Sustainable polycarbonate adhesives for dry and aqueous conditions with thermoresponsive properties.

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 poly

SUBMITTER: Beharaj A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6889139 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature