2020
Fully Renewable, Effective, and Highly Biodegradable Plasticizer: Di‑n‑heptyl Succinate
Elsiwi B, Garcia-Valdez O, Erythropel H, Leask R, Nicell J, Maric M. Fully Renewable, Effective, and Highly Biodegradable Plasticizer: Di‑n‑heptyl Succinate. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2020, 8: 12409-12418. DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c02859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGood plasticizing propertiesSuccinate diestersPlasticizing propertiesGreen plasticizersSynthetic routeSolventless processEsterification reactionRenewable feedstockPlasticizerToxicity concernsBiodegradable plasticizersSuccinic acidEnvironmental presenceNitrogen gasDiestersRhodococcus rhodochrousBiodegradation experimentsN-heptanolBiodegradation kineticsUbiquitous environmental presenceKineticsIndustrial plasticizerPropertiesFeedstockSynthesis
2018
How Green is Your Plasticizer?
Jamarani R, Erythropel HC, Nicell JA, Leask RL, Marić M. How Green is Your Plasticizer? Polymers 2018, 10: 834. PMID: 30960759, PMCID: PMC6403783, DOI: 10.3390/polym10080834.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDesigning Green Plasticizers: Linear Alkyl Diol Dibenzoate Plasticizers and a Thermally Reversible Plasticizer
Erythropel HC, Börmann A, Nicell JA, Leask RL, Maric M. Designing Green Plasticizers: Linear Alkyl Diol Dibenzoate Plasticizers and a Thermally Reversible Plasticizer. Polymers 2018, 10: 646. PMID: 30966680, PMCID: PMC6404088, DOI: 10.3390/polym10060646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGreen plasticizersTorsional modulusGlass transition temperatureMechanical propertiesEffective plasticizationSurface hardnessMaximum stressReversible plasticizerPVC/Apparent modulusTemperature sweepProcessing aidElevated temperaturesModulusDifferential scanning calorimetryBlendsPlasticizerDiol lengthCommercial plasticizersTransition temperatureScanning calorimetryTemperaturePlasticizer propertiesPVCPlasticizing effectiveness
2017
Rheology of Green Plasticizer/Poly(vinyl chloride) Blends via Time–Temperature Superposition
Jamarani R, Erythropel H, Burkat D, Nicell J, Leask R, Maric M. Rheology of Green Plasticizer/Poly(vinyl chloride) Blends via Time–Temperature Superposition. Processes 2017, 5: 43. DOI: 10.3390/pr5030043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTime-temperature superpositionPVC plasticizersAlkyl chain lengthViscoelastic responseStorage modulus G′.Molecular structureTime-temperature profilesChain lengthReplacement compoundsPlasticizer propertiesBrittle polymersNon-phthalate plasticizersLow stiffnessRheological performanceDiethyl esterPlasticizerGreen plasticizersCompoundsPhthalate plasticizersPlasticizer/Elevated temperaturesProcessing propertiesComparable processingBlendsBiodegradation kinetics