title: Preparation and biodegradation of sugar-containing poly(vinyl acetate) emulsions.
abstract: To accelerate the biodegradability of poly(vinyl acetate)-based emulsions, emulsion copolymerizations of vinyl sugars, including triacetylated N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (GlcNAc)-substituted 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (GlcNAc(Ac)3-substituted HEMA), glucose-substituted HEMA (GEMA) and 6-O-vinyladipoyl-D-glucose (6-O-VAG) with vinyl acetate (VAc), were carried out using poly(vinyl alcohol) as an emulsifying agent in the presence of poly[(butylene succinate)-co-(butylene adipate)] [poly(BS-co-BA)]. Copolymerization with GEMA produced a stable emulsion and that with 6-O-VAG also produced a homogeneous emulsion. Their biodegradation tests indicated that PVAc main chain scission was accelerated by copolymerization with vinyl sugars.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Technology and Urban Planning, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan. takasu.akinori@nitech.ac.jp
authors.forename: Akinori
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takasu
authors.forename: Michiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.forename: Tadamichi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirabayashi
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000737:chemistry*; D004655:Emulsions / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D008689:Methacrylates / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D011142:Polyvinyl Alcohol; D011145:Polyvinyls / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates; D004655:Emulsions; D008689:Methacrylates; D011108:Polymers; D011145:Polyvinyls; C013215:polyvinyl acetate; C005044:hydroxyethyl methacrylate; D011142:Polyvinyl Alcohol; D010100:Oxygen