Issue 24, 2022
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Green Chemistry

A sustainable polymer and coating system based on renewable raw materials†

Johannes G. H. Hermens, ORCID logo a   Thomas Freese, ORCID logo a   Georgios Alachouzos, ORCID logo a   Mathieu L. Lepage, ORCID logo a   Keimpe J. van den Berg,b   Niels Eldersb  and  Ben L. Feringa ORCID logo *a  

* Corresponding authors

a Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, Advanced Research Center Chemical Building Blocks Consortium (ARC CBBC), University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 7, Groningen, The Netherlands
E-mail: b.l.feringa@rug.nl

b Department Resin Technology, AkzoNobel Car Refinishes BV, Sassenheim, The Netherlands

Abstract

Paints and coatings are widely used in modern society and their current production is mainly dependent on the petrochemical industry. The establishment of processes using sustainable alternative monomers based on biorenewable resources, using exclusively biobased reagents and green synthetic transformations are highly warranted for a more sustainable future. Herein, we report on a sustainable polymer and coating system based on the monomer methoxybutenolide, a biobased acrylate alternative. Methoxybutenolide and the comonomer dodecyl vinyl ether are synthesized from biobased platform chemicals using the environmentally benign synthetic transformations photooxygenation and vinylation. For the photooxygenation, a biobased photosensitizer was developed showing high quantum yields. The monomers were copolymerized using biomass derived (photo)initiators to yield fully biobased polymers and coatings with properties comparable to acrylate based coatings.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2GC03657F
Article type
Paper
Submitted
28 Sep 2022
Accepted
21 Nov 2022
First published
24 Nov 2022
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Green Chem., 2022,24, 9772-9780

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A sustainable polymer and coating system based on renewable raw materials

J. G. H. Hermens, T. Freese, G. Alachouzos, M. L. Lepage, K. J. van den Berg, N. Elders and B. L. Feringa, Green Chem., 2022, 24, 9772 DOI: 10.1039/D2GC03657F

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