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ReviewChemistryOpen2021

Terephthalic Acid Copolyesters Containing Tetramethylcyclobutanediol for High-Performance Plastics.

Samarthya Bhagia, Kamlesh Bornani, Soydan Ozcan, Arthur J Ragauskas

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Review in ChemistryOpen, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Samarthya BhagiaBiosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9495-1880
Kamlesh BornaniDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7927-2399
Soydan OzcanManufacturing Science Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee37831, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3825-4589
Arthur J RagauskasDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3536-554X
Oak Ridge National Laboratory · USUniversity of Vermont · US

Funding

Advanced Manufacturing Office 2.5.6.105Advanced Manufacturing Office 35714Advanced Manufacturing Office US DOE FY 202Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable EnergyUS Department of Energy
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is a need for high-performance applications for terephthalic acid (TPA) polyesters with high heat resistance, impact toughness, and optical clarity. Bisphenol A (BPA) based polycarbonates and polyarylates have such properties, but BPA is an endocrine disruptor. Therefore, new TPA polyesters that are less hazardous to health and the environment are becoming popular. Tetramethylcyclobutanediol (TMCD) is a difunctional monomer that can be polymerized with TPA and other diols to yield copolyesters with superior properties to conventional TPA polyesters. It has a cyclobutyl ring that makes it more rigid than cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM) and EG. Thus, TMCD containing TPA copolyesters can have high heat resistance and impact strength. TPA can be made from abundantly available upcycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Therefore, this review discusses the synthesis of monomers and copolyesters, the impact of diol composition on material properties, molecular weight, effects of photodegradation, health safety, and substitution of cyclobutane diols for future polyesters.

Indexed as

copolyesterscyclohexanedimethanolethylene glycolplastic recyclingpolyesterterephthalic acidtetramethylcyclobutanediol

Identifiers

PMID34402603
PMCPMC8369847
OpenAlexW3194287089

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