High impact resistant poly(lactic acid) blends

    公开(公告)号:US11485852B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-01

    申请号:US16793529

    申请日:2020-02-18

    摘要: The notched Izod impact toughness and tensile elongation of poly(lactic acid) (PLA)-homopolymers are increased by about 2 to about 4 times by blending therewith a PLA-copolymer having a difunctional flexible middle segment such as a polysiloxane or a polyether from about 0.6 wt. % to about 20 wt. %. The PLA-homopolymer-PLA-copolymer blend having a difunctional flexible polymer from about 0.5 wt. % to about 10 wt. % is thermally annealed to provide impact toughness of at least about 5 kJ/m2 and tensile elongation of greater than 12%. This exceptional improvement observed in the PLA blend is a synergistic effect of the addition of the difunctional flexible polymer of the copolymer and thermal annealing. The improvement observed in the mechanical properties with high PLA homopolymer content above about 90 to about 98 wt. % is unusual and results in an increased scope of molding and thermoforming applications. The annealed PLA-copolymers having a difunctional flexible middle segment have also been found to have improved notched Izod impact properties.

    LIGNIN DEGRADATION PRODUCT-BISPHENOL A-POLYURETHANE POLYCONDENSATE ADDITIVE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20220340718A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-27

    申请号:US17717041

    申请日:2022-04-09

    申请人: FUZHOU UNIVERSITY

    IPC分类号: C08G81/00 C08H7/00

    摘要: The invention discloses a lignin degradation product-bisphenol A-polyurethane polycondensate additive, and a preparation method thereof. Lignin is used as a raw material, and is degraded by an alkali activator, a metal catalyst and nitrobenzene to obtain the lignin degradation product; then, the obtained lignin degradation product is uniformly mixed with bisphenol A, and polyurethane is added; finally, the additive is obtained after heating reaction and drying. The preparation process of the invention is simple, and the obtained lignin degradation product has a small and stable molecular weight and has abundant phenolic hydroxyl and alcoholic hydroxyl sites, which can improve the dispersibility of the product, with strong cohesiveness and good waterproofness. It solves the problem of industrial application that lignin replaces part of phenols in the prior art, which leads to the decline of product performance, improves the total substitution rate of chemicals derived from biomass to bisphenol A derived from fossil resources, and significantly reducing the discharge of phenolic compounds. The additive is an environment-friendly polymeric material with excellent development potential.

    Compositions Comprising Citrate and Applications Thereof

    公开(公告)号:US20220296635A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-22

    申请号:US17691518

    申请日:2022-03-10

    发明人: Jian Yang

    摘要: In one aspect, methods of promoting bone growth are described herein. In some embodiments, a method of promoting bone growth described herein comprises promoting cell differentiation or phenotype progression in a population of bone cells by providing a citrate-presenting composition to the population of bone cells. In some embodiments, the citrate-presenting composition is provided to the bone cells at a first stage of cell development selected to obtain a first cell differentiation or phenotype progression. Additionally, in some cases, a second citrate-presenting composition is further provided to the bone cells at a second stage of cell development selected to obtain a second cell differentiation or phenotype progression.