Programmed photodegradation of polymeric/oligomeric materials derived from renewable bioresources

Saravanakumar Rajendran; Ramya Raghunathan; Ivan Hevus; Retheesh Krishnan; Angel Ugrinov; Mukund P Sibi; Dean C Webster; Jayaraman Sivaguru

doi:10.1002/anie.201408492

Programmed photodegradation of polymeric/oligomeric materials derived from renewable bioresources

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2015 Jan 19;54(4):1159-63. doi: 10.1002/anie.201408492. Epub 2014 Nov 12.

Authors

Saravanakumar Rajendran¹, Ramya Raghunathan, Ivan Hevus, Retheesh Krishnan, Angel Ugrinov, Mukund P Sibi, Dean C Webster, Jayaraman Sivaguru

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108-6050 (USA).

PMID: 25394266
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201408492

Abstract

Renewable polymeric materials derived from biomass with built-in phototriggers were synthesized and evaluated for degradation under irradiation of UV light. Complete decomposition of the polymeric materials was observed with recovery of the monomer that was used to resynthesize the polymers.

Keywords: bio-renewable materials; green chemistry; photodegradation; phototriggers; sustainable materials.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Furans / chemistry
Green Chemistry Technology
Photolysis
Polymers / chemistry*
Ultraviolet Rays

Substances

Furans
Polymers
furan