TY - JOUR
T1 - High Molecular Weight Poly(methyl methacrylate) Synthesis Using Recyclable and Reusable Zeolitic Imidazole Framework-8 Catalyst
AU - Abdur, Rahaman M.
AU - Mousavi, Bibimaryam
AU - Shahadat, Hossain M.
AU - Akther, Nishat
AU - Chaemchuen, Somboon
AU - Verpoort, Francis
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors are grateful to Wuhan University of Technology for financial support. R.M.A. expresses his appreciations to the China Scholarship Council (CSC) for his Ph.D. grant (No. 2017GF001). S.C. acknowledges the support of the National Science Foundation of China (No. 21850410449).
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PY - 2020/12
Y1 - 2020/12
N2 - Here, one-step synthesis of high molecular weight poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA; 1000–1650 kg mol−1) is reported by using zeolitic imidazole framework-8 (ZIF-8) catalyst without any co-catalyst in the absence of a solvent. This type of high molecular weight PMMA has different applications, mainly in gel polymer electrolyte and bone cement. Zwitterionic type mechanism is proposed where the active acid site of the catalyst dominates for initiation of polymerization. Without any significance loss of structural morphology and catalytic activity, ZIF-8 can easily be recycled for further uses. ZIF-8 exhibits superior activities for the synthesis of high molecular weight PMMA compared to the heterogeneous catalysts mentioned earlier.
AB - Here, one-step synthesis of high molecular weight poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA; 1000–1650 kg mol−1) is reported by using zeolitic imidazole framework-8 (ZIF-8) catalyst without any co-catalyst in the absence of a solvent. This type of high molecular weight PMMA has different applications, mainly in gel polymer electrolyte and bone cement. Zwitterionic type mechanism is proposed where the active acid site of the catalyst dominates for initiation of polymerization. Without any significance loss of structural morphology and catalytic activity, ZIF-8 can easily be recycled for further uses. ZIF-8 exhibits superior activities for the synthesis of high molecular weight PMMA compared to the heterogeneous catalysts mentioned earlier.
KW - heterogeneous catalysts
KW - high molecular weight polymer
KW - poly(methyl methacrylate)
KW - zeolitic imidazole framework-8
KW - zwitterionic mechanism
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U2 - 10.1002/macp.202000271
DO - 10.1002/macp.202000271
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85096639725
VL - 221
JO - Acta Polymerica
JF - Acta Polymerica
SN - 1022-1352
IS - 23
M1 - 2000271
ER -