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. 2022 Mar 3;14(5):1025. doi: 10.3390/polym14051025
Symbol/Acronym in the Text Definition
ΔHm Melting enthalpy
ΔHm0 Equilibrium melting enthalpy
E Young’s modulus
ε Elongation at break
Weight fraction
Mn Number average molecular weight
Mw Weight average molecular weight
Tc Crystallization temperature
Tm Melting temperature
Xc Degree of crystallinity
AF Abaca fiber
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
BD 1,4-butanediol
BS Butylene succinate
C25A Cloisite® 25A
CALB Candida antarctica lipase B
CF Cotton fiber
CGM Corn gluten meal
CL Caprolactone
CM Canola meal
CNC Cellulose nanocrystals
CO2P Carbon dioxide permeability
DES Diethyl succinate
DMAz Dimethylazelate
DMS Dimethyl succinate
DSC Differential scanning calorimetry
eROP Enzymatic ring-opening polymerization
EVOH Ethylene vinyl alcohol
FHT Fluorohectorite
HA Hydroxyapatite
HDPE High-density polyethylene
HMDI Hexamethylene diisocyanate
INF Isora nanofibers
ISO International Standardization Organization
JF Jute fiber
KFP Konjac fly powders
LCP Liquid crystal polymer
LDPE Low-density polyethylene
MCC Microcrystalline cellulose
MDI Methylene diphenyl diisocyanate
MMT Montmorillonite
MW Molecular weight
NCC Nanocrystalline cellulose
NFC Nanofibrillated cellulose
NR Natural rubber
O2P Oxygen permeability
OMLS Organically modified layered silicate
OMMT Organically modified montmorillonite
OPMF Oil palm mesocarp fibers
PAN Polyacrylonitrile
PBF Poly(butylene fumarate)
PBMS Poly(butylene 2-methylsuccinate)
PBS Poly(butylene succinate)
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PBSu Poly(butylene succinate)
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PBT Polybutylene terephthalate
PcBS Poly(cis-butene succinate)
PCL Poly(ε-caprolactone)
PDMS Polydimethylsiloxane
PE Polyethylene
PEG Poly (ethylene glycol)
PEMA Poly (ethyl methacrylate)
PET Poly (ethylene terephthalate)
PGA Poly(glycolide)
PHAs Polyhydroxyalkanoates
PHB Polyhydroxybutyrate
PHBV Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate)
PHS Poly(hexamethylene succinate)
PLA Poly(lactic acid)
PMP Polymethylpentene
PP Polypropylene
PPO Polyphenylene oxide
PPS Poly(propylene succinate)
PRHB Poly((r)-3-hydroxybutyrate)
PS Polystyrene
PSF Pistachio shell flour
PTFE Polytetrafluoroethylene
PTMS Poly(tetramethylene succinate)
PTMSP Poly(1-trimethylsilyl-1-propyne)
PVA Polyvinyl alcohol
PVC Polyvinyl chloride
PVDC Polyvinylidene chloride
PVDF Polyvinylidene fluoride
rCell Recycled cellulose
RHF Rice husk flour
RT Room temperature
RWP Rubberwood powders
SA Succinic acid
SAP Saponite
SG Switchgrass
SM Soy meal
SNC Starch nanocrystals
SRF Sugarcane rind fiber
TNBT Titanium (IV) butoxide
TTIP Titanium (IV) isopropoxide
ULDPE Ultra-low-density polyethylene
UVA Ultraviolet A
WAXS Wide Angle X-ray Scattering
WF Wood flour
Copolymers cited within the review.
Acronym in the Text Definition and Chemical Structure
PBS-co-PBF Poly(butylene succinate-co-butylene fumarate)
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PBS-ran-PBA Poly(butylene succinate-ran-butylene adipate)
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PBS-ran-PBAz Poly(butylene succinate-ran-butylene azelate)
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PBS-ran-PBEPS Poly(butylene succinate-ran-2-butyl-2-ethyl-propylene succinate)
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PBS-ran-PBF Poly(butylene succinate-ran-butylene fumarate)
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PBS-ran-PBF-ran-PBA Poly(butylene succinate-ran-butylene fumarate-ran-butylene adipate)
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PBS-ran-PBFur Poly(butylene succinate-ran-butylene furanoate)
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PBS-ran-PBMS Poly(butylene succinate-ran-butylene 2-methylsuccinate)
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PBS-ran-PBT Poly(butylene succinate-ran-butylene terephthalate)
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PBS-ran-PcBS Poly(butylene succinate-ran-cis-butene succinate)
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PBS-ran-PCL Poly(butylene succinate-ran-ε-caprolactone)
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PBS-ran-PDMSu Poly(butylene succinate-ran-decamethylene succinate)
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PBS-ran-PHS Poly(butylene succinate-ran-hexamethylene succinate)
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PBS-ran-PIS Poly(butylene succinate-ran-isosorbide succinate)
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PBS-ran-PNS Poly(butylene succinate-ran-neopenthyl succinate)
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PBS-ran-PPS Poly(butylene succinate-ran-propylene succinate)
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PBS-ran-PTDGS Poly(butylene succinate-ran-thiodiethylene glycol succinate)
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