Green and sustainable polymers [Elektronische Ressource] : high-value aliphatic polycarbonates from CO_1tn2 and epoxides / vorgelegt von Gerhard Richard Haas

Green and Sustainable Polymers: High-Value Aliphatic Polycarbonates from CO and Epoxides 2 Dissertation zur Erlangung der Doktorwürde Dr. rer. nat. der Fakultät für Naturwissenschaften der Universität Ulm vorgelegt von Gerhard Richard Haas aus Ellwangen/Jagst, Deutschland. 2009 Amtierender Dekan: Prof. Dr. A. Groß 1. Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. B. Rieger 2. Gutachter: Prof. Dr. N. Hüsing Tag der Promotion: 12.02.2010 INDEX CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION - 1 - 1.1 SYNTHETIC POLYMERS ...................................................................- 2 - 1.2 COMMERCIAL PROCESSES USING CARBON DIOXIDE.................- 4 - 1.3 BARRIERS TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENT ......................................- 5 - 1.4 NEW APPLICATIONS .........................................................................- 7 - 1.5 SUSTAINABILITY..............................................................................- 11 - 1.6 THEME AND CONTENT OF THE THESIS .......................................- 12 - 1.7 REFERENCES..................................................................................- 13 - CHAPTER 2 MONOMERS - 17 - 2.1 CARBON DIOXIDE ...........................................................................- 18 - 2.2 EPOXIDES ........................................................................................- 19 - 2.3 HOMOPOLYMERISATION OF EPOXIDES ......................................