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http://dx.doi.org/10.7473/EC.2014.49.2.110

Synthesis of Poly(oxyethylene-co-adipate)-diol from Adipic Acid and Polyethylene Glycols: Effect of Catalyst Concentration  

Jung, Yong-Sung (Department of Chemical Engineering, Dong-A University)
Lee, Sang-Ho (Department of Chemical Engineering, Dong-A University)
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Elastomers and Composites / v.49, no.2, 2014 , pp. 110-116 More about this Journal
Abstract
We investigated the effect of the concentration of stannous 2-ethylhexanoate catalyst on the esterification rate between adipic acid (AA) and each of two PEG oligomers, diethylene glycol (DEG) and polyethylene glycol (PEG600). The concentration of the catalyst was varied from 0.15 to 2.0 wt.%. To attach hydroxy group to each end of the poly(oxyethylene-co-adipate) synthesized from AA and the PEGs, the esterification was performed with excessive PEG oligomers ([PEG]/[AA]=2) at $170^{\circ}C$. The degree of polymerization of the poly(oxyethylene-co-adipate)diol products were three. The apparent rate constant ($k_{app}$) of the esterification between AA and DEG shows the first order dependency on the catalyst concentration ($k_{app}=0.88[C_{cat}]$), whereas the $k_{app}$ of the esterification between AA and PEG600 has a relation of $k_{app}=0.123[C_{cat}]^{0.55}$ with the catalyst concentration. It is expected that the rate of esterification between AA and DEG has a non-linear dependency on the catalyst concentration as the catalyst concentration approaches to 0.22M.
Keywords
poly(oxyethylene-co-adipate)-diol; esterification rate; polyethylene glycol; adipic acid; stannous 2-ethylhexanoate;
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