Radiation polymerization and crosslinking: A viable alternative for synthesis of porous functional polymers

Electric production of high-quality fuels via electron beam irradiation under ambient conditions

“…more than 50% conversion was achieved with less than 100 kJ kg −1 energy input in crosslinking multiple polymers. 15,16 Reactions are also catalyst-free because of the high energy of reactive species (electron energy ≫ activation energy). This significantly reduces GHG emissions associated with coke burning on the catalyst surface.…”

Raman spectroscopic study of gamma radiation‐initiated polymerization of diethylene glycol dimethacrylate in different solvents

“…Among others, the use of gamma radiation initiation has many benefits over conventional thermal or photoinitiation approaches: Because the high‐energy radiation produces radicals directly in the monomer, there is no need for initiators or other additives; the process is fast (depending on the dose rate), and the high penetration depth of gamma radiation allows to use molds of almost any shape and size. [ 1–4 ]…”

“…Among others, the use of gamma radiation initiation has many benefits over conventional thermal or photoinitiation approaches: Because the high-energy radiation produces radicals directly in the monomer, there is no need for initiators or other additives; the process is fast (depending on the dose rate), and the high penetration depth of gamma radiation allows to use molds of almost any shape and size. [1][2][3][4] Free radical polymerization, including gamma radiation-initiated process, is widely used to prepare porous polymer monoliths (bulk polymers with microand/or macropores fabricated during the polymer synthesis). [3][4][5] Due to their advantageous characteristics, these materials have been considered as a new choice of materials in many fields of technology such as active media for the separation of proteins or smallmolecule drugs, [6][7][8] purification, identification, and control of chemical and biological agents.…”

Removal of Methylene Blue Dye in Aqueous Solution by Sorption on a Bacterial-g-Poly-(Acrylic Acid) Polymer Network Hydrogel

“…Most hydrogels were prepared from synthetic polymers by radical copolymerization (Sand et al 2012), graft copolymerization (Nasef & Güven 2006), crosslinking and ionizing radiation (An 2010;Sáfrány et al 2010). Since pure synthetic hydrogels are not green, slightly toxic and incompatible to human body, therefore to date research was made by combining natural sources such as starch (Abdel-Halim 2013; Zhong et al 2013), cellulose (Kentaro & Hiroyuki 2012;Sannino et al 2009) and lactic acid (Hu et al 2008;Wang & Wu 1998).…”