ROMP crosslinkers for the preparation of aliphatic aerogels

Autor: Patrick G. Campbell, Jeremy M. Lenhardt, Joseph H. Satcher, Roald N. Leif, Theodore F. Baumann, Sung Ho Kim, Marcus A. Worsley
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 408:98-101
ISSN: 0022-3093
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2014.10.019
Popis: Ring opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) using Grubbs second generation catalyst generates aliphatic gels from norbornene based crosslinkable monomers with a functionality of 2 or 3. Supercritical drying of these gels (CO 2 ) leads to the formation of aerogels with densities as low as 4 mg mL − 1 . The microstructure was analyzed by SEM, and pore analyses by nitrogen adsorption. The use of crosslinkable monomers allows the straightforward synthesis of aerogels consisting of only carbon and hydrogen with C:H ratios up to ca. CH 1.58 with a finer microstructure than that of DCPD.
Databáze: OpenAIRE