Title

Preparation and characterization of strongly sulfonated acid block and random copolymer membranes for acetic acid esterification with 2-Propanol

Author

Verónica Rosiles González

Ronan Le Lagadec

ARELLY PAULINA VARGUEZ CATZIM

María Isabel de los Dolores Loría Bastarrachea

Abigail Gonzalez Diaz

EMANUEL HERNANDEZ NUÑEZ

Manuel de Jesús Aguilar Vega

MARIA ORTENCIA GONZALEZ DIAZ

Access level

Open Access

Dataset reference

datasetDOI/https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14132595

Summary or description

In this paper, we report the synthesis of block and random copolymers of 2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propane sulfonic acid (AMPS) and methyl methacrylate (MMA), with different AMPS feed ratios. These solution-processable copolymers with strongly sulfonated acid groups resulted in membranes with tunable ion exchange (IEC) and water absorption capacities. AFM images confirmed the microphase separation of PAMPS-b-PMMA-1:1 block copolymer membrane, annealed under the appropriate conditions. The resulting copolymers from the random combination of a 1:1 molar ratio of AMPS and MMA monomers are effective at enhancing the esterification conversion of acetic acid, when compared with a reaction catalyzed by PAMPS-b-PMMA block copolymers and the previously studied catalytic membranes. With the PAMPS-co-PMMA-1:1 membrane, the esterification reaction using acetic acid achieved 85% isopropyl acetate. These results are closely correlated with the increase in IEC (2.63 mmol H+ g−1 ) and the relationship between weight loss (20.3%) and swelling degree (68%) in 2-propanol. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

Publish date

2022

Publication type

Article

Publication version

Published Version

Format

application/pdf

Source

Polymers, 14(13), 2595, 2022.

Language

English

Citation suggestion

Rosiles-González, V.; Le Lagadec, R.; Varguez-Catzim, P.; Loria-Bastarrachea, M.I.; González-Díaz, A.; Hernández-Núñez, E.; Aguilar-Vega, M.; González-Díaz, M.O. Preparation and characterization of strongly sulfonated acid block and random copolymer membranes for acetic acid esterification with 2-Propanol. Polymers 2022, 14, 2595. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14132595

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Repositorio Institucional CICY

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