Uusiutuvat furfuraalipohjaiset polyesterit räätälöidyin ominaisuuksin

The environmental impact of plastic pollution and the escalating concern regarding climate change underscores the urgent necessity of establishing a biobased materials economy. In the burgeoning field of biobased polymer science, this thesis probes into the potential of furan derivatives, specifically furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, as key raw materials for advanced polymers. In this work, furfural-derived monomers, their resultant homopolymers, and copolymers were studied. The resulting furan-based polymers exhiabtied high oxygen barrier properties and UV filtering capabilities.