Properties of Non-phthalate Plasticizer/poly(vinyl chloride) Compound Using Glycerol from Biodiesel Process

Abstract

The major objective is development of non-phthalate plasticizer-poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) compound using crude glycol derived from biodiesel process. We developed glycerol diacetomonolaurate (GDAL) plasticizer using glycerol from biodiesel process. The synthesis of GDAL plasticizer was measured with nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR). Mechanical property of plasticizer-PVC compound was measured by universal testing machine (UTM) and the experimental values are compared with phthalate plasticizer-PVC compound. In particular, the values for tensile strength and elongations with GDAL were higher than with diisononyl phthalate (DINP). It was found that the eco-friendly property of the GDAL property was higher than that of the commercial phthalate plasticizer such as DINP.