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Greener, faster, stronger: The benefits of deep eutectic solvents in polymer and materials science
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Nahar, Y and Thickett, SC, Greener, faster, stronger: The benefits of deep eutectic solvents in polymer and materials science, Polymers, 13, (3) Article 447. ISSN 2073-4360 (2021) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright: © 2021 by the authors. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License, (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited
DOI: doi:10.3390/polym13030447
Abstract
Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) represent an emergent class of green designer solvents that find numerous applications in different aspects of chemical synthesis. A particularly appealing aspect of DES systems is their simplicity of preparation, combined with inexpensive, readily available starting materials to yield solvents with appealing properties (negligible volatility, non-flammability and high solvation capacity). In the context of polymer science, DES systems not only offer an appealing route towards replacing hazardous volatile organic solvents (VOCs), but can serve multiple roles including those of solvent, monomer and templating agent - so called "polymerizable eutectics." In this review, we look at DES systems and polymerizable eutectics and their application in polymer materials synthesis, including various mechanisms of polymer formation, hydrogel design, porous monoliths, and molecularly imprinted polymers. We provide a comparative study of these systems alongside traditional synthetic approaches, highlighting not only the benefit of replacing VOCs from the perspective of environmental sustainability, but also the materials advantage with respect to mechanical and thermal properties of the polymers formed.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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| Keywords: | deep eutectic solvents, green chemistry, polymer chemistry, monoliths, hydrogels, polycondensation, molecularly imprinted polymers, electrochemical polymerization, polymer monoliths, polymer synthesis |
| Research Division: | Engineering |
| Research Group: | Materials engineering |
| Research Field: | Polymers and plastics |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the chemical sciences |
| UTAS Author: | Nahar, Y (Mrs Yeasmin Nahar) |
| UTAS Author: | Thickett, SC (Dr Stuart Thickett) |
| ID Code: | 143699 |
| Year Published: | 2021 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 11 |
| Deposited By: | Chemistry |
| Deposited On: | 2021-03-30 |
| Last Modified: | 2021-09-21 |
| Downloads: | 8 View Download Statistics |
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