CO₂-Responsive Polymers.

Lin, Shaojian; Theato, Patrick

This Review focuses on the recent progress in the area of CO2-responsive polymers and provides detailed descriptions of these existing examples. CO2-responsive polymers can be categorized into three types based on their CO2-responsive groups: amidine, amine, and carboxyl groups. Compared with traditional temperature, pH, or light stimuli-responsive polymers, CO2-responsive polymers provide the advantage to use CO2 as a 'green' trigger as well as to capture CO2 directly from air. In addition, the current challenges of CO2-responsive polymers are discussed and the different solution methods are compared. Noteworthy, CO2-responsive polymers are considered to have a prosperous future in various scientific areas.

POLYMER research; CARBOXYL group; BLOCK copolymers; AMINES; AMIDINES

Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 2013, Vol 34, Issue 14, p1118

1022-1336

Academic Journal

10.1002/marc.201300288