2018
Designing 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