Eugenola lehengai gisa polimero biooinarrituen sintesian

Abstract

The petrochemical industry has been traditionally, the major source of monomers for the production of different polymers, such as polyesters, polyamides or polyurethanes. However, the limited nature of fossil reserves, rising prices, environmental problems and the poor biodegradability of traditional synthetic polymers have accelerated the development of polymeric materials from renewable sources. Natural monomers with aromatic groups, such as eugenol, have been the great interest because of the incomparable thermal and mechanical properties they provide to the materials obtained. In fact, the various functional groups of eugenol allow for simple chemical modifications. So, in this study a series of polyamides based on eugenol have been successfully synthesized. The products obtained have been characterized by a number of techniques, including Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), and Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA).