Radical Copolymerization of Styrene and α-angelicalactone: Synthesis and Properties of the Obtained Copolymers

Biodegradation ability of synthetic polymer materials is an urgent problem of modern ecology situation. A known new biodegradable polymer is polyangelicalactone (PAL). In this paper, styrene-a-angelicalactone copolymers were obtained by radical polymerization. The resulting copolymers have physical...

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Published in:Journal of Siberian Federal University. Chemistry 2023-04, Vol.16 (2), p.191-201
Main Authors: Kaigorodov, Konstantin L, Tarabanko, Valery E, Pashenova, Nataliya V, Loskutov, Sergei R, Voronchikhin, Vasiliy D, Smirnova, Marina A, Chesnokov, Nikolay V
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Language:English
Subjects:
Acids
Biodegradation
Chemical synthesis
Copolymerization
Copolymers
Forest soils
Graft copolymers
Mechanical properties
Molecular weight
Physical properties
Polymerization
Polymers
Polystyrene resins
Soil mechanics
Solvents
Styrenes
Viscosity
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Summary:Biodegradation ability of synthetic polymer materials is an urgent problem of modern ecology situation. A known new biodegradable polymer is polyangelicalactone (PAL). In this paper, styrene-a-angelicalactone copolymers were obtained by radical polymerization. The resulting copolymers have physical and mechanical properties similar to those of polystyrene and its graft-copolymers with PAL. Both they were mechanically destroyed when incubated in gray forest soil over 28 weeks. The obtained results show that the modification of polystyrene with the impurities of α-angelicalactone does not worsen the mechanical properties of the copolymers but instead gives them biodegradation abilities.
ISSN:1998-2836
2313-6049