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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Computational Chemistry

Background:

  • Polymer packaging is vital for food preservation but causes significant environmental issues due to poor recyclability and persistence.
  • There is a critical need for sustainable, high-performance polymer alternatives to traditional packaging materials.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify single- and multi-layer drop-in replacements for conventional polymer packaging using a polymer informatics workflow.
  • To accelerate the discovery of sustainable polymers by leveraging machine learning and virtual forward synthesis.

Main Methods:

  • Employed a polymer informatics workflow combining machine learning (ML) models and virtual forward synthesis (VFS).
  • ML models predicted eight key properties for ~7.4 million ring-opening polymerization (ROP) polymers.
  • Prioritized candidates based on enthalpy of polymerization for chemical recyclability and experimentally validated poly(p-dioxanone) (poly-PDO).

Main Results:

  • Identified thousands of promising polymer candidates for diverse packaging applications.
  • Experimentally validated poly(p-dioxanone) (poly-PDO) exhibiting strong water barrier performance and suitable mechanical/thermal properties.
  • Achieved excellent chemical recyclability for poly-PDO with ~95% monomer recovery, meeting sustainability targets.

Conclusions:

  • Informatics-driven approaches can significantly accelerate the discovery of sustainable polymers, including both novel and existing chemistries.
  • Poly(p-dioxanone) is a viable sustainable alternative for packaging applications due to its performance and recyclability.
  • Established a generalizable framework for data-driven polymer design to address competing performance and sustainability constraints.