Polymers of Limonene Oxide and Carbon Dioxide: Polycarbonates of the Solar Economy

Mario Pagliaro; Alexandra Fidalgo; Leonardo Palmisano; Laura M. Ilharco; Francesco Parrino; Rosaria Ciriminna

doi:10.20944/preprints201804.0067.v1

How to cite: Pagliaro, M.; Fidalgo, A.; Palmisano, L.; Ilharco, L.M.; Parrino, F.; Ciriminna, R. Polymers of Limonene Oxide and Carbon Dioxide: Polycarbonates of the Solar Economy. Preprints 2018, 2018040067 (doi: 10.20944/preprints201804.0067.v1). Pagliaro, M.; Fidalgo, A.; Palmisano, L.; Ilharco, L.M.; Parrino, F.; Ciriminna, R. Polymers of Limonene Oxide and Carbon Dioxide: Polycarbonates of the Solar Economy. Preprints 2018, 2018040067 (doi: 10.20944/preprints201804.0067.v1).

Abstract

Limonene epoxide (1,2 limonene oxide) readily reacts with carbon dioxide in a ring opening copolymerization reaction with insertion of CO₂ and formation of polycarbonates of exceptional chemical and physical properties. Both poly(limonene carbonate) and poly(limonene dicarbonate) can be synthesized using low cost Zn or Al homogeneous catalysts. This study addresses selected relevant questions concerning the technical and economic feasibility of limonene and carbon dioxide polymers en route to the bioeconomy.

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Polymers of Limonene Oxide and Carbon Dioxide: Polycarbonates of the Solar Economy

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