Renewable and Sustainable Esters for Elastomers

Hallstar has developed several monomeric and polymeric esters that are synthesized from biobased feed stocks. Many of these esters were initially developed for biopolymers but much of the chemistry can be applied to traditional elastomers. This presentation will discuss the chemistry of these biobased feedstocks and evaluations of renewable esters in variety of elastomers. Based on our results, the renewable sustainable esters can be  used to replace petroleum based ester plasticizers. The final part of this presentation will discuss our latest technology on non-phthalate esters in elastomers and thermoplastics.