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In this research, initially high-molecular-weight PBF was synthesized by applying the melt polycondensation method and using the dimethylester of FDCA as the monomer. Furthermore, five different series of PBF blends were prepared, namely poly(l-lactic acid)\u2013poly(butylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate) (PLA\u2013PBF), poly(ethylene terephthalate)\u2013poly(butylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate) (PET\u2013PBF), poly(propylene terephthalate)\u2013poly(butylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate) (PPT\u2013PBF), poly(butylene 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylate)-poly(butylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate) (PBN\u2013PBF), and polycarbonate\u2013poly(butylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate) (PC\u2013PBF), by dissolving the polyesters in a trifluoroacetic acid\/chloroform mixture (1\/4 v\/v) followed by coprecipitation as a result of adding the solutions into excess of cold methanol. The wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD) patterns of the as-prepared blends showed that mixtures of crystals of the blend components were formed, except for PC which did not crystallize. In general, a lower degree of crystallinity was observed at intermediate compositions. The differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) heating scans for the melt-quenched samples proved homogeneity in the case of PET\u2013PBF blends. In the remaining cases, the blend components showed distinct Tgs. In PPT\u2013PBF blends, there was a shift of the Tgs to intermediate values, showing some partial miscibility. 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