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Biobased Block-Copolymers due ATRP<br />
Author<br />
Sanne van den Eijnde<br />
Academy <strong>of</strong> Technology for Health and Environment<br />
Avans Hogeschool, Breda<br />
Sonny van Seeters<br />
Abstract<br />
Biobased Block-Copolymers due ATRP<br />
Nowadays a lot <strong>of</strong> plastics are being used in daily life. Because block co -polymers[1] can have many different properties<br />
and applications a lot <strong>of</strong> research is being done at the moment. The polymers are commonly synthesized from monomers<br />
based on oil. In order to make polymers more environmentally friendly, in this study these block-co-polymers will be<br />
synthesized from biobased monomers that have been synthesized by the biobased lab.<br />
The aim <strong>of</strong> this research is to synthesize block co-polymers by using biobased monomers, which will mainly be styrene<br />
analogues. This will be done by means <strong>of</strong> the ATRP[2 ] polymerization technique with Ethyl α-bromoisobutyrate as<br />
initiator.<br />
Block-co-polymers are expected to be synthesized without random polymers between the two different blocks. A yield <strong>of</strong><br />
around 65% is expected with con<strong>version</strong>s <strong>of</strong> 70%. It is also expected that a first order kinetics has taken place in the ATRP<br />
mechanism.<br />
First, a poly 4-acetoxyxtyrene[3] block was synthesized with Ethyl α-bromoisobutyrate as initiator, CuBr as catalyst and<br />
the ligand PMDETA was added. All this was done in the MEK as a solvent. Subsequently, the first block <strong>of</strong> 4-<br />
acetoxythyrene-Br was worked up and dissolved again in MEK, after which the block <strong>of</strong> butyl acrylate was coupled in the<br />
same way only 4-acetoxythyrene-Br acted as a macro-initiator.<br />
Keywords: Block co-polymers, ATRP, 4-acetoxystyrene<br />
Table <strong>of</strong> content<br />
Figure 1: Reactie 4-acetoxystyreen naar poly 4-acetoxystyreen [ 1].<br />
[1] T. Zoontjens, „Atom transfer radical polymerization,” Breda, 2017.<br />
[2] T. K. X.-y. L. M.-q. C. Man HUA1 en y, „Successful ATRP Syntheses <strong>of</strong> Amphiphilic Block Copolymers Poly (styrene-block-<br />
N,N-dimethylacrylamide) and Their Self-assembly,” School <strong>of</strong> Chemical and Material Engineering, Southern Yangtze<br />
University, Osaka, Japan, 2005.<br />
[3] H. Bergenudd, „UNDERSTANDING THE MECHANISMS BEHIND ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION –<br />
EXPLORING THE LIMIT OF CONTROL,” Elsevier, Amerika, 2011 .<br />
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