TY  - JOUR
A1  - Maniar, Dina
A1  - Hohmann, Katharina Felicitas
A1  - Jiang, Yi
A1  - Woortman, Albert J. J.
A1  - Dijken, Jur van
A1  - Loos, Katja
T1  - Enzymatic polymerization of dimethyl 2,5-furandicarboxylate and heteroatom diamines
T2  - ACS omega
N2  - Previously, we have synthesized a diverse range of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA)-based semiaromatic polyamides via enzymatic polymerization. This novel class of polymers are biobased alternatives to polyphthalamides, which are petrol-based semiaromatic polyamides. From a commercial perspective, they have interesting properties as high-performance materials and engineering thermoplastics. It is even more appealing to explore novel FDCA-based polyamides with added functionality, for the development of sustainable functional materials. Here, a set of FDCA-based heteroatom polyamides have been successfully produced via Novozyme 435 (N435)-catalyzed polymerization of biobased dimethyl 2,5-furandicarboxylate with (potentially)heteroatom diamines, namely, 4,9-dioxa-1,12-dodecanediamine (DODA), diethylenetriamine, and 3,3-ethylenediiminopropylamine. We performed the enzymatic polymerization in solution and bulk. The latter approach is more sustainable and results in higher molecular weight products. Among the tested heteroatom diamines, N435 shows the highest catalytic activity toward DODA. Furthermore, we find that all obtained FDCA-based heteroatom polyamides are amorphous materials with a relatively high thermal stability. These heteroatom polyamides display a glass-transition temperature ranging from 41 to 107 °C.
KW  - Polyamides
KW  - Polymerization (Polymers)
Y1  - 2018
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/47687
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-476875
SN  - 2470-1343
N1  - ACS AuthorChoice - This is an open access article published under a Creative Commons Non-Commercial No Derivative Works (CC-BY-NC-ND) Attribution License, which permits copying and redistribution of the article, and creation of adaptations, all for non-commercial purposes.
VL  - 3
IS  - 6
SP  - 7077
EP  - 7085
PB  - ACS Publications
CY  - Washington, DC
ER  -