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Review

Tuning the Properties of Furandicarboxylic Acid-Based Polyesters with Copolymerization: A Review

by
Zoi Terzopoulou
1,2,
Lazaros Papadopoulos
2,
Alexandra Zamboulis
1,
Dimitrios G. Papageorgiou
3,
George Z. Papageorgiou
2 and
Dimitrios N. Bikiaris
1,*
1
Laboratory of Chemistry and Technology of Polymers and Dyes, Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
2
Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, P.O. Box 1186, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
3
School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Polymers 2020, 12(6), 1209; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12061209
Submission received: 23 April 2020 / Revised: 20 May 2020 / Accepted: 23 May 2020 / Published: 26 May 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers)
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Abstract

Polyesters based on 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) are a new class of biobased polymers with enormous interest, both from a scientific and industrial perspective. The commercialization of these polymers is imminent as the pressure for a sustainable economy grows, and extensive worldwide research currently takes place on developing cost-competitive, renewable plastics. The most prevalent method for imparting these polymers with new properties is copolymerization, as many studies have been published over the last few years. This present review aims to summarize the trends in the synthesis of FDCA-based copolymers and to investigate the effectiveness of this approach in transforming them to a more versatile class of materials that could potentially be appropriate for a number of high-end and conventional applications.
Keywords: biobased polymers; furan dicarboxylic acid; polyesters; copolymers; thermal properties; gas barrier properties; mechanical performance; biodegradation biobased polymers; furan dicarboxylic acid; polyesters; copolymers; thermal properties; gas barrier properties; mechanical performance; biodegradation
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Terzopoulou, Z.; Papadopoulos, L.; Zamboulis, A.; Papageorgiou, D.G.; Papageorgiou, G.Z.; Bikiaris, D.N. Tuning the Properties of Furandicarboxylic Acid-Based Polyesters with Copolymerization: A Review. Polymers 2020, 12, 1209. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12061209

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Terzopoulou Z, Papadopoulos L, Zamboulis A, Papageorgiou DG, Papageorgiou GZ, Bikiaris DN. Tuning the Properties of Furandicarboxylic Acid-Based Polyesters with Copolymerization: A Review. Polymers. 2020; 12(6):1209. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12061209

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Terzopoulou, Zoi, Lazaros Papadopoulos, Alexandra Zamboulis, Dimitrios G. Papageorgiou, George Z. Papageorgiou, and Dimitrios N. Bikiaris. 2020. "Tuning the Properties of Furandicarboxylic Acid-Based Polyesters with Copolymerization: A Review" Polymers 12, no. 6: 1209. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12061209

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Terzopoulou, Z., Papadopoulos, L., Zamboulis, A., Papageorgiou, D. G., Papageorgiou, G. Z., & Bikiaris, D. N. (2020). Tuning the Properties of Furandicarboxylic Acid-Based Polyesters with Copolymerization: A Review. Polymers, 12(6), 1209. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12061209

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