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An overview on synthesis, properties and applications of poly(butylene-adipate-co-terephthalate)–PBAT

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Jian, Jiao, Xiangbin, Zeng, Xianbo, Huang·2020·Advanced Industrial and Engineering Polymer Research

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A significantly growing interest is to design new biodegradable polymers in order to solve fossil resources and environmental pollution problems associated with conventional plastics. A kind of new biodegradable polymers, aliphatic–aromatic co-polyesters have been researched widely and developed rapidly in recent years, since that can combine excellent biodegradability provided from aliphatic polyesters and good properties from aromatic polyesters. Out of which, poly (butylene-adipate- co -terephthalate) (PBAT) shows the most importance. PBAT has been commercialized by polycondensation reaction of butanediol (BDO), adipic acid (AA) and terephthalic acid (PTA) using general polyester manufacturing technology. And it has been considered to have desirable properties and competitive costs to be applied in many fields. Therefore, this review aims to present an overview on the synthesis, properties and applications of PBAT.

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Authors: Jian, J., Xiangbin, Z., & Xianbo, H.
Affiliations: Kingfa (China) (CN)
Corresponding author: Xianbo, Huang
Venue: Advanced Industrial and Engineering Polymer Research
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2020-01
Volume: 3
Issue: 1
Pages: 19-26
ISSN: 2542-5048 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.aiepr.2020.01.001
OpenAlex: W2999297187
Cited by: 625
References: 57
Citations by year: 2026: 63 · 2025: 134 · 2024: 163 · 2023: 114 · 2022: 86 · 2021: 50 · 2020: 15
FWCI: 17.23
Type: journal article
Language: en
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Topics: Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Biomaterials › biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Polymer crystallization and properties
Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Polymer composites and self-healing
Keywords: poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate), biodegradable polymers, aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters, polyester synthesis, polycondensation, butanediol, adipic acid, terephthalic acid, polymer properties, polymer applications

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