Polymers, co-polymers, and monomers using CO2 as a reagent
AssigneeEmpire Technology Development LLC
InventorDavid Max Roundhill
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Abstract
Polymers, co-polymers, and monomers using CO2 as a reagent and methods of production thereof are described. Polymerization methods include converting CO2 into a polymerizable monomer by exciting the CO2 with a light source. Such polymers and co-polymers can comprise two or more consecutive repeating units of Formula I:
Claims19
A co-polymer comprising two or more consecutive repeating units of Formula I:
- and a second polymerized monomer derived from a second polymerizable monomer selected from one or more of substituted diol or unsubstituted diol;
- wherein the co-polymer is a block co-polymer, random co-polymer, or alternating co-polymer.
A method of preparing a polymer or a co-polymer comprising two or more consecutive repeating units of Formula I:
- the method comprising converting carbon dioxide into a polymerizable monomer by exciting the carbon dioxide with a light source;
- wherein the light source has a wavelength of about 5 nm to about 400 nm.
A method of preparing a first polymerizable monomer, the method comprising converting carbon dioxide to an excited reactive state with a light source in the presence of one or more substituted olefin, unsubstituted olefin, heterocycle, cyclopropane, or cyclobutane;
- wherein the light source has a wavelength of about 5 nm to about 400 nm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.