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Current application of controlled degradation processes in polymer modification and functionalization

Ecological concerns over the accumulation of polymeric waste material and the demand for functionalized polymers in specialty applications have promoted extensive research on different controlled degradation processes and their use. The production of functionalized or modified polymers by conventio...

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Main Authors: Gumel, Ahmad Mohammed, Annuar, Mohamad Suffian Mohamad, Heidelberg, T.
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013
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spelling my.um.eprints.96312019-03-18T02:09:53Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/9631/ Current application of controlled degradation processes in polymer modification and functionalization Gumel, Ahmad Mohammed Annuar, Mohamad Suffian Mohamad Heidelberg, T. Q Science (General) Ecological concerns over the accumulation of polymeric waste material and the demand for functionalized polymers in specialty applications have promoted extensive research on different controlled degradation processes and their use. The production of functionalized or modified polymers by conventional synthetic routes is expensive and time consuming. However, advances in degradation technology have become an enabling factor in the production of modified polymers and their functionalization. Mild irradiation, ozonization, and enzymatic routes are among the processes that have been explored for polymer modification. Biopolymers,such as chitosan, hyaluronic acids, and polyhydroxyalkanoates, are known to be suitable for a diverse number of applications, ranging from biomedical to organic-electronics. At the same time, their high molecular weight, crystallinity, and shelf degradability limit their utility. Controlled degradation processes can be used to prepare these types of polymers with reasonably low molecular weights and to generate radical species that help to stabilize these polymers or to initiate further beneficial reactions. In this article, we review the application of controlled degradation processes for polymer modification and functionalization. Wiley 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.um.edu.my/9631/1/00013161_103465.pdf Gumel, Ahmad Mohammed and Annuar, Mohamad Suffian Mohamad and Heidelberg, T. (2013) Current application of controlled degradation processes in polymer modification and functionalization. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. pp. 3079-3088. ISSN 0021-8995 DOI: 10.1002/APP.39006
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Gumel, Ahmad Mohammed
Annuar, Mohamad Suffian Mohamad
Heidelberg, T.
Current application of controlled degradation processes in polymer modification and functionalization
description Ecological concerns over the accumulation of polymeric waste material and the demand for functionalized polymers in specialty applications have promoted extensive research on different controlled degradation processes and their use. The production of functionalized or modified polymers by conventional synthetic routes is expensive and time consuming. However, advances in degradation technology have become an enabling factor in the production of modified polymers and their functionalization. Mild irradiation, ozonization, and enzymatic routes are among the processes that have been explored for polymer modification. Biopolymers,such as chitosan, hyaluronic acids, and polyhydroxyalkanoates, are known to be suitable for a diverse number of applications, ranging from biomedical to organic-electronics. At the same time, their high molecular weight, crystallinity, and shelf degradability limit their utility. Controlled degradation processes can be used to prepare these types of polymers with reasonably low molecular weights and to generate radical species that help to stabilize these polymers or to initiate further beneficial reactions. In this article, we review the application of controlled degradation processes for polymer modification and functionalization.
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author Gumel, Ahmad Mohammed
Annuar, Mohamad Suffian Mohamad
Heidelberg, T.
author_facet Gumel, Ahmad Mohammed
Annuar, Mohamad Suffian Mohamad
Heidelberg, T.
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title Current application of controlled degradation processes in polymer modification and functionalization
title_short Current application of controlled degradation processes in polymer modification and functionalization
title_full Current application of controlled degradation processes in polymer modification and functionalization
title_fullStr Current application of controlled degradation processes in polymer modification and functionalization
title_full_unstemmed Current application of controlled degradation processes in polymer modification and functionalization
title_sort current application of controlled degradation processes in polymer modification and functionalization
publisher Wiley
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