High Sulfur Content Polymers: The Effect of Crosslinker Structure on Inverse Vulcanization

Overview

Journal J Polym Sci A Polym Chem

Specialty Chemistry

Date 2018 Oct 19

PMID 30333680

Citations 10

Authors

Jessica A Smith

Xiaofeng Wu

Neil G Berry

Tom Hasell

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Abstract

The discovery of inverse vulcanization has allowed polymers to be made using elemental sulfur as the major component. However, until now, there has been little discussion of why seemingly similar crosslinkers result in polymers with radically different properties. Combining synthesis, spectroscopy, and modeling, this study reveals the structure-property relationships of sulfur polymers and reports a new system using 5-ethylidene-2-norbornene as a crosslinker that can stabilize up to 90 wt % of elemental sulfur.

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