Development of biobased polymers based on isoidide

17 June 2016

Wageningen UR Food & Biobased Research is identifying opportunities for the production of new biobased polymers on the basis of isoidide. Initiated for this purpose, the project HIPPIE (High-Performance Polymers from Isoidide) is a partnership between Wageningen UR, ADM, DuPont and Holland Colours.
Thanks to its highly favourable properties, isoidide is a promising chemical building block for the biobased economy. It is a symmetrical, thermally stable and reactive monomer which can be extracted from sugar. This makes it interesting for a wide range of polyesters. Packaging materials can be produced based on isoidide, for instance (News Item Wageningen UR, 2 June 2016).
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