PFI:AIR-TT: Technology for the Production of Polyamides With Bio-Enabled Properties

PFI:AIR-TT：具有生物特性的聚酰胺生产技术

• 批准号: 1701000
• 负责人: Jean-Philippe Tessonnier
• 金额: $ 20万
• 依托单位: Iowa State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-07-15 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1701000&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: PFI; AIR; TT; Technology; Production

This PFI: AIR Technology Translation project focuses on translating polymeric materials research into the creation of higher value, higher performance nylons based on renewable raw materials. The development of these materials is important because bio-based nylons with tunable chemical and mechanical properties are highly desired in the automotive and packaging industries. The project will result in a prototype polyamide material for which the desired properties will be introduced through the use of 3-hexenedioic acid (3HDA), a bio-derived unsaturated diacid monomer. This material has the following unique features: elevated modulus, impact strength, flexibility, increased solvent resistance, and tunable hydrophobicity. These features provide advantages such as a larger window of operation and access to new properties when compared to the leading polyamides in the market place. This project addresses the following technological gaps as it translates from research discovery toward commercial application. The chemistry of 3HDA when embedded in a polymeric structure needs to be further studied in order to identify and implement efficient cross-linking and derivatization techniques. In addition, variables such as 3HDA concentration, nature of the cross-linker or derivatization agent, and polymerization and curing conditions need to be investigated. The impact of these variables on average molecular weight, polydispersity, melting temperature, and mechanical properties needs to be understood to achieve the level of control expected for performance plastics.In addition, personnel involved in this project, including one graduate student and one postdoctoral researcher, will receive innovation and technology translation experiences through developing a functional prototype that meets the needs of potential customers and catalyzes discussions with potential industrial partners.This project is jointly funded by the Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships and the Division of Engineering Education and Centers; reflecting the alignment of this project with the respective goals of the two divisions and their programs.

该 PFI：AIR 技术翻译项目的重点是将聚合物材料研究转化为基于可再生原材料的更高价值、更高性能的尼龙的创造。这些材料的开发非常重要，因为汽车和包装行业非常需要具有可调化学和机械性能的生物基尼龙。该项目将产生一种原型聚酰胺材料，通过使用 3-己烯二酸 (3HDA)（一种生物衍生的不饱和二酸单体）来实现所需的性能。该材料具有以下独特功能：提高模量、冲击强度、柔韧性、增强耐溶剂性和可调疏水性。与市场上领先的聚酰胺相比，这些特性提供了一些优势，例如更大的操作窗口和获得新性能的机会。该项目在从研究发现到商业应用的转化过程中解决了以下技术差距。需要进一步研究嵌入聚合结构中的 3HDA 的化学性质，以便确定和实施有效的交联和衍生化技术。此外，还需要研究 3HDA 浓度、交联剂或衍生剂的性质以及聚合和固化条件等变量。需要了解这些变量对平均分子量、多分散性、熔融温度和机械性能的影响，以达到高性能塑料预期的控制水平。此外，参与该项目的人员包括一名研究生和一名博士后研究员，将通过开发满足潜在客户需求并促进与潜在工业合作伙伴讨论的功能原型来获得创新和技术翻译经验。该项目由工业创新与合作司和工程教育与中心司共同资助；反映了该项目与两个部门及其计划各自目标的一致性。