1997
DOI: 10.1021/ma9704323
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Solid-State Postpolymerization of l-Lactide Promoted by Crystallization of Product Polymer:  An Effective Method for Reduction of Remaining Monomer

Abstract: Solid-state postpolymerization of l-lactide was studied by two different ways with 0.1 mol % of stannous 2-ethyl hexanoate as the catalyst. In a two-step method, the ordinary melt polymerization of l-lactide was first performed at temperatures higher than the crystallization temperature (T c) of poly(l-lactide) (PLLA), and then the postpolymerization was continued around the T c of PLLA. As PLLA crystallized in the second stage (e.g., when the temperature was changed from 140 to 120 °C), the monomer consumptio… Show more

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“…In the next step, the acyl-oxygen bond (between the carbonyl group and the endocyclic oxygen) of the lactide is broken, making the lactide chain open to insert into the tin-oxygen bond (alkoxide) of the catalyst. The following propagation is induced by an identical mechanism and continues as additional lactide molecules are inserted into the tin-oxygen bond [43][44][45][46]. The insertion-coordination mechanism of lactide polymerization is supported by a Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrum showing molecular peaks that correspond to the oligomeric PLLA chains connecting with tin residues, which are propagating species formed with the Sn(Oct) 2 /lauryl alcohol system [39,47].…”
Section: Polyester Soft Segmentsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the next step, the acyl-oxygen bond (between the carbonyl group and the endocyclic oxygen) of the lactide is broken, making the lactide chain open to insert into the tin-oxygen bond (alkoxide) of the catalyst. The following propagation is induced by an identical mechanism and continues as additional lactide molecules are inserted into the tin-oxygen bond [43][44][45][46]. The insertion-coordination mechanism of lactide polymerization is supported by a Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrum showing molecular peaks that correspond to the oligomeric PLLA chains connecting with tin residues, which are propagating species formed with the Sn(Oct) 2 /lauryl alcohol system [39,47].…”
Section: Polyester Soft Segmentsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…No início da reação, quando a conversão dos monômeros ainda é baixa, o sistema é homogêneo, contendo os monômeros no estado líquido. À medida que os monômeros vão sendo consumindos, o polímero começa a exibir sinais de cristalização, concentrando os monômeros, catalisador e os grupos terminais na região amorfa [137,[162][163][164][165][166][167][168]. Isso possibilita o deslocamento da reação no sentido de formação de polímero, além de suprimir outras reações secundárias indesejadas, como ciclização do polímero para formação dos dímeros (lactídeo/glicolídeo).…”
Section: Processos De Absorção Dos Poli(α-hidroxiácido Carboxílico)s unclassified
“…Por esse motivo, o consumo dos monômeros pode chegar muito próximo de 100%, ao contrário do que ocorre no processo de policondensação convencional, em que o processo de ciclização para formação dos dímeros é muito mais evidente [165,168].…”
Section: Processos De Absorção Dos Poli(α-hidroxiácido Carboxílico)s unclassified
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