Outputs (7)

Lewis acid ionic liquid catalysed synthesis of bioderived surfactants from β-pinene (2024)
Journal Article
Jacob, P. L., Machado, F., Rance, G. A., Walker, G., Taresco, V., Keddie, D. J., & Howdle, S. M. (2024). Lewis acid ionic liquid catalysed synthesis of bioderived surfactants from β-pinene. Polymer Chemistry, 15(42), 4327-4338. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4py00925h

Cationic polymerisation of β-pinene (βP) via earth abundant catalysis has been investigated as a route to low molar mass poly(β-pinene) (PBP) for surfactant applications. As a ‘greener’ alternative to the often hazardous and poorly abundant Lewis aci... Read More about Lewis acid ionic liquid catalysed synthesis of bioderived surfactants from β-pinene.

Supercritical RROP: Exploring the radical ring-opening polymerisation of 2-methylene-1,3,6-trioxocane in supercritical CO2 as a green solvent (2024)
Journal Article
Mehner, F., Hopkins, B., Reynolds-Green, M., Keddie, D. J., Howdle, S. M., & Gaitzsch, J. (2024). Supercritical RROP: Exploring the radical ring-opening polymerisation of 2-methylene-1,3,6-trioxocane in supercritical CO2 as a green solvent. Polymer, 309, Article 127373. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2024.127373

Radical ring opening polymerisation (RROP) of cyclic ketene acetals (CKAs) is an attractive technique to synthesize branched, (bio)degradable polyesters. However, CKAs as monomers of RROP suffer from hydrolysis lability, making aqueous heterogeneous... Read More about Supercritical RROP: Exploring the radical ring-opening polymerisation of 2-methylene-1,3,6-trioxocane in supercritical CO2 as a green solvent.

Sustainable, upscaled synthesis of pinene-derived (meth)acrylates and their application as high Tg monomers in styrene/acrylic-based bioderived copolymer coatings (2024)
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Pin-Nó, M., L. Jacob, P., Taresco, V., Kastelijn, M., Nabuurs, T., Surti, C., Bilney, J., Daly, J., J. Keddie, D., M. Howdle, S., & A. Stockman, R. (2024). Sustainable, upscaled synthesis of pinene-derived (meth)acrylates and their application as high Tg monomers in styrene/acrylic-based bioderived copolymer coatings. RSC Sustainability, 2(9), 2515-2523. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4SU00210E

n improved synthesis of the pinene-derived monomers (3-pinanyl acrylate 1 and 3-pinanyl methacrylate 2), replacing hazardous and/or expensive reagents from established methods with cheaper, more innocuous and sustainable reagents, is reported; the mo... Read More about Sustainable, upscaled synthesis of pinene-derived (meth)acrylates and their application as high Tg monomers in styrene/acrylic-based bioderived copolymer coatings.

IUPAC recommended experimental methods and data evaluation procedures for the determination of radical copolymerization reactivity ratios from composition data (2024)
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A. A. Autzen, A., Beuermann, S., Drache, M., M. Fellows, C., Harrisson, S., M. van Herk, A., A. Hutchinson, R., Kajiwara, A., J. Keddie, D., Klumperman, B., & T. Russell, G. (2024). IUPAC recommended experimental methods and data evaluation procedures for the determination of radical copolymerization reactivity ratios from composition data. Polymer Chemistry, 15(18), 1851-1861. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4PY00270A

The IUPAC working group on “Experimental Methods and Data Evaluation Procedures for the Determination of Radical Copolymerization Reactivity Ratios” recommends a robust method to determine reactivity ratios from copolymer composition data using the t... Read More about IUPAC recommended experimental methods and data evaluation procedures for the determination of radical copolymerization reactivity ratios from composition data.

Glycerol- and diglycerol-based polyesters: Evaluation of backbone alterations upon nano-formulation performance (2024)
Journal Article
Axioti, E., Dixon, E. G., Reynolds-Green, M., Alexander, E. C., Brugnoli, B., Keddie, D. J., Couturaud, B., Suksiriworapong, J., Swainson, S. M., Francolini, I., Howdle, S. M., Jacob, P. L., Cavanagh, R. J., Chauhan, V. M., & Taresco, V. (2024). Glycerol- and diglycerol-based polyesters: Evaluation of backbone alterations upon nano-formulation performance. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 236, Article 113828. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2024.113828

Despite the success of polyethylene glycol-based (PEGylated) polyesters in the drug delivery and biomedical fields, concerns have arisen regarding PEG's immunogenicity and limited biodegradability. In addition, inherent limitations, including limited... Read More about Glycerol- and diglycerol-based polyesters: Evaluation of backbone alterations upon nano-formulation performance.

Synthesis of core-shell polymer particles in supercritical carbon dioxide via iterative monomer addition (2023)
Journal Article
Kortsen, K., Reynolds-Green, M., Hopkins, B., McLellan, A., Derry, M. J., Topham, P. D., Titman, J. J., Keddie, D. J., Taresco, V., & Howdle, S. M. (2023). Synthesis of core-shell polymer particles in supercritical carbon dioxide via iterative monomer addition. Chemical Communications, 59(98), 14536-14539. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3cc04969h

A new, robust methodology for the synthesis of polystyrene-poly(methyl methacrylate) (PS-PMMA) core-shell particles using seeded dispersion polymerisation in supercritical carbon dioxide is reported, where the core-shell ratio can be controlled predi... Read More about Synthesis of core-shell polymer particles in supercritical carbon dioxide via iterative monomer addition.

Oxidation of Monoterpenes to Form Diols and Triols: A Versatile Toolbox for Polymer Synthesis (2023)
Journal Article
Fowler, H. R., O'Brien, D. M., Keddie, D. J., Alexander, C., Irvine, D. J., Stockman, R. A., Howdle, S. M., & Taresco, V. (2023). Oxidation of Monoterpenes to Form Diols and Triols: A Versatile Toolbox for Polymer Synthesis. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 224(8), Article 2200446. https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.202200446

Polyols and polyacrylates have a wide range of applications in polymer synthesis as monomers, initiators, or building blocks in a variety of polymerization reaction types. With an ever-growing need to reduce the global dependency on fossil fuels, fin... Read More about Oxidation of Monoterpenes to Form Diols and Triols: A Versatile Toolbox for Polymer Synthesis.