Synthesis and Characterization of a Lignin-Styrene-Butyl Acrylate Based Composite

Synthesis and Characterization of a Lignin-Styrene-Butyl Acrylate Based Composite

In recent years, the pursuit of new polymer materials based on renewable raw materials has been intensified with the aim of reusing waste materials in sustainable processes. The synthesis of a lignin, styrene, and butyl acrylate based composite was carried out by a mass polymerization process. A ser...

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Published in:Polymers Vol. 11; no. 6; p. 1080
Main Authors: López Serna, Daniel, Elizondo Martínez, Perla, Reyes González, Miguel Ángel, Zaldívar Cadena, Antonio Alberto, Zaragoza Contreras, Erasto Armando, Sánchez Anguiano, María Guadalupe
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 25-06-2019
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Subjects:
Bulk polymerization
Chromatography
Composite materials
Contact angle
Copolymers
Experiments
Free radicals
Functional groups
Lignin
Morphology
Nitrogen
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Polymerization
Polymers
Raw materials
Styrenes
Synthesis
Thermal stability
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hardness
contact angle
lignin
thermal properties
polymer composites
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Summary:In recent years, the pursuit of new polymer materials based on renewable raw materials has been intensified with the aim of reusing waste materials in sustainable processes. The synthesis of a lignin, styrene, and butyl acrylate based composite was carried out by a mass polymerization process. A series of four composites were prepared by varying the amount of lignin in 5, 10, 15, and 20 wt.% keeping the content of butyl acrylate constant (14 wt.%). FTIR and SEM revealed that the -OH functional groups of lignin reacted with styrene, which was observed by the incorporation of lignin in the copolymer. Additionally, DSC analysis showed that the increment in lignin loading in the composite had a positive influence on thermal stability. Likewise, Shore D hardness assays exhibited an increase from 25 to 69 when 5 and 20 wt.% lignin was used respectively. In this same sense, the contact angle (water) measurement showed that the LEBA15 and LEBA20 composites presented hydrophobic properties (whit contact angle above 90°) despite having the highest amount of lignin, demonstrating that the interaction of the polymer chains with the -OH groups of lignin was the main mechanism in the composites interaction.
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ISSN:2073-4360
2073-4360
DOI:10.3390/polym11061080