, Enbo Dong & Siqi Tang

  3. School of Food Science and Engineering, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China

    Shixin Song

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Wang, G., Dong, E., Tang, S. et al. 1,4-Cyclohexanedimethanol-based polyesters derived from biomass: synthesis, thermal properties, crystallization properties, and tensile properties. Polym. Bull. 80, 1603–1614 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-022-04128-y

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