Abstract
A series of segmented bio-copolyesters based on crystallizable hard segments of poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) and fully bio-based dilinoleic diol (DLAOH), creating dilinoleic succinate (DLS) soft segments, were prepared by enzymatically catalyzed polycondensation. The kinetic studies performed with 1H NMR and SEC have proved incorporation of highly hydrophobic DLAOH into the polymer backbone. We found that the efficacy of DLAOH incorporation was limited by the catalytic pocket size of the enzyme and its hydrophobic nature favouring the formation of long PBS sequences, especially at the early synthesis stages and having an effect on final content of soft segments compared to feed ratio. Based on quantitative 13C NMR analysis we found that copolymers had R-values lower than 1, that is low degree of randomness. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) revealed changes in degree of crystallinity and the presence of a phase mixed system.
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