Effect of Novel Furan-Based Ester Reactive Diluent on Structure and Properties of UV-Crosslinked Acrylated Rapeseed Oil
Journal of Polymer Science 2023
Sabīne Briede, Oskars Platnieks, Madara Dārziņa, Aigars Jirgensons, Sergejs Gaidukovs

Unsaturated furan-based ester (UES) was prepared by green electrosynthesis using a single-cell setup and inexpensive graphite electrodes. The UES was validated as a reactive diluent for a bio-based acrylated rapeseed oil (ARO). UV-light photopolymerization of the bio-based resin was initiated using a diphenyl (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphine oxide (TPO) radical photoinitiator. The addition of 20 wt% UES to ARO dropped the resin viscosity by 1.6-fold. Incorporating 5 wt% UES into the ARO resin increased crosslinking density νe from 1.07 to 1.65 mol/m3. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) spectra revealed that ARO has been grafted with UES. The UES functional moieties promote the formation of soft mobile dangling chain end segments in the developed macromolecular network. UV-cured thermoset polymer reveals distinct morphologies in SEM micrographs, indicating notable structural changes with the addition of UES. A total of 5 wt% UES increased tensile strength from 0.49 to 0.55 MPa and storage modulus from 7.9 to 12.0 MPa at room temperature (22 ± 1 °C). The biodegradability in composting conditions was investigated, and up to 28% of the initial mass was lost after 60 days. UES was shown as to be efficient reactive diluent that can successfully replace fossil-based acrylate monomers in vegetable oil-based thermoset polymer synthesis.


Atslēgas vārdi
bio-based, biodegradation, mechanical properties, Photopolymerization, vegetable oil
DOI
10.1002/pol.20230451
Hipersaite
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pol.20230451

Briede, S., Platnieks, O., Dārziņa, M., Jirgensons, A., Gaidukovs, S. Effect of Novel Furan-Based Ester Reactive Diluent on Structure and Properties of UV-Crosslinked Acrylated Rapeseed Oil. Journal of Polymer Science, 2023, Vol. 61, No. 24, 3318.-3328.lpp. ISSN 0021-8995. e-ISSN 1097-4628. Pieejams: doi:10.1002/pol.20230451

Publikācijas valoda
English (en)
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