Polymerizations in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Medium
Polymerizations in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Medium

Author: Isha Ruhulla Kamrupi

Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing

Published: 2011-09

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9783846512234

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Polymers have become an inextricable part of our daily life. Not only the synthesis but also the processing of polymers has been given a major attention. Most of the commercial methods use environmentally hazardous volatile organic solvents (VOC)and chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) for processing and synthesis of polymers. Due to the enormous increment of VOC/CFC emissions and also the generation of aqueous waste streams, chemical engineers and chemists have already been looking for new and cleaner alternatives. One of these methods is the use of supercritical fluids as a processing solvent. An intense research activity concentrated in the last decade has demonstrated that dense carbon dioxide is an attractive solvent for polymer synthesis as it is environmentally benign, inexpensive, with tunable physico-chemical properties and substantially inert towards chain transfer reactions. We have briefly described the synthesis of different polymers and their nanocomposites with metal nanoparticles in supercritical carbon dioxide in this book.

Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

Author: Maartje F. Kemmere

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2006-05-12

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 3527607056

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Recently, supercritical fluids have emerged as more sustainable alternatives for the organic solvents often used in polymer processes. This is the first book emphasizing the potential of supercritical carbon dioxide for polymer processes from an engineering point of view. It develops a state-of-the-art overview on polymer fundamentals, polymerization reactions and polymer processing in supercritical carbon dioxide. The book covers topics in a multidisciplinary approach starting from polymer chemistry and thermodynamics, going through monitoring, polymerization processes and ending with polymer shaping and post-processing. The authors are internationally recognized experts from different fields in polymer reaction engineering in supercritical fluids. The book was initiated by the Working Party on Polymer Reaction Engineering of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering and further renowned international experts.

Green Chemistry Using Liquid and Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
Green Chemistry Using Liquid and Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

Author: Joseph M. DeSimone

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 0195154835

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Annotation. Introduction, J. Young, J. DeSimone, and W. TumasPart I: Catalysis and Chemical Synthesis in CO21. Phase behavior and its effects on reactions in liquid and supercritical CO2, L.A. Blanchard et al. 2. Advances in homogeneous, heterogeneous and biphasic metal catalyzed reactions in dense phase carbon dioxide, T. Ikariya et al. 3. CO2 as a reactant and solvent in catalysis, T. Ikariya and R. Noyori4. Free radical chemistry in supercritical CO2, J.M. Tanko5. Fluorous phases and compressed carbon dioxide as alternative solvents for chemical synthesis: a comparison, W. Leitner6. Enzyme chemistry in carbon dioxide, R.L. Rodney and A.J. RussellPart II: Polymers in CO27. Solubility of polymers in CO2, M. McHugh8. Interfacial phenomena with CO2-soluble surfactants, K. Johnston et al. 9. Synthesis and characterization of polymers: From polymeric micelles to step growth polymerizations, J. Young and J. DeSimone10. Preparation and studies of polymer/polymer composites prepared using supercritical carbon dioxide, E. Kung, A.J. Lesser, and T.J. McCarthy11. Rheological properties of polymers modified with CO2, C.W. Manke and E. GulariPart III: Industrial Processes and Applications Utilizing CO212. Coatings from liquid and supercritical CO2, Y. Chernyak et al. 13. Dry cleaning with liquid CO2, G. Stewart14. Selective and complete hydrogenation of vegetable oils and free fatty acids in supercritical fluids, T. Tacke, S. Wieland, and P. Panster15. Supercritical CO2 enhancement of cemented materials, C. Taylor, J. Rubin, and B. Carey.