DUPONT SORONA POLYMER: A NEW SUSTAINABLE PLATFORM FOR GROWTH

摘要

Responding to environmental, sustainability, business and market needs, DuPont has recently commercialized a new polymer platform Sorona. Sorona polymer is produced from fiber-grade 1,3-propanediol (PDO). It is a linear semi-crystalline polymer with a melting temperature of ～228°C and a glass transition temperature of about 50°C. (See Figure 1)