Renewable polymers and resins and methods of making the same

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to methods for producing polymers and resins, the method including a first reacting of at least a first diamine with a first carbonate-containing compound and a second carbonate-containing compound to produce at least one of the polymer or the resin, where the first reacting is according toeach of R1, R2, R3, and R4 include at least one of a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a saturated hydrocarbon chain, and/or an unsaturated hydrocarbon chain, and R comprises at least one of a carbon atom, a saturated hydrocarbon chain, and/or an unsaturated hydrocarbon chain.

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         21 . A composition comprising:
 a compound having the formula   
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein:
    represents a covalent bond to an atom comprising a hydrogen atom, a carbon atom, or an oxygen atom, 
 R comprises a carbon chain having between 3 and 5 carbon atoms, 
 R′ is a first functional group comprising at least one of a carbon atom or a hydrogen atom, 
 R″ is a second functional group comprising at least one of a carbon atom or a hydrogen atom, 
 n is between 0 and 30, inclusively, 
 m is between 0 and 30, inclusively, and 
 R is derived from an amino acid. 
 
     
     
         22 . The composition of  claim 21 , wherein the amino acid comprises at least one of asparagine, glutamine, lysine, or arginine. 
     
     
         23 . The composition of  claim 21 , wherein:
 R is   
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
     
     
         24 . The composition of  claim 21 , wherein R′ further comprises at least one of an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom, or a sulfur atom. 
     
     
         25 . The composition of  claim 21 , wherein R″ further comprises at least one of an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom, or a sulfur atom. 
     
     
         26 . The composition of  claim 21 , further comprising has a break stress between about 1 MPa and about 30 MPa. 
     
     
         27 . The composition of  claim 21 , further comprising a break elongation between about 5% and about 140%. 
     
     
         28 . The composition of  claim 21 , wherein the amino acid is bioderived. 
     
     
         29 . The composition of  claim 28 , wherein the amino acid is derived from at least one of an agricultural waste or a microalgae. 
     
     
         30 . The composition of  claim 21 , wherein the compound is derived by reacting the amino acid with a carbonated lipid. 
     
     
         31 . The composition of  claim 30 , wherein the carbonated lipid is a triglyceride, diglyceride, monoglyceride, or a fatty acid, each having two or more carbonate groups. 
     
     
         32 . The composition of  claim 21 , wherein the m repeat unit is randomly distributed in the compound. 
     
     
         33 . The composition of  claim 21 , wherein the m repeat unit is distributed in the compound in a repeat pattern. 
     
     
         34 . The composition of  claim 21 , wherein the n repeat unit is randomly distributed in the compound. 
     
     
         35 . The composition of  claim 21 , wherein then repeat unit is distributed in the compound in a repeat pattern.