Green Chemistry and the Search for New Plasticizers
Green Chemistry and the Search for New Plasticizers DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b03508 Authors: Patrick Harmon BASF Rainer Otter BASF Abstract Consumers often see various “free-of” statements on...
Green Chemistry and the Search for New Plasticizers
Examples of the use of GreenScreen and CleanGredients to evaluate plasticizers that are alternatives to widely used ortho-phthalates are presented. Some alternative plasticizers have sufficient data and low hazard to support their use in consumer and other products.
Comment on Alternative Plasticizers As Emerging Global Environmental
Several plasticizers are identied and discussed in the paper. All may be used as plasticizers, but only some are considered alternatives to general purpose ortho-phthalates such as DEHP and DINP, while the others are specialty plasticizers with niche uses. For example, the phosphate esters are used where ame
Comment on “Alternative Plasticizers As Emerging Global Environmental
All may be used as plasticizers, but only some are considered alternatives to general purpose ortho-phthalates such as DEHP and DINP, while the others are specialty plasticizers with niche uses. For example, the phosphate esters are used where flame retardancy is required; ESBO is a secondary plasticizer used at 2–12 parts-per-hundred resin (PHR) for its stabilizing effect.
A highly stable bio-based plasticizer constructed from renewable acids
The current research efforts in the plasticizer industry should focus on finding renewable biomass chemical feedstocks to synthesize non-toxic and effective bio-based plasticizers in order to adapt to the concept of green environmental protection given the scarcity of petroleum resources and the growing emphasis on health and environmental
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