A novel and faster route for the synthesis of polyether-polycarbonate from carbon dioxide and epoxide through microwave irradiation

Authors: Dharman, Manju Mamparambath¹; Ahn, Ji-Yeon¹; Lee, Mi-Kyung¹; Shim, Hye-Lim¹; Kim, Kyung-Hoon¹; Kim, Il¹; Park, Dae-Won¹

Source: Research on Chemical Intermediates, Volume 34, Numbers 8-9, 2008 , pp. 835-844(10)

Publisher: VSP, an imprint of Brill

Abstract:

The purpose of this study was to investigate the utilization of CO₂ in order to obtain polyether-polycarbonate by the co-polymerization of epoxide with CO₂ using microwave irradiation. Double metal cyanide containing Zn with Co, Fe(II), Fe(III) and Ni has been utilized as a catalyst for the co-polymerization reaction. The effect of microwave power, catalyst amount and types of catalysts has been studied. The microwaves were found to be successful in the synthesis of polyether-polycarbonate in a shorter reaction time with higher turnover numbers than those in conventional methods.

Keywords: MICROWAVE; POLYETHER-POLYCARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CO-POLYMERIZATION

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1163/156856708786189285

Affiliations: 1: Department of Chemical Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, 609-735, South Korea

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