期刊
POLYMER
卷 159, 期 -, 页码 86-94出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2018.09.049
关键词
Polymerization kinetics; Anionic ring-opening polymerization (AROP); Polyethylene oxide (PEO); Polyethylene glycol (PEG); Ethylene oxide (EO); Alternative green solvents
资金
- Thuringer Ministerium fur Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft und Digitale Gesellschaft (TMWWDG, ProExzellenz II, NanoPolar)
- Dutch Polymer Institute (DPI, technology area high-throughput-experimentation) [690]
- Bundesministerium fur Bildung und Forschung (Germany) [13NI1454]
- Center for Sepsis Control & Care at the Jena University Hospital [01EO1502]
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [SFB 1278, SFB 1076]
In the present work, the polymerization process of ethylene oxide (EO) leading to diphenyl-PEO-OH with a molar mass of 5000 and 10,000 g mol(-1) in different ethers used as solvents was investigated. The aim was to gain access to the kinetics of the anionic ring-opening polymerization (AROP) of EO by an online and in-situ real-time method and to test alternative greener solvents in comparison to the well-established solvents, e.g. tetrahydrofuran (THF). For this purpose, we chose two promising green ethers, methyl tetrahydrofuran (MeTHF) and cyclopentyl methyl ether (CPME), with improved properties regarding reduced peroxide formation, higher boiling points, easier drying, and lower water solubility. During the AROP in the custom-built setup, in-situ IR measurements were performed and the final products were characterized by SEC, MALDI-TOF-MS, and H-1 NMR measurements, as well as newly in-house developed liquid chromatography (LC) investigations for purity analysis and diol impurity content estimations. Results presented in this study show that the controlled polymerization of EO in the tested alternative solvents represents a viable alternative to commonly established ones, as based on our kinetic studies and product characterization results.
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