Tailored Plasticization of Bio- and Fossil-Based Polymers Using a Versatile Bioplasticizer Derived from Phenylacetic Acid and Glycerol.

ABSTRACT: For accelerating the shift from fossil-derived plastics toward biopolymers, there is an urgent need to develop efficient and versatile biobased plasticizers to improve biopolymer performance without compromising biodegradability and/or safety. This study explores the versatility of the emerging triphenylacetic glyceroate (TPAG) bioplasticizer by incorporating it into a range of biobased and conventional polymers. An increasing content of TPAG, from 5 to 20 parts per hundred of resin (phr), has been compounded with polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), polyhydroxybutyrate-co-valerate (PHBV), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and polybutylene succinate (PBS), which present complicated processability and/or limited mechanical properties as bare polymers. Differential scanning calorimetry reveals a clear

SUBMITTER: Martellosio L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12903500 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature