Thermal Polyaspartic Acid (TPA)
Two synthetic routes for the production of thermal polyaspartic acid. TPA is a non-toxic, biodegradable, and cost effective polymer with applications in many industrial processes, such as agriculture, water treatment, and detergent, oil, and gas industries. TPA functions as a more sustainable alternative to convetional polyacrylic acids (PAC). The first route for the synthesis of TPA consists of a solventless solid-state-polymerization-reaction that transforms the aspartic acid monomor into polysuccinimide, eliminating the use of organic solvents.