1. Ring-opening graft polymerization of propylene carbonate onto xylan in an ionic liquid.
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Zhang X, Chen M, Liu C, Zhang A, and Sun R
- Subjects
- Microscopy, Atomic Force, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular, Polymers chemistry, Propane chemistry, Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared, Thermodynamics, Ionic Liquids, Polymerization, Propane analogs & derivatives, Xylans chemistry
- Abstract
The amidine organocatalyst 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) is an effective nucleophilic catalyst. Biocomposites with tuneable properties were successfully synthesized by ring-opening graft polymerization (ROGP) of propylene carbonate (PC) onto xylan using DBU as a catalyst in the ionic liquid (IL) 1-allyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([Amim]Cl). The effects of reaction temperature, reaction time and the molar ratio of PC to anhydroxylose units (AXU) in xylan were investigated. The physico-chemical properties of xylan-graft-poly(propylene carbonate) (xylan-g-PPC) copolymers were characterised by FT-IR, NMR, TGA/DTG, AFM and tensile analysis. The FT-IR and NMR results indicated the successful attachment of PPC onto xylan. TGA/DTG suggested the increased thermal stability of xylan after the attachment of PPC side chains. AFM analysis revealed details about the molecular aggregation of xylan-g-PPC films. The results also showed that with the increased DS of xylan-g-PPC copolymers, the tensile strength and Young's modulus of the films decreased, while the elongation at break increased.
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- 2015
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