This work deals with the non-biodegradable azo-dye Orange II degradation using the heterogeneous Fenton-like reaction using Fe/ZSM-5 zeolite as catalyst. The influence of some relevant parameters was studied, namely pH and temperature in the ranges 3.0 – 8.5 and 30 – 53 oC, respectively. Decolorization degree, TOC removal and leaching were evaluated along time in the experiments done. It was fo...

Synthesis of novel aliphatic biodegradable copolyesters namely Poly (ethylene sebacateco-butylene succinate) and Poly (ethylene sebacate-co-butylene adipate) were carried out using Poly (butylene Succinate), Poly (Butylene Adipate) and Poly (Ethylene Sebacate) in presence of Poly Phosphoric acid. Synthesis of Poly (Butylene Succinate), Poly (Butylene Adipate) and Poly (Ethylene Sebacate) were c...

Biodegradable crosslinked polyurethane (cPU) was synthesized using polyethylene glycol (PEG), L-lactide (L-LA), and hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI), with iron acetylacetonate (Fe(acac)3) as the catalyst and PEG as the extender. Chemical components of the obtained polymers were characterized by FTIR spectroscopy, (1)H NMR spectra, and Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC). The thermodynamic prope...

Ring-opening polymerization (ROP) is a powerful synthetic methodology for the chemical synthesis of technologically important biodegradable aliphatic polyesters from cyclic esters or lactones. However, the bioderived five-membered γ-butyrolactone (γ-BL) is commonly referred as 'non-polymerizable' because of its low strain energy. The chemical synthesis of poly(γ-butyrolactone) (PγBL) through th...

Biodegradable-biocompatible polyurethanes were prepared with fixed hexamethylene diisocyanate and varying ratios of isomannide and poly(ϵ-caprolactone) diol using a simple one-step polymerization without a catalyst. The polyurethane structures were confirmed by 1H-nuclear magnetic resonance, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and gel permeation chromatography. The glass transition tempera...

High molecular weight biodegradable polyesters were prepared from sebacic acid, ethylene glycol and butylene glycol through a simple non-solvent polycondensation with a low toxicity catalyst. The successful synthesis of the polyesters was confirmed by gel permeation chromatography, (1)H-nuclear magnetic resonance and Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopies and differential scanning calorimetr...

With the increasingly serious in the energy shortage and environmental problems, biodiesel has been widely studied as a kind of non toxic fuel for renewable and easily biodegradable. Among all kinds of biodiesels, fatty acid ester, obtained from the esterification of oleic acid with alcohol, has received greater attention using as biofuel in recent years [1] [2]. This kind of biodiesel has the ...

This work presents a solution-processed gravure printed antenna on robust transparent nanopaper for potential Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) application. The nanopaper, having excellent dimensional stability in water, was obtained by glutaraldehyde treatment with hydrochloric (HCl) acid as a catalyst. For the first time, a device consisting of RF components for RFIDs was printed on stabl...

Ciprofloxacin was conjugated with polylactide (PLA) via the secondary amine group of the piperazine ring using PLA and 7-(4-(2-Chloroacetyl) piperazin-1-yl)-1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1, 4-dihydro-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid. Zinc prolinate, a biocompatible catalyst was synthesized, characterized, and used in ring opening polymerization of L-lactide. Five different kinds of OH-terminated poly(...