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Schwab S, Baur M, Nelson TF, Mecking S. Synthesis and Deconstruction of Polyethylene-type Materials. Chem Rev 2024; 124:2327-2351. [PMID: 38408312 PMCID: PMC10941192 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Revised: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
Abstract
Polyethylene deconstruction to reusable smaller molecules is hindered by the chemical inertness of its hydrocarbon chains. Pyrolysis and related approaches commonly require high temperatures, are energy-intensive, and yield mixtures of multiple classes of compounds. Selective cleavage reactions under mild conditions (
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Affiliation(s)
- Simon
T. Schwab
- Chair of Chemical Materials Science,
Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78464 Konstanz, Germany
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- Chair of Chemical Materials Science,
Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78464 Konstanz, Germany
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- Chair of Chemical Materials Science,
Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78464 Konstanz, Germany
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- Chair of Chemical Materials Science,
Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78464 Konstanz, Germany
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Suraeva O, Kaltbeitzel A, Landfester K, Wurm FR, Lieberwirth I. Nanoscale Control of the Surface Functionality of Polymeric 2D Materials. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023:e2206454. [PMID: 36929281 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202206454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Typically, 2D nanosheets have a homogeneous surface, making them a major challenge to structure. This study proposes a novel concept of 2D organic nanosheets with a heterogeneously functionalized surface. This work achieves this by consecutively crystallizing two precisely synthesized polymers with different functional groups in the polymer backbone in a two-step process. First, the core platelet is formed and then the second polymer is crystallized around it. As a result, the central area of the platelets has a different surface functionality than the periphery. This concept offers two advantages: the resulting polymeric 2D platelets are stable in dispersion, which simplifies further processing and makes both crystal surfaces accessible for subsequent functionalization. Additionally, a wide variety of polymers can be used, making the process and the choice of surface functionalization very flexible.
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Affiliation(s)
- Oksana Suraeva
- Department of Physical Chemistry of Polymers, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physical Chemistry of Polymers, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physical Chemistry of Polymers, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physical Chemistry of Polymers, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physical Chemistry of Polymers, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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Liu S, Yan J, Zhang Q, Yan Y. Acyclic Diene Metathesis (ADMET) as Powerful Tool for Functional Polymers with Versatile Architectures. J Inorg Organomet Polym Mater 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10904-022-02386-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Haider TP, Suraeva O, Lieberwirth I, Paneth P, Wurm FR. RNA-inspired intramolecular transesterification accelerates the hydrolysis of polyethylene-like polyphosphoesters. Chem Sci 2021; 12:16054-16064. [PMID: 35024127 PMCID: PMC8672729 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc05509g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
Abstract
To synthesize new (bio)degradable alternatives to commodity polymers, adapting natural motives can be a promising approach. We present the synthesis and characterization of degradable polyethylene (PE)-like polyphosphoesters, which exhibit increased degradation rates due to an intra-molecular transesterification similar to RNA. An α,ω-diene monomer was synthesized in three steps starting from readily available compounds. By acyclic diene metathesis (ADMET) polymerization, PE-like polymers with molecular weights up to 38 400 g mol-1 were obtained. Post-polymerization functionalization gave fully saturated and semicrystalline polymers with a precise spacing of 20 CH2 groups between each phosphate group carrying an ethoxy hydroxyl side chain. This side chain was capable of intramolecular transesterification with the main-chain similar to RNA-hydrolysis, mimicking the 2'-OH group of ribose. Thermal properties were characterized by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC (T m ca. 85 °C)) and the crystal structure was investigated by wide-angle X-ray scattering (WAXS). Polymer films immersed in aqueous solutions at different pH values proved an accelerated degradation compared to structurally similar polyphosphoesters without pendant ethoxy hydroxyl groups. Polymer degradation proceeded also in artificial seawater (pH = 8), while the polymer was stable at physiological pH of 7.4. The degradation mechanism followed the intra-molecular "RNA-inspired" transesterification which was detected by NMR spectroscopy as well as by monitoring the hydrolysis of a polymer blend of a polyphosphoester without pendant OH-group and the RNA-inspired polymer, proving selective hydrolysis of the latter. This mechanism has been further supported by the DFT calculations. The "RNA-inspired" degradation of polymers could play an important part in accelerating the hydrolysis of polymers and plastics in natural environments, e.g. seawater.
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- Tobias P Haider
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Germany
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- International Center for Research on Innovative Biobased Materials (ICRI-BioM), Lodz University of Technology Zeromskiego 116 90-924 Lodz Poland
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- Sustainable Polymer Chemistry, Department of Molecules and Materials, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiteit Twente PO Box 217 7500 AE Enschede The Netherlands
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Rheinberger T, Wolfs J, Paneth A, Gojzewski H, Paneth P, Wurm FR. RNA-Inspired and Accelerated Degradation of Polylactide in Seawater. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:16673-16681. [PMID: 34605242 PMCID: PMC8517975 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c07508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
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Marine plastic pollution
is a worldwide challenge making advances
in the field of biodegradable polymer materials necessary. Polylactide
(PLA) is a promising biodegradable polymer used in various applications;
however, it has a very slow seawater degradability. Herein, we present
the first library of PLA derivatives with incorporated “breaking
points” to vary the speed of degradation in artificial seawater
from years to weeks. Inspired by the fast hydrolysis of ribonucleic
acid (RNA) by intramolecular transesterification, we installed phosphoester
breaking points with similar hydroxyethoxy side groups into the PLA
backbone to accelerate chain scission. Sequence-controlled anionic
ring-opening copolymerization of lactide and a cyclic phosphate allowed
PLA to be prepared with controlled distances of the breaking points
along the backbone. This general concept could be translated to other
slowly degrading polymers and thereby be able to prevent additional
marine pollution in the future.
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- Timo Rheinberger
- Sustainable Polymer Chemistry (SPC), MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPIP), Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 4a, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- Sustainable Polymer Chemistry (SPC), MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- International Center for Research on Innovative Biobased Materials (ICRI-BioM)-International Research Agenda, Lódź University of Technology, Żeromskiego 116, 90-924 Lódź, Poland
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- Sustainable Polymer Chemistry (SPC), MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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Haider T, Suraeva O, Lieberwirth I, Wurm FR. Terpyridine-Induced Folding of Anisotropic Polyphosphoester Platelets. ACS POLYMERS AU 2021; 1:123-130. [PMID: 36855426 PMCID: PMC9954280 DOI: 10.1021/acspolymersau.1c00021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
The folding of macromolecules is of great importance in nature. Also in synthetic polymer chemistry, single-chain nanoparticles, i.e. folding synthetic macromolecules, are a current research topic to mimic protein folding and to generate well-defined structures. Here, we present the "folding" of anisotropic polymer platelets to further mimic natural folding processes on the (sub)micrometer scale. We report on the synthesis of terpyridine-functionalized long-chain polyphosphoesters by acyclic diene metathesis polymerization that can crystallize in dilute solution into anisotropic polymer crystal platelets. As the terpyridine units are expelled to the platelet surface, terpyridine-metal interactions could be induced by adding nickel(II) bis(acetylacetonate) (Ni(acac)2) to the platelet dispersion in ethyl acetate. These polymer crystals were "folded" to homogeneous nanoparticles with a wrinkled structure, which were visualized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The size and size distribution of the obtained assemblies could be altered by varying the concentration of Ni(acac)2. In contrast, no wrinkled structures but rather intrachain cross-linking was observed, when Ni(acac)2 was added to the homogeneous polymer solution before crystallization. We believe that this concept of "folding" anisotropic polymer platelets will further enhance the control of morphologies on (sub)micrometer particles and might be useful for catalysis or separation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tobias
P. Haider
- Max
Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max
Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max
Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max
Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany,Sustainable
Polymer Chemistry, Department of Molecules and Materials, MESA+ Institute
for Nanotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiteit Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands,Email for F.R.W.:
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Suraeva O, Jeong B, Asadi K, Landfester K, Wurm FR, Lieberwirth I. Polymer defect engineering – conductive 2D organic platelets from precise thiophene-doped polyethylene. Polym Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1py00117e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Synthesis and crystallization of polyethylene with precisely positioned thiophene groups were used to produce polymer crystals with a conductive surface.
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- Oksana Suraeva
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
- 55128 Mainz
- Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
- 55128 Mainz
- Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
- 55128 Mainz
- Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
- 55128 Mainz
- Germany
- Sustainable Polymer Chemistry Group
- MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology
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Hasan N, Busse K, Haider T, Wurm FR, Kressler J. Crystallization of Poly(ethylene)s with Regular Phosphoester Defects Studied at the Air-Water Interface. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:E2408. [PMID: 33086637 PMCID: PMC7650800 DOI: 10.3390/polym12102408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Poly(ethylene) (PE) is a commonly used semi-crystalline polymer which, due to the lack of polar groups in the repeating unit, is not able to form Langmuir or Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films. This problem can be solved using PEs with hydrophilic groups arranged at regular distances within the polymer backbone. With acyclic diene metathesis (ADMET) polymerization, a tool for precise addition of polar groups after a certain interval of methylene sequence is available. In this study, we demonstrate the formation of Langmuir/LB films from two different PEs with regular phosphoester groups, acting as crystallization defects in the main chain. After spreading the polymers from chloroform solution on the water surface of a Langmuir trough and solvent evaporation, the surface pressure is recorded during compression under isothermal condition. These π-A isotherms, surface pressure π vs. mean area per repeat unit A, show a plateau zone at surface pressures of ~ (6 to 8) mN/m, attributed to the formation of crystalline domains of the PEs as confirmed by Brewster angle and epifluorescence microscopy. PE with ethoxy phosphoester defects (Ethoxy-PPE) forms circular shape domains, whereas Methyl-PPE-co-decadiene with methyl phosphoester defects and two different methylene sequences between the defects exhibits a film-like morphology. The domains/films are examined by atomic force microscopy after transferring them to a solid support. The thickness of the domains/films is found in the range from ~ (2.4 to 3.2) nm depending on the transfer pressure. A necessity of chain tilt in the crystalline domains is also confirmed. Grazing incidence X-ray scattering measurements in LB films show a single Bragg reflection at a scattering vector qxy position of ~ 15.1 nm-1 known from crystalline PE samples.
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- Nazmul Hasan
- Institute of Chemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, D-06099 Halle, Germany; (N.H.); (K.B.)
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- Institute of Chemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, D-06099 Halle, Germany; (N.H.); (K.B.)
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, D-55128 Mainz, Germany;
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- Sustainable Polymer Chemistry Group, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiteit Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands;
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- Institute of Chemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, D-06099 Halle, Germany; (N.H.); (K.B.)
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Markwart JC, Suraeva O, Haider T, Lieberwirth I, Graf R, Wurm FR. Defect engineering of polyethylene-like polyphosphoesters: solid-state NMR characterization and surface chemistry of anisotropic polymer nanoplatelets. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py01352h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Abstract
Polyethylene-like polyphosphoesters crystallized from dilute solution into anisotropic nanoplatelets. As proven by solid-state NMR, the phosphate groups are expelled to the surface and on-surface chemistry was conducted leaving the crystals intact.
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
- 55128 Mainz
- Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
- 55128 Mainz
- Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
- 55128 Mainz
- Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
- 55128 Mainz
- Germany
- “Sustainable Polymer Chemistry”
- MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology
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Sarkar R, Gowd EB, Ramakrishnan S. Precise control of grafting density in periodically grafted amphiphilic copolymers: an alternate strategy to fine-tune the lamellar spacing in the sub-10 nm regime. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py00616e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
By exactly locating pendant PEG550 segments at varying intervals along a hydrocarbon-rich polyester backbone, the lamellar dimension has been precisely tuned.
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- Ramkrishna Sarkar
- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Science
- Bangalore 560012
- India
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- Material Sciences and Technology Division
- CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST)
- Thiruvananthapuram 695019
- India
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- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Science
- Bangalore 560012
- India
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