Bio-based self-healing Eucommia ulmoides ester elastomer with damping and oil resistance
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Eucommia ulmoides gum (EUG) is an essential bio-based material with a similar chemical structure to natural rubber, but it is rigid plastic at room temperature due to crystallization, which limits its wide application. Herein, we report a new method for synthesis of functional Eucommia ulmoides ester (EUET) elastomer by chemical modification of EUG. First, EUG was epoxidized by performic acid formed from hydrogen peroxide and formic acid in situ in toluene solution and then subjected to ring-opening reaction with acetic acid. It was found that EUET contained both α-hydroxyl ester and β-hydroxyl ester in the molecular chain. Unlike EUG, EUET was no longer crystallized due to the reduction of regularity, and it has been successfully converted into elastomer, which was confirmed by the elastic strain recovery experiment. Furthermore, because of the presence of polar groups and the hydrogen bond between them, EUET could self-heal under the condition of 50 °C, and their vulcanizates possessed excellent mechanical properties, resilience, oil resistance and damping properties. This study may promote the application of EUG in the field of bio-based functional elastomers.
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OpenAlex topics: Polymer composites and self-healing · Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods · biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
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