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0000-0003-2859-5766
Current Organisations
Monash University
,
VITO
,
Universiteit Hasselt
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Publisher: Wiley
Date: 05-10-2018
Abstract: Polymers made from isoprene and styrene resemble an important class of synthetic macromolecules found in a wide range of everyday commodity products. Their synthesis is usually limited to radical emulsion or anionic polymerization. Herein, we report on ultrafast photoiniferter reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization of isoprene and styrene in a continuous-flow microreactor. The cooperative action of a high photoinitiation efficiency and use of elevated temperatures considerably reduces the reaction times to less than half an hour to give high monomer conversions, allowing for the first time polyisoprene to be yielded from controlled radical polymerization in high definition and reasonable reaction times. High chain-end fidelities are maintained and block copolymers were prepared including a polystyrene-block-polyisoprene-block-polystyrene (PS-b-PI-b-PS) triblock copolymer.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 08-2020
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2019
DOI: 10.1039/C9PY01012B
Abstract: Predicting the shape and properties of artificial molecular weight distributions from mixing in idual polymer distributions.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 21-11-2018
Abstract: A novel continuous flow system for automated high-throughput screening, autonomous optimization, and enhanced process control of polymerizations was developed. The computer-controlled platform comprises a flow reactor coupled to size exclusion chromatography (SEC). Molecular weight distributions are measured online and used by a machine-learning algorithm to self-optimize reactions towards a programmed molecular weight by dynamically varying reaction parameters (i.e. residence time, monomer concentration, and control agent/initiator concentration). The autonomous platform allows targeting of molecular weights in a reproducible manner with unprecedented accuracy (<2.5 % deviation from pre-selected goal) for both thermal and light-induced reactions. For the first time, polymers with predefined molecular weights can be custom made under optimal reaction conditions in an automated, high-throughput flow synthesis approach with outstanding reproducibility.
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 11-05-2023
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2020
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY01071E
Abstract: A method for encryption and safe transmission of data in the shape of molecular weight distributions (MWD) is presented.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 09-2017
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2017
DOI: 10.1039/C7RE00124J
Abstract: Looped flow processes are an efficient and versatile tool to synthesize cyclic macromolecular materials.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 26-05-2017
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2019
DOI: 10.1039/C9PY01013K
Abstract: Automated synthesis by mixing of in idual polymer distributions to tune the shape and properties of artificial molecular weight distributions.
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 11-10-2019
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2017
DOI: 10.1039/C7PY01157A
Abstract: Visible-light induced photoiniferter polymerization in continuous flow reactors is very efficient in yielding low dispersity methacrylate block copolymers.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 14-08-2019
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 22-05-2019
DOI: 10.1002/POLA.29405
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