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CO2-switchable materials : solvents, surfactants, solutes and solids /

Jessop, Philip G.,

CO2-switchable materials : solvents, surfactants, solutes and solids / by Philip G. Jessop and Michael F. Cunningham. - 1 online resource (257 pages) - Green chemistry ; no. 67 . - Green chemistry ; no. 67. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CO2-responsive materials are a relatively recent innovation. In general, stimuli-responsive materials exhibit reversible changes in their physical or chemical properties in response to external triggers such as temperature, pH, light, or voltage. However, there are often limitations in applying these triggers including economic and environmental costs, and product contamination. The realization that CO2 can be used as an effective trigger for stimulating changes in material properties has prompted a surge in interest in this area within the past few years, with numerous new studies currently underway in several countries. CO2 is an ideal trigger for switchable or stimuli-responsive materials because it is benign, inexpensive, green, abundant, and does not accumulate in the system. Many different CO2-responsive materials including polymers, latexes, solvents, solutes, gels, surfactants, and catalysts have been prepared. Summarizing recent progress in the preparation, self-assembly, and functional applications of CO2-responsive materials, this book explores the physical chemistry of CO2-switching, including constraints on structural design and process conditions, together with applications. With emphasis on the environmental, health, and safety advantages and disadvantages compared to conventional materials, it is ideal for researchers and industrialists working in green chemistry, chemical engineering, and polymer chemistry.

9781839160356 1839160357 9781788012850 1788012852

5045:4897 Royal Society of Chemistry http://www.rsc.org/spr


Carbon dioxide--Properties.
Smart materials.
Materials science.
Polymer engineering.
Polymers.
Gaz carbonique--Propri�et�es.
Mat�eriaux intelligents.
Science des mat�eriaux.
G�enie des polym�eres.
Polym�eres.
polymer science.
polymers.
Materials science
Polymer engineering
Polymers
Smart materials

QD181.C1

546.6812