Issue 10, 2010
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Green Chemistry

Biorenewable polyethylene terephthalate mimics derived from lignin and acetic acid†

Laurent Mialon,a   Alexander G. Pembaa  and  Stephen A. Miller*a  

* Corresponding authors

a The George and Josephine Butler Laboratory for Polymer Research, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida Gainesville, Florida, USA
E-mail: miller@chem.ufl.edu
Fax: +1-352-392-9741
Tel: +1-352-392-7773

Abstract

Lignin-based vanillin and acetic anhydride are subjected to the Perkin reaction and then hydrogenation to afford acetyldihydroferulic acid. Polymerization of this monomer yields poly(dihydroferulic acid), which exhibits thermal properties functionally similar to those of polyethylene terephthalate (PET).

Graphical abstract: Biorenewable polyethylene terephthalate mimics derived from lignin and acetic acid

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C0GC00150C
Article type
Communication
Submitted
26 May 2010
Accepted
18 Jun 2010
First published
06 Jul 2010

Green Chem., 2010,12, 1704-1706

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Biorenewable polyethylene terephthalate mimics derived from lignin and acetic acid

L. Mialon, A. G. Pemba and S. A. Miller, Green Chem., 2010, 12, 1704 DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00150C

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