Bio-Based, Phthalate-Free Polyvinyl Chloride Plasticizer
- Detailed Technology Description
- A phthalate-free PVC plasticizer based on vegetable oils can be manufactured using a single reactor synthesis which drastically lowers complexity. Due to the low price of the feedstock, the plasticizer can be manufactured at the same price with similar performance compared to the most commonly used, banned phthalate, dioctyl pthalate. The phthalate-free plasticizer has applications in medical devices, child products, and food packaging. Other bio-based phthalate-free plasticizers are twice as expensive or not compatible as a primary plasticizer.
- *Abstract
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A phthalate-free PVC plasticizer based on vegetable oils can be manufactured using a single reactor synthesis which drastically lowers complexity.
- *Principal Investigator
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Name: Dharma Kodali, Research Associate Professor
Department: Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering
- Country/Region
- USA
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