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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Bio-based additives for thermoplastics

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Author(s):
De Paoli, Marco Aurelio [1] ; Waldman, Walter Ruggeri [2]
Total Authors: 2
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Estadual Campinas, UNICAMP, Inst Quim, Lab Proc Polimeros, Campinas, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Sao Carlos UFSCar, Ctr Ciencias & Tecnol Sustentabilidade, Campus Sorocaba, Sorocaba, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: POLIMEROS-CIENCIA E TECNOLOGIA; v. 29, n. 2 2019.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Abstract Presently, there are significant research efforts being undertaken to produce bio-based chemicals in a cost-effective way. The polymer chemists and engineers are no exception to this. Additives for polymers correspond to a large section of the plastics market and bio-based products can substitute many of them. The scientific literature has a large number of publications focusing on the preparation and testing of bio-based polymer additives; however, the small number of products that reach the market, which are bio-based, does not reflect this. In terms of the global market, the environmentally friendly appeal of bio-based additives alone is not sufficient; the bio-based product must have similar or better performance than the oil-based and be comparable or lower in cost than the existing products. In this review, we focus on bio-based polymer additives that have already reached the market or have a real possibility of reaching the market in a cost-effective way. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 16/24936-3 - Development of thin films deposited by plasma for polymeric materials photoprotection
Grantee:Walter Ruggeri Waldman
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants