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