Manyuan Yin , Zhicheng Guo , Zicheng Yuan , Han Hu , Jin Zhu , Jinggang Wang
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Abstract
The bio-based high gas barrier polyesters play an important role in the food packaging field. In this study, a new bio-based polyester poly(pentamethylene 2,5-thiophene dicarboxylate) (PPeTh) was synthesized by melting polycondensation from thiophene-2,5-dicarboxylic acid and pentanediol and systematically compared with the properties of counterpart polyesters derived from both petroleum-based poly(pentamethylene terephthalate) (PPeT), poly(pentamethylene isophthalates) (PPeI) and bio-based poly(pentamethylene 2,5-furoate) (PPeF). The results indicated that PPeTh, PPeF, PPeT, and PPeI all exhibited excellent thermal stability. PPeTh showed a higher tensile strength and elongation at break compared to PPeT (σb: 22.5 MPa, εb: 975 %), and it also surpasses PPeF in terms of elastic modulus, yield strength, and elongation at break (E: 455 MPa, σy: 17.6 MPa, εb: 975 %). Furthermore, PPeTh exhibited superior gas barrier properties (BIFp(CO2):67.05, BIFp(O2): 16.89) and demonstrates potential biodegradability in the presence of CALB enzyme and composting conditions. A series of results suggested that the bio-based polyester PPeTh possesses the best overall performance, outperforming PPeF and exceeding that of petroleum-based polyesters PPeT and PPeI, indicating its potential application value.
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