Ion-conducting bio-based polymers from raw lignocellulosic biomass

A bio-based polymer comprising in polymerized form:

• (i) at least one bio-based monomer having a structure corresponding to formula (II):
• wherein R1 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, propylene, formyl, a propanoate salt, a propanoate ester, an acetate salt, or an acetate ester,
• wherein R2 is a substituent comprised of at least one polymerizable functional group which is an ethylenically unsaturated functional group, and
• wherein R3 and R4 are independently selected from hydrogen or methoxy,
• wherein at least one of R1, R3, and R4 is not hydrogen;
• and
• (ii) at least one ion-conducting co-monomer other than the bio-based monomer,
• wherein the at least one ion-conducting co-monomer is a co-polymerizable co-monomer comprising at least one of (oligo-oxyethylene) [meth]acrylate, styrene trifluoromethanesulfonylimide lithium salt, 1-(3-(methacryloyloxy)-propylsulfonyl)-1-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide lithium salt, and 3-sulfopropyl methacrylate lithium salt, and wherein the bio-based polymer is a random, statistical, graft, star, brush, block, or cyclic copolymer.

A bio-based polymer comprising in polymerized form:

• (i) at least one bio-based monomer having a structure corresponding to formula (II):
• wherein R1 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, propylene, formyl, a propanoate salt, a propanoate ester, an acetate salt, or an acetate ester,
• wherein R2 is a substituent comprised of at least one polymerizable functional group which is an ethylenically unsaturated functional group, and
• wherein R3 and R4 are independently selected from hydrogen or methoxy,
• wherein at least one of R1, R3, and R4 is not hydrogen;
• and
• (ii) at least one ion-conducting, co-monomer other than the bio-based monomer
• wherein the at least one bio-based monomer comprises:
• (i) a phenol [meth]acrylate selected from the group consisting of cresol [meth]acrylate, 4-ethylphenol [meth]acrylate, 4-propylphenol [meth]acrylate, 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde [meth]acrylate, and 3-(4-hydroxyphenol) propanoate [meth]acrylate;
• (ii) a monomethoxyphenol [meth]acrylate selected from the group consisting of guaiacol (monomethoxy-substituted phenol) [meth]acrylate, 4-ethylguaiacol [meth]acrylate, creosol [meth]acrylate, 4-propylguaiacol [meth]acrylate, vanillin [meth]acrylate, and methyl homovanillate [meth]acrylate (methyl 2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl) acetate [meth]acrylate);
• (iii) a dimethoxyphenol [meth]acrylate selected from the group consisting of syringol (dimethoxy-substituted phenol) [meth]acrylate, 4-methylsyringyl[meth]acrylate, 4-ethylsyringyl[meth]acrylate, 4-n-propylsyringyl[meth]acrylate, 4-i-propylsyringyl[meth]acrylate, 4-propylenesyringyl[meth]acrylate, 4-formylsyringyl[meth]acrylate, 4-propanoatesyringyl[meth]acrylate salt, 4-propanoatesyringyl[meth]acrylate ester, 4-acetatesyringyl[meth]acrylate salt, and 4-acetatesyringyl[meth]acrylate ester;
• or
• (iv) combinations thereof.