Synthesis of new renewable polymers from terpenes

Marc A. Hillmyer

Synthesis of new renewable polymers from terpenes

Chemistry (Twin Cities)

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Abstract

Large-volume, commercial plastics are derived from petrochemical feedstocks. The development of renewable feedstocks for established and new polymeric materials is gaining momentum in marketplace, as exemplified by the industrial-scale production of polylactide, polyhydroxyalkanoates, and other polymers with varying levels of renewable content. I will present our efforts to convert members of the terpene family, a broad class of naturally-occurring isoprenoids, into new polymeric materials. Specifically, I will discuss how menthol can be transformed into a low Tg, amorphous polyester with utility as a soft segment in biorenewable thermoplastic elastomers and the conversion of myrcene into a semicrystalline polydiene.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	American Chemical Society - 237th National Meeting and Exposition, ACS 2009, Abstracts of Scientific Papers
State	Published - Dec 1 2009
Event	237th National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society, ACS 2009 - Salt Lake City, UT, United States Duration: Mar 22 2009 → Mar 26 2009

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Name	ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts
ISSN (Print)	0065-7727

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Other	237th National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society, ACS 2009
Country/Territory	United States
City	Salt Lake City, UT
Period	3/22/09 → 3/26/09

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