Catalysts for CO2/epoxide ring-opening copolymerization

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Abstract

This article summarizes and reviews recent progress in the development of catalysts for the ring-opening copolymerization of carbon dioxide and epoxides. The copolymerization is an interesting method to add value to carbon dioxide, including from waste sources, and to reduce pollution associated with commodity polymer manufacture. The selection of the catalyst is of critical importance to control the composition, properties and applications of the resultant polymers. This review highlights and exemplifies some key recent findings and hypotheses, in particular using examples drawn from our own research.

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Journal

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci

Journal ID (publisher-id): RSTA

Journal ID (hwp): roypta

Title: Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences

Publisher: The Royal Society Publishing

ISSN (Print): 1364-503X

ISSN (Electronic): 1471-2962

Publication date (Print): 28 February 2016

Publication date PMC-release: 28 February 2016

Volume: 374

Issue: 2061 , Discussion meeting issue ‘Catalysis making the world a better place’ organised and edited by Graham J. Hutchings, C. Richard A. Catlow, C. Hardacre and Matthew G. Davidson

Electronic Location Identifier: 20150085

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Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London , Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK

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e-mail: c.k.williams@ 123456imperial.ac.uk

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These authors contributed equally to this work.

One contribution of 15 to a discussion meeting issue ‘ Catalysis making the world a better place’.

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Publisher ID: rsta20150085

DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2015.0085

PMC ID: 4707689

PubMed ID: 26755758

SO-VID: a8271c2a-1355-471f-96cc-83ee090f531a

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Published by the Royal Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, which permits unrestricted use, provided the original author and source are credited.

History

Date accepted : 9 November 2015

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cover-date February 28, 2016

Keywords: catalysis,polycarbonate,ring-opening copolymerization,co2

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Keywords: catalysis, polycarbonate, ring-opening copolymerization, co2

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