Unsaturated Polyester Resins and Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites from Plant Biomass

Abstract:

We are the first to report the synthesis of maleic acid in quantitative yield by oxidation of 5-hydroxymethyl furfural with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of sodium bicarbonate in an aqueous medium under ambient conditions without the using of toxic catalysts and solvents. 5-hydroxymethyl furfural and 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid have been prepared from hexose plant biomass. Based on maleic anhydride and 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid, unsaturated polyesters were synthesized for the first time from renewable raw materials only. A fiber-reinforced polymer composite based on these polyester resins have been prepared. Strength properties of carbon and glass fiber-reinforced polymer composites are 1.5 times superior to the strength of similar phthalic acid based composites.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 869)
• Pages: 169-174
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.869.169
• Online since: October 2020
• Authors: Victor Klushin*, Ekaterina A. Shabliy, Dmitry Petrenko
• Keywords: 2,5-Furandicaboxylic Acid, 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural, FRP Composites, Maleic Acid, Plant Biomass, Unsaturated Polyesters

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