A Perspective on PEF Synthesis, Properties, and End-Life

This critical review considers the extensive research and development dedicated, in the last years, to a single polymer, the poly(ethylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate), usually simply referred to as PEF. PEF importance stems from the fact that it is based on renewable resources, typically prepared from C...

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Veröffentlicht in:Frontiers in chemistry Jg. 8; S. 585
Hauptverfasser: Loos, Katja, Zhang, Ruoyu, Pereira, Inês, Agostinho, Beatriz, Hu, Han, Maniar, Dina, Sbirrazzuoli, Nicolas, Silvestre, Armando J. D., Guigo, Nathanael, Sousa, Andreia F.
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Frontiers Media S.A 31.07.2020
Schlagworte:
2,5-furandicarboxylic acid
biodegradation
Chemistry
green synthesis
nanomaterials
PEF
poly(ethylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate)
ISSN:2296-2646, 2296-2646
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Zusammenfassung:This critical review considers the extensive research and development dedicated, in the last years, to a single polymer, the poly(ethylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate), usually simply referred to as PEF. PEF importance stems from the fact that it is based on renewable resources, typically prepared from C6 sugars present in biomass feedstocks, for its resemblance to the high-performance poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) and in terms of barrier properties even outperforming PET. For the first time synthesis, properties, and end-life targeting-a more sustainable PEF-are critically reviewed. The emphasis is placed on how synthetic roots to PEF evolved toward the development of greener processes based on ring open polymerization, enzymatic synthesis, or the use of ionic liquids; together with a broader perspective on PEF end-life, highlighting recycling and (bio)degradation solutions.This critical review considers the extensive research and development dedicated, in the last years, to a single polymer, the poly(ethylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate), usually simply referred to as PEF. PEF importance stems from the fact that it is based on renewable resources, typically prepared from C6 sugars present in biomass feedstocks, for its resemblance to the high-performance poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) and in terms of barrier properties even outperforming PET. For the first time synthesis, properties, and end-life targeting-a more sustainable PEF-are critically reviewed. The emphasis is placed on how synthetic roots to PEF evolved toward the development of greener processes based on ring open polymerization, enzymatic synthesis, or the use of ionic liquids; together with a broader perspective on PEF end-life, highlighting recycling and (bio)degradation solutions.
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Edited by: Clemens Kilian Weiss, Bingen Technical University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Reviewed by: Alessandro Pellis, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria; Sandra Paszkiewicz, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Poland
These authors have contributed equally to this work
This article was submitted to Polymer Chemistry, a section of the journal Frontiers in Chemistry
ISSN:2296-2646
2296-2646
DOI:10.3389/fchem.2020.00585