Living cationic ring-opening polymerization of 2-ethyl-2-oxazoline following sustainable concepts: microwave-assisted and droplet-based millifluidic processes in an ionic liquid medium

作者：Petit C; Grassl B; Mignard E; Luef K P; Wie**rock F^*; Reynaud S^*

来源：Polymer Chemistry, 2017, 8(38): 5910-5917.

DOI：10.1039/c7py01255a

The polymerization of 2-ethyl-2-oxazoline in an ionic liquid has been studied using batch and continuous processes, and different heating sources. The living radical polymerization has been performed in batch and in a droplet-based millifluidic device under conventional or microwave-assisted heating, from 80 to 140 degrees C. The use of a droplet-based fluidic process leads to an enhanced polymerization rate as demonstrated by the determination of the activation energy (E-a = 61 kJ mol(-1)) while keeping polymerization control and taking advantage of safer, versatile and cost-effective conditions.

• 出版日期2017-10-14