Aeso-based reactive crosslinking for sustainable materials
Innovative acrylated epoxidized soybean oil (AESO) crosslinkers offer customizable crosslink densities and biodegradability, suitable for applications like polymer concrete overlays. This sustainable technology aims to enhance material properties while maintaining eco-friendliness.
Overview
Acrylated epoxidized soybean oil (AESO) presents a promising solution in sustainable material science, offering customizable crosslink densities while maintaining biodegradability. This innovative approach utilizes AESO to create crosslinkers that enhance material properties such as tensile strength and ductility, making it ideal for applications like polymer concrete overlays. The integration of chemical moieties such as carboxylic acids, hydroxyls, thiols, and anhydrides allows for highly adjustable systems that cater to a variety of performance requirements.
Technical specifications
Key features:
- Utilizes acrylated epoxidized soybean oil (AESO) for crosslinking
- Customizable crosslink density through chemical modification
- Compatible with additional chemical moieties: carboxylic acids, hydroxyls, thiols, anhydrides
- Biodegradable and sustainable, enhancing environmental compatibility
- Suitable for diverse applications, including robust polymer concrete overlays
Technology readiness level
This technology is currently at TRL 3, indicating that it is in the experimental proof of concept stage. Future validation involves synthesizing and testing AESO monomers with varying functionalities to optimize mechanical performance and reaction kinetics. The project aims for comprehensive analysis and optimization within a year, with potential scalability for production.
About Saber Chemical, Inc.
Saber Chemical, Inc. specializes in the development and commercialization of compostable core-shell particles (CCSPs) designed to enhance the performance of bioplastics. By integrating these CCSPs into materials such as PLA, PHA, PBS, PBT, PBAT, TPS, and PCL, the company produces performance-grade pellets that offer increased toughness, often achieving greater than 200 J/m Izod impact strength, while maintaining ASTM D6400 compostability. This technology, which originated from NSF-funded research, utilizes glycerol-ketal acrylates to create nanoscale particles that improve material properties without sacrificing environmental sustainability. The company's innovations are designed to be compatible with standard industrial manufacturing processes, including twin-screw compounding, extrusion, and injection molding.
These solutions are targeted at converters and manufacturers in sectors such as packaging, consumer goods, agricultural films, and medical devices who require high-performance, sustainable material alternatives. By providing a scalable approach to material modification, Saber Chemical assists partners in developing durable, compostable products that meet demanding mechanical and thermal requirements. The company engages with customers through technical data support, sample requests, and collaborative research and development efforts, leveraging expertise in polymer chemistry and sustainable monomer synthesis to facilitate the adoption of its additives in commercial applications.
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