M. A. Khavpachev, E. S. Trofimchuk, A. A. Puchkov, V. A. Demina, N. G. Sedush, N. I. Nikonorova, S. I. Balobanova, S. N. Chvalun, “Effect of ethanol solution of iodine on degradation of poly(ε-caprolactone)”, Mendeleev Commun., 2023, Volume 33, Issue 3,Pages <nobr>411

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Effect of ethanol solution of iodine on degradation of poly(ε-caprolactone)

M. A. Khavpachev^ab, E. S. Trofimchuk^b, A. A. Puchkov^c, V. A. Demina^ac, N. G. Sedush^ac, N. I. Nikonorova^b, S. I. Balobanova^b, S. N. Chvalun^ac

^a N.S. Enikolopov Institute of Synthetic Polymeric Materials, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation
^b Department of Chemistry, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation
^c National Research Centre 'Kurchatov Institute', Moscow, Russian Federation

Abstract: The study of the effect of iodine on the degradation of poly(ε-caprolactone) fibers has revealed a drastic decrease in their molecular weight upon 24 h exposure to a 10% iodine solution in ethanol. It has been assumed that the main mechanism of this degradation is alcoholysis which proceeds with an efficient rate constant of nearly 7.5 × 10^–3 h^–1

Keywords: poly(ε-caprolactone), fibers, iodine, ethanol, degradation, alcoholysis.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1016/j.mencom.2023.04.035

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