TY  - JOUR
AU  - Vuksanović, Marija M.
AU  - Milošević, Milena
AU  - Dimitrijević, Ivan
AU  - Milentijević, Gordana
AU  - Babincev, Ljiljana
AU  - Gržetić, Jelena
AU  - Marinković, Aleksandar
AU  - Milosavljević, Milutin
PY  - 2024
UR  - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/12939
AB  - The increase in waste polymer recycling has helped in promoting sustainability, and together with the use of renewable raw materials, it has become a widespread concept with positive effects on both the economy and ecology. Accordingly, the aim of this study was the synthesis of “green” plasticizers, marked as LA/PG/PET/EG/LA, formed from waste poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) and bio-based platform chemicals propylene glycol (PG) and levulinic acid (LA). The structure of the obtained plasticizers was complex, as confirmed by results from nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis. The LA/PG/PET/EG/LA plasticizers and waste poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) were used in an optimized technology for PVC re-granulate production. The hardness of the PVC-based material with “green” plasticizers, in comparison to commercial plasticizer dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP), increased by 11.3%, while migration decreased. An improved material homogeneity and wettability of the fibers by the matrix were observed using SEM analysis of the material’s fracture surface, with a higher efficiency of intermolecular interactions leading to better mechanical performances of the newly designed materials. Thus, LA/PG/PET/EG/LA are unique materials with good compounding and plasticizing potential for PVC, as revealed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). In that manner, the use of bio-renewable resources and recycled polymers will contribute to diminishing waste polymer generation, contributing to a lower carbon footprint.
T2  - Processes
T1  - Green Plasticizer for Poly(vinyl chloride) Re-Granulate Production: Case Study of Sustainability Concept Implementation
VL  - 12
IS  - 3
SP  - 520
DO  - 10.3390/pr12030520
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Vuksanović, Marija M. and Milošević, Milena and Dimitrijević, Ivan and Milentijević, Gordana and Babincev, Ljiljana and Gržetić, Jelena and Marinković, Aleksandar and Milosavljević, Milutin",
year = "2024",
abstract = "The increase in waste polymer recycling has helped in promoting sustainability, and together with the use of renewable raw materials, it has become a widespread concept with positive effects on both the economy and ecology. Accordingly, the aim of this study was the synthesis of “green” plasticizers, marked as LA/PG/PET/EG/LA, formed from waste poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) and bio-based platform chemicals propylene glycol (PG) and levulinic acid (LA). The structure of the obtained plasticizers was complex, as confirmed by results from nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis. The LA/PG/PET/EG/LA plasticizers and waste poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) were used in an optimized technology for PVC re-granulate production. The hardness of the PVC-based material with “green” plasticizers, in comparison to commercial plasticizer dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP), increased by 11.3%, while migration decreased. An improved material homogeneity and wettability of the fibers by the matrix were observed using SEM analysis of the material’s fracture surface, with a higher efficiency of intermolecular interactions leading to better mechanical performances of the newly designed materials. Thus, LA/PG/PET/EG/LA are unique materials with good compounding and plasticizing potential for PVC, as revealed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). In that manner, the use of bio-renewable resources and recycled polymers will contribute to diminishing waste polymer generation, contributing to a lower carbon footprint.",
journal = "Processes",
title = "Green Plasticizer for Poly(vinyl chloride) Re-Granulate Production: Case Study of Sustainability Concept Implementation",
volume = "12",
number = "3",
pages = "520",
doi = "10.3390/pr12030520"
}

Vuksanović, M. M., Milošević, M., Dimitrijević, I., Milentijević, G., Babincev, L., Gržetić, J., Marinković, A.,& Milosavljević, M.. (2024). Green Plasticizer for Poly(vinyl chloride) Re-Granulate Production: Case Study of Sustainability Concept Implementation. in Processes, 12(3), 520.
https://doi.org/10.3390/pr12030520

Vuksanović MM, Milošević M, Dimitrijević I, Milentijević G, Babincev L, Gržetić J, Marinković A, Milosavljević M. Green Plasticizer for Poly(vinyl chloride) Re-Granulate Production: Case Study of Sustainability Concept Implementation. in Processes. 2024;12(3):520.
doi:10.3390/pr12030520 .

Vuksanović, Marija M., Milošević, Milena, Dimitrijević, Ivan, Milentijević, Gordana, Babincev, Ljiljana, Gržetić, Jelena, Marinković, Aleksandar, Milosavljević, Milutin, "Green Plasticizer for Poly(vinyl chloride) Re-Granulate Production: Case Study of Sustainability Concept Implementation" in Processes, 12, no. 3 (2024):520,
https://doi.org/10.3390/pr12030520 . .