Methacrylic Polymers

Novak, Ronald W.; Lesko, Patricia M.

doi:10.1002/0471238961.1305200814152201.a01

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“…Our abovementioned observation that Ce(III) and Ce(IV) surface sites present in Ce 2 (CO 3 ) 3 ·8H 2 O during photoprotection catalysis themselves lead to a tandem antioxidant catalyst for ROS decomposition, without the need for added TiO 2 , led us to investigate added micron-size Ce 2 (CO 3 ) 3 ·8H 2 O and cerium carbonate nanoparticles as a photoprotection catalyst for PMMA, also known as Plexiglass. PMMA is one of the top six polymers based on market share in the United States and is routinely used as a shatterproof and 40% less-dense alternative to glass for applications that require optical transparency, such as glazing and skylights . However, a significant challenge when PMMA is exposed to outdoor elements comprising sunlight, H 2 O, and O 2 is its limited photostability .…”

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Tandem Catalytic Antioxidant Nanoparticles Comprising Cerium Carbonate and Photoactive Metal Oxides

Mishra

Callejas

Pacholski

et al. 2021

ACS Appl. Nano Mater.

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While photoactive metal oxides such as TiO 2 find widespread use in paints and coatings as well as cosmetics and suncare products, they also generate reactive oxygen species (ROS), which degrade materials and are associated with humanhealth pathologies. Here, we demonstrate a robust and potent catalytic antioxidant consisting of earth-abundant cerium carbonate nanoparticles and micron-size Ce 2 (CO 3 ) 3 . 8H 2 O, which are characterized by powder X-ray diffraction and scanning nanobeam electron diffraction. When dispersed with photoactive metal oxides, these cerium carbonate catalysts decrease the photodecomposition rate of organic dyes and commercial pigment colorants in aqueous media by up to 820-fold, as well as in acrylic coatings. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and kinetic experiments support the same tandem catalysis mechanism of photoprotection when using both micron-size Ce 2 (CO 3 ) 3 . 8H 2 O and cerium carbonate nanoparticles. This mechanism involves ROS disproportionation (catalyzed by cerium carbonate) and H 2 O 2 decomposition (partially catalyzed by TiO 2 ) pathways, both of which cerium carbonate also catalyzes on its own, crudely mimicking the function of the cascade system of superoxide dismutase and catalase enzymes. When cerium carbonate nanoparticles were dispersed at 2 wt % in polymethylmethacrylate, the transparency of the polymer film was preserved and the photo-oxidative degradation of the polymer was prevented following UV irradiation at 254 nm, which otherwise resulted in the loss of optical properties and hydroxylation as characterized by ATR−FTIR spectroscopy, in the control polymer lacking cerium carbonate. Similar observations were made regarding color preservation in paint films comprising dye and insoluble commercial colorant pigments. The material chemistry associated with this photoprotection catalysis is subtle and emphasizes the importance of both Ce(III) and carbonate together, as both CePO 4 and Na 2 CO 3 are inactive. This emphasis is also apparent in comparisons of photoprotection catalysis with previously reported cerium oxide nanoparticles, which are significantly less active compared with Ce 2 (CO 3 ) 3 . 8H 2 O under the same conditions.

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