A direct comparison between ring-opening copolymerization and polycondensation to produce polyesters using poly(ethylene succinate) as an example
Rui Xie, Guan‐Wen Yang, Yao‐Yao Zhang, Chenjie Lu, Wei Li, Jingdai Wang, Guang‐Peng Wu
Abstract
A direct comparison between ROCOP and polycondensation to produce polyesters was made using PES, by evaluating the monomer preprocessing, polymerization technique, post-processing, and the properties of the produced polyesters.
Topics & Concepts
Condensation polymerCopolymerPolyesterPolymer chemistryEthyleneRing (chemistry)ChemistryRing-opening polymerizationMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryCatalysisPolymerCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesChemical Synthesis and Reactions