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Superstructure Reaction Network Design for the Synthesis of Biobased Sustainable Nitrogen-Containing Polymers

“…15 The optimal Nylon 6 Finally, for nitrogen efficiency, polyacrylonitrile (PAN) is estimated to be the second-best polymer and it is also a commercial product with a global market demand of $6.3 billion in 2018. 17,18 Its optimal synthesis route is also straightforward (seven reaction steps). What is more, it consumes both nitrogen-free biomass and nitrogen-rich biomass (ratio: 1:1), suggesting that its supply chain may be more flexible than other polymer candidates.…”

“…15 Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) is a commercial product, which is predominantly used as a precursor for carbon fiber manufacture with global market demand of $6.3 billion in 2018. 17,18 Other nitrogen-containing polymers, e.g., ureaformaldehyde (UF), have also found their applications in the forest industry and agricultural industry. 19,20 To produce nitrogen-containing polymers, identifying nitrogen-rich biomass becomes a critical topic.…”

“…For example, Nylon 6 and its derivatives are some of the most comprehensively used construction materials in a number of industries including the automotive industry, clothing industry, aircraft industry, and chemical industry. , It is currently produced by most of the leading chemical companies including BASF, Radici, and DOMO, with an annual global total production of over 4 million tonnes . Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) is a commercial product, which is predominantly used as a precursor for carbon fiber manufacture with global market demand of $6.3 billion in 2018. , Other nitrogen-containing polymers, e.g., urea-formaldehyde (UF), have also found their applications in the forest industry and agricultural industry. , …”

Actinide and Lanthanide Adsorption onto Hierarchically Porous Carbons Beads: A High Surface Affinity for Pu

“…Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) has been used as a structure-directing agent to produce macroporous oxide-PAN composites [26,27,28,29,30]. The process for the preparation of the hierarchical beads is very relevant to industrial applications, since PAN is an inexpensive material that accounted for 4–6% of total commercial fiber production in 2000 [31]. We have previously prepared zirconium titanate beads with hierarchical porosity that are suitable for aqueous phase metal extraction by combining PAN, which can easily be formed into beads having novel radial macroporosity, with block copolymers that generate mesoporosity [32].…”

Polypyrrole/Poly(acrylonitrile‐co‐butyl acrylate) Composite

“…Moreover, acrylic fiber dyes very well and has excellent colorfastness. AN copolymers were used as polymer electrolytes, i.e., in Li‐polymer batteries,2–8 to produce conductive composites as thin films,9–11 or used as a fiber form,12, 13 with addition of salts or self‐dopant polymers to improve the electronic interaction of structure and dielectric and conductance properties. Electrostatic interaction increases by incorporation of a small amount of a sulfonate (SO 3 − ) or a carboxylate (COO − ) group in such composites, resulting in better electrical conductivity and improved morphologic properties.…”