PVC is one of the commonly AMINO COMPLEX preferred thermoplastics.Plasticizing additives or plasticizers are added to break interstrand-dipole interaction in PVC and soften PVC in general.Plasticizers have many applications such as electrical connectors, vinyl floorings, vinyl water stops, toys, bottle caps, and medical devices.
Although a great majority of plasticizers are phthalates that harm to environment, Dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP) is known as a non-phthalate plasticizer.DOTP, one of the plasticizers preferred in the industry, is an aromatic terephthalate.There are two main production methods of DOTP; direct esterification and transesterification.
In this review, different synthesis reactions of DOTP plasticizer were summarized.Studies have generally focused on different catalysts, solvents, reactant ratios, and reaction conditions such as temperature, pressure, and reaction time in literature.Synthesizing DOTP from scrap PET products is an environmentally friendly manufacturing method.
Besides, properties of DOTP plasticized PVC, mainly migration, mechanical and thermal properties, have been Power Supply Board reviewed.According to the results, DOTP has high compatibility with PVC, and DOTP plasticized PVC shows good migration, mechanical and thermal properties.DOTP is a promising plasticizer due to having good properties, low production cost, and low toxicity.