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Tailoring Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Cationically UV-Cured Systems by a Rational Design of Vinyl Ether Ester Oligomers using Enzyme Catalysis

Sara Brännström

Sara Brännström

S. Brännström, Prof. E. Malmström, Prof. M. Johansson, Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 56–58, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden

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Maja Finnveden

Maja Finnveden

M. Finnveden, Prof. M. Martinelle, Department of Industrial Biotechnology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, AlbaNova University Centre, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden

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Nicolò Razza

Nicolò Razza

N. Razza, Prof. M. Sangermano, Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy

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Mats Martinelle

Mats Martinelle

M. Finnveden, Prof. M. Martinelle, Department of Industrial Biotechnology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, AlbaNova University Centre, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden

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Eva Malmström

Eva Malmström

S. Brännström, Prof. E. Malmström, Prof. M. Johansson, Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 56–58, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden

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Marco Sangermano

Corresponding Author

Marco Sangermano

N. Razza, Prof. M. Sangermano, Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy

Correspondence to: Prof. M. Johansson (E-mail: [email protected]) and Prof. M. Sangermano (E-mail: [email protected])Search for more papers by this author
Mats Johansson

Corresponding Author

Mats Johansson

S. Brännström, Prof. E. Malmström, Prof. M. Johansson, Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 56–58, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden

Correspondence to: Prof. M. Johansson (E-mail: [email protected]) and Prof. M. Sangermano (E-mail: [email protected])Search for more papers by this author
First published: 04 October 2018
Citations: 2

Abstract

There is a demand for new sustainable polymeric materials. Vinyl ethers are, in this context, attractive oligomers since they polymerize fast, are non-toxic, and can be polymerized under ambient conditions. The availability of vinyl ether oligomers is, however, currently limited due to difficulties in synthesizing them without using tedious synthesis routes. This work presents the synthesis of a series of vinyl ether ester oligomers using enzyme catalysis under solvent-free conditions and the subsequent photoinduced cationic polymerization to form polymer thermosets with T gs ranging from −10 to 100 °C. The whole process is very efficient as the synthesis takes less than 1 h with no need for purification and the crosslinking is complete within 2 min.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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