Improved malleability of miniemulsion-based vitrimers through in situ generation of carboxylate surfactants

Rinish Reddy Vaidyula (1) , Pierre-Yves Dugas (1) , Eleanor Rawstron (1) , Elodie Bourgeat-Lami (1) , Damien Montarnal (1)

1 C2P2 - Laboratoire de Chimie, Catalyse, Polymères et Procédés, R 5265

Epoxy-acid vitrimer particles with excellent osmotic and hydrolytic stability were synthesized by miniemulsion polymerization thanks to in situ generation of surfactants from the carboxylic acid reagent and a water-soluble base. The sulfate-free vitrimers formed in this way show greatly reduced creep viscosities.

Domaines: Polymères

Rinish Reddy Vaidyula, Pierre-Yves Dugas, Eleanor Rawstron, Elodie Bourgeat-Lami, Damien Montarnal. Improved malleability of miniemulsion-based vitrimers through in situ generation of carboxylate surfactants. Polymer Chemistry, 2019, 10 (23), pp.3001 - 3005. ⟨10.1039/C9PY00644C⟩. ⟨hal-02140327⟩