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A bio-based eutectic mixture (EM), composed of DL-menthol and 1-tetradecanol was investigated, for the first time, as the solvent for the homogeneous polymerization of different hydrophobic monomers, namely methyl acrylate...

Liquid salts, comprising ionic liquids and eutectic mixtures, are organic compounds/mixtures characterized by a low melting point that have been emerging as a very promising eco-friendly solvent for atom transfer radical polymerization.

The search for the substitution of phthalate derivatives in the process of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plasticization is a matter of intensive research, due to the increasing proofs about phthalate toxicity. With this objective, a series of novel saturated polyesters (SPs) were synthesized by polycondensation from different biobased acids and diols, and end‐capped with 2‐tetradecyloctadecan‐1‐ol (TDOD). After characterization, the SPs were incorporated in an industrial formulation for flexible PVC and the mechanical properties of the films analyzed by tensile tests, DMTA, and DSC. The tensile tests revealed a similar ultimate tensile strength and a higher elongation at break for the PVC with SP as plasticizers compared with DEHTP (di[2‐ethylhexyl] terephthalate). The SP showing the most promising results was chosen to carry on an industrial manufacturing of a transparent tube. The migration tests of the tube show a much less leaching properties compared with tube prepared using the plasticizer DEHTP. All the results indicate that SPs can be an industrially viable and excellent alternative to DEHTP.

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