Fructose-Based Acrylic Copolymers by Emulsion Polymerization.

ABSTRACT: The exploration of a renewable resource for the preparation of waterborne copolymers was conducted. Low molar mass sugar resources were selected for their wide availability. A fructose-based monomer (MF) bearing a methacrylate radically polymerizable group was successfully synthesized. The latter was shown to be able to homopolymerize in emulsion. The high T_g of the resulting polymer (about 115 °C) makes it of particular interest for adhesive and coating applications where hard materials are necessary to ensure valuable properties. As a result, its incorporation in waterborne acrylic containing formulations as an equivalent to petrochemical-based methyl methacrylate was investigated. It was found that the bio-based monomer exhibited similar behavior to that of common meth

SUBMITTER: Desport JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6415512 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature