Analysis of oligomers in poly (butylene succinate) and poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)

• Published in: Polymer bulletin (Berlin, Germany) Vol. 80; no. 4; pp. 4487 - 4502
• Main Authors: Zhang, Chuanhui, Chen, Chao, Ouyang, Chunping, Zeng, Xiangbin, Guo, Zhilong, Lai, Fenghua, Li, Jianjun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.04.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Acids; Additives; Aliphatic compounds; Butanediol; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Chromatography; Complex Fluids and Microfluidics; Esters; Food packaging; Fourier transforms; Lasers; Mass spectrometry; Mechanical properties; Methanol; Monomers; Oligomers; Organic Chemistry; Original Paper; Physical Chemistry; Polyester resins; Polyesters; Polyethylene terephthalate; Polymer Sciences; Polymerization; Scientific imaging; Soft and Granular Matter; Solvents; Terephthalate; VOCs; Volatile organic compounds; Poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate); Non-intentionally added substance; Cyclic ester; Poly (butylene succinate)

Aliphatic and aliphatic–aromatic polyesters are used widely in the food packaging field, which is very concerned about the volatile organic compound (VOC). Typical VOCs in poly (butylene succinate) (PBS) and poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT) are oligomers, especially cyclic esters, whi...