A dendritic-linear block copolymer as a thermoresponsive non-ionic polymer surfactant

Jung Ho Joe, Jong Min Park, Hosoowi Lee, Woo Dong Jang

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Abstract

Issues related to water pollution by a variety of pollutants must be resolved for sustainable development. Over the past decades, several methods have been developed for pollutant removal from aqueous media. In this study, a dendritic-linear block copolymer (Den-PEtOx) was synthesized as a thermoresponsive non-ionic polymer surfactant, and its structure was confirmed by NMR, MALDI-TOF-MS, and SEC measurements. Den-PEtOx formed micelle structures with an average diameter of 121.6 nm and effectively encapsulated Rose Bengal (RB) red dye dissolved in aqueous media. RB-encapsulated Den-PEtOx exhibited a phase transition temperature at 62.4 °C owing to its thermoresponsive poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) segment. Greater than 99% of RB in the aqueous media was successfully removed with Den-PEtOx via filtration above the phase transition temperature.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)320-326
Number of pages7
JournalEuropean Polymer Journal
Volume118
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019 Sept

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Mid-Career Researcher Program (2017R1A2A1A17069537) funded by the National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea and by the Yonsei University Research Fund (Postdoc Researcher Supporting Program) of 2019 (project no.: 2019-12-0021 ).“

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Mid-Career Researcher Program (2017R1A2A1A17069537) funded by the National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea and by the Yonsei University Research Fund (Postdoc Researcher Supporting Program) of 2019 (project no.: 2019-12-0021).“

Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier Ltd

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physics and Astronomy(all)
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Materials Chemistry

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