Expected branched PHB–poly(fatty acid)–PMMA multiblock copolymer architecture, showing PHB connected to poly(fatty acid) segments and PMMA branches.

Repurposing fatty-acid autoxidation for PHB–PMMA multiblock copolymers

  • September 1, 2025
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A 2025 Scientific Reports study turns peroxide-bearing products of fatty-acid autoxidation into macroinitiators for branched PHB–poly(fatty acid)–PMMA copolymers, then tests the resulting architecture using complementary spectroscopic, chromatographic, thermal, and microscopy measurements.

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