Sustainable polycarbonate adhesives for dry and aqueous conditions with thermoresponsive properties
Date
2019-12-02
Authors
Beharaj, Anjeza
McCaslin, Ethan Z.
Blessing, William A.
Grinstaff, Mark W.
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Anjeza Beharaj, Ethan Z McCaslin, William A Blessing, Mark W Grinstaff. 2019. "Sustainable polycarbonate adhesives for dry and aqueous conditions with thermoresponsive properties.." Nat Commun, Volume 10, Issue 1, pp. 5478. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13449-y
Abstract
Pressure sensitive adhesives are ubiquitous in commodity products such as tapes, bandages, labels, packaging, and insulation. With single use plastics comprising almost half of yearly plastic production, it is essential that the design, synthesis, and decomposition products of future materials, including polymer adhesives, are within the context of a healthy ecosystem along with comparable or superior performance to conventional materials. Here we show a series of sustainable polymeric adhesives, with an eco-design, that perform in both dry and wet environments. The terpolymerization of propylene oxide, glycidyl butyrate, and CO2, catalyzed by a cobalt salen complex bearing a quaternary ammonium salt, yields the poly(propylene-co-glycidyl butyrate carbonate)s (PPGBC)s. This polymeric adhesive system, composed of environmentally benign building blocks, implements carbon dioxide sequestration techniques, poses minimal environmental hazards, exhibits varied peel strengths from scotch tape to hot-melt wood-glue, and adheres to metal, glass, wood, and TeflonĀ® surfaces.
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