RT Journal Article T1 Cross-metathesis of technical grade methyl oleate for the synthesis of bio-based polyesters and polyamides A1 Krzesiński, Paweł A1 César, Vincent A1 Grela, Karol A1 Santos, Sergio A1 Ortiz, Pablo AB Fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs), despite being currently used mainly as a biodiesel, could be also a source of various building blocks. Their cross-metathesis allows the production of diesters—attractive bio-based monomers. However, most of the existing reports from academic research groups are mainly restricted to pure methyl oleate. With the goal of future industrial feasibility, a process for the self-cross metathesis of technical grade methyl oleate, which means containing a significant amount (20 wt%) of methyl linoleate, has been developed. The resulting dimethyl octadec-9-enedioate has been obtained with high selectivity and in good yield. Subsequent polycondensation with a co-monomer (diol or diamine) resulted in the formation of polymeric materials which were characterized using thermogravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry. SN 2753-8125 YR 2023 FD 2023-09-28 LK https://hdl.handle.net/11556/5065 UL https://hdl.handle.net/11556/5065 LA eng NO Krzesiński , P , César , V , Grela , K , Santos , S & Ortiz , P 2023 , ' Cross-metathesis of technical grade methyl oleate for the synthesis of bio-based polyesters and polyamides ' , RSC Sustainability , vol. 1 , no. 8 , pp. 2033-2037 . https://doi.org/10.1039/d3su00305a NO Publisher Copyright: © 2023 RSC. NO This work has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement no. 860322 (Coordination Chemistry Inspires Molecular Catalysis, CCIMC). DS TECNALIA Publications RD 29 sept 2024