title: Long-Chain Aliphatic Polymers To Bridge the Gap between Semicrystalline Polyolefins and Traditional Polycondensates.
abstract: Other than their established short-chain congeners, polycondensates based on long-chain difunctional monomers are often dominated by the long methylene sequences of the repeat units in their solid-state structures and properties. This places them between traditional polycondensates and polyethylenes. The availability of long-chain monomers as a key prerequisite has benefited much from advances in the catalytic conversion of plant oils, via biotechnological and purely chemical approaches, likewise. This has promoted studies of, among others, applications-relevant properties. A comprehensive account is given of long-chain monomer syntheses and the preparation and physical properties, morphologies, mechanical behavior, and degradability of long-chain polyester, polyamides, polyurethanes, polyureas, polyacetals, and polycarbonates.
authors.affiliation: Chair of Chemical Materials Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz , Universitätsstrasse 10, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany.
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Stempfle
authors.affiliation: Chair of Chemical Materials Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz , Universitätsstrasse 10, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ortmann
authors.affiliation: Chair of Chemical Materials Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz , Universitätsstrasse 10, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mecking