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:
Claims20
A polymer comprising two or more consecutive repeating units of Formula I:
A co-polymer comprising two or more consecutive repeating units of Formula I:
- and a second polymerized monomer.
A method of preparing a polymer or 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.
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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.