Polyester

Biodegradation

Organic chemistry

Polymer chemistry

Environmental protection

Polymer science

Composite material

Chemistry

Materials science

Adipic acid

Adipate

Terephthalic acid

Environmental pollution

Environmental science

Polymer

Condensation polymer

Advanced Industrial and Engineering Polymer Research

A significantly growing interest is to design new biodegradable polymers in order to solve fossil resources and environmental pollution problems associated with conventional plastics. A kind of new biodegradable polymers, aliphatic–aromatic co-polyesters have been researched widely and developed rapidly in recent years, since that can combine excellent biodegradability provided from aliphatic polyesters and good properties from aromatic polyesters. Out of which, poly (butylene-adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT) shows the most importance. PBAT has been commercialized by polycondensation reaction of butanediol (BDO), adipic acid (AA) and terephthalic acid (PTA) using general polyester manufacturing technology. And it has been considered to have desirable properties and competitive costs to be applied in many fields. Therefore, this review aims to present an overview on the synthesis, properties and applications of PBAT.

An overview on synthesis, properties and applications of poly(butylene-adipate-co-terephthalate)–PBAT