Unlocking the Potential of Poly(butylene succinate) through Incorporation of Vitrimeric Network Based on Dynamic Imine Bonds

Shan-Song Wu; Hui-Juan Lu; Yi-Dong Li; Shui-Dong Zhang; Jian-Bing Zeng

doi:10.1007/s10118-024-3132-6

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Unlocking the Potential of Poly(butylene succinate) through Incorporation of Vitrimeric Network Based on Dynamic Imine Bonds

RESEARCH ARTICLE | Updated：2024-09-23

- Unlocking the Potential of Poly(butylene succinate) through Incorporation of Vitrimeric Network Based on Dynamic Imine Bonds
- Chinese Journal of Polymer Science Vol. 42, Issue 10, Pages: 1414-1424(2024)
- Affiliations：
  
  a.Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soft-Matter Material Manufacturing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
  b.School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Author bio：
  
  jbzeng@swu.edu.cn
- Funds：
- DOI：10.1007/s10118-024-3132-6
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- Received：24 February 2024，
  
  Revised：2024-03-23，
  
  Accepted：25 March 2024，
  
  Online First：17 May 2024，
  
  Published：01 October 2024
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Wu, S. S.; Lu, H. J.; Li, Y. D.; Zhang, S. D.; Zeng, J. B. Unlocking the potential of poly(butylene succinate) through incorporation of vitrimeric network based on dynamic imine bonds. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2024, 42, 1414–1424

Shan-Song Wu, Hui-Juan Lu, Yi-Dong Li, et al. Unlocking the Potential of Poly(butylene succinate) through Incorporation of Vitrimeric Network Based on Dynamic Imine Bonds[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2024, 42(10): 1414-1424.
Wu, S. S.; Lu, H. J.; Li, Y. D.; Zhang, S. D.; Zeng, J. B. Unlocking the potential of poly(butylene succinate) through incorporation of vitrimeric network based on dynamic imine bonds. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2024, 42, 1414–1424 DOI： 10.1007/s10118-024-3132-6.

Shan-Song Wu, Hui-Juan Lu, Yi-Dong Li, et al. Unlocking the Potential of Poly(butylene succinate) through Incorporation of Vitrimeric Network Based on Dynamic Imine Bonds[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2024, 42(10): 1414-1424. DOI： 10.1007/s10118-024-3132-6.

摘要

Melt strength

melt viscosity

and foamability of poly(butylene succinate) were improved sustantially by incorporation of vitrimeric network into poly(butylene succinate) through melt polymerization of hydroxyl-terminated poly(butylene succinate) with vanillin derived imine containing compound and hexamethylene diisocyanate using trimethylolpropane as a crosslinking monomer.

Abstract

Poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) exhibits many advantages

such as renewability

biodegradability

and impressive thermal and mechanical properties

but is limited by the low melt viscosity and strength resulted from the linear structure. To address this

vitrimeric network was introduced to synthesize PBS vitrimers (PBSVs) based on dynamic imine bonds through melt polymerization of hydroxyl-terminated PBS with vanillin derived imine containing compound and hexamethylene diisocyanate using trimethylolpropane as a crosslinking monomer. PBSVs with different crosslinking degrees were synthesized through changing the content of the crosslinking monomer. The effect of crosslinking degree on the thermal

theological

mechanical properties

and stress relaxation behavior of the PBSVs was studied in detail. The results demonstrated that the melt viscosity

melt strength

and heat resistance were enhanced substantially without obvious depression in crystallizability

thermal stability

and mechanical properties through increasing crosslinking degree. In addition

the PBSVs exhibit thermal reprocessability with mechanical properties recovered by more than 90% even after processing for three times. Furthermore

PBSV with improved melt properties shows significantly improved foamability compared to commercial PBS. This research contributes to the advancement of polymer technology by successfully developing PBS vitrimers with improved properties

showcasing their potential applications in sustainable and biodegradable materials.

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