Synthesis of poly(caprolactone)-block-poly[oligo(ethylene glycol)methyl methacrylate] amphiphilic grafted nanoparticles (AGNs) as improved oil dispersants-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Synthesis of poly(caprolactone)-block-poly[oligo(ethylene glycol)methyl methacrylate] amphiphilic grafted nanoparticles (AGNs) as improved oil dispersants

Published:2021 Issue:33 Volume:12 Page:4758-4769
ISSN:1759-9954
Container-title:Polymer Chemistry
language:en
Short-container-title:Polym. Chem.

Author:

Keller Christopher B.¹^ORCID,Walley Susan E.²,Jarand Curtis W.³,He Jibao⁴,Ejaz Muhammad¹,Savin Daniel A.²^ORCID,Grayson Scott M.¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Chemistry, Percival Stern Hall, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118, USA

2. Department of Chemistry, Leigh Hall, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA

3. Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, Percival Stern Hall, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118, USA

4. Coordinated Instrument Facility, Percival Stern Hall, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118, USA

Abstract

Amphiphilic polymers have been covalently grafted from a SiO2 core with room temperature polymerizations. These amphiphilic grafted nanoparticles have been found to uptake up to 30 times their mass in crude oil within a 24 hour window.

Funder

Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative

National Science Foundation

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

Organic Chemistry,Polymers and Plastics,Biochemistry,Bioengineering

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2021/PY/D1PY00418B

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