As an effective means of utilizing light energy,photothermal conversion has excellent application in the field of polymerization.Herein,a dividing wall-type heat exchanger with the aid of photothermal conversion was d...As an effective means of utilizing light energy,photothermal conversion has excellent application in the field of polymerization.Herein,a dividing wall-type heat exchanger with the aid of photothermal conversion was designed to conduct polymerization under irradiation with near-infrared(NIR)light by utilizing the ketocyanine-type dye solution as the highly efficient activator(>83.2%photothermal conversion efficiency).Various types of reversible-deactivation radical polymerization(RDRP)methods,including reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer,atom transfer radical polymerization,and bromine-iodine transformation RDRP,are suitable for this strategy.Well-defined polymers with excellent control over molar mass and molar mass dispersity(D<1.28)were thus synthesized within a few hours under NIR(λ_(max)=810 nm,850 nm)irradiation at room temperature.Importantly,in addition to conventional heating methods(such as electrical heating jackets),the designed dividing wall-type heat exchanger via NIR light activation has another unique advantage:it can enhance the polymerization by the synergistic effect of both heating and NIR light irradiation due to the deeper penetration of NIR light.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21774082,21871201)the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(PAPD)。
文摘As an effective means of utilizing light energy,photothermal conversion has excellent application in the field of polymerization.Herein,a dividing wall-type heat exchanger with the aid of photothermal conversion was designed to conduct polymerization under irradiation with near-infrared(NIR)light by utilizing the ketocyanine-type dye solution as the highly efficient activator(>83.2%photothermal conversion efficiency).Various types of reversible-deactivation radical polymerization(RDRP)methods,including reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer,atom transfer radical polymerization,and bromine-iodine transformation RDRP,are suitable for this strategy.Well-defined polymers with excellent control over molar mass and molar mass dispersity(D<1.28)were thus synthesized within a few hours under NIR(λ_(max)=810 nm,850 nm)irradiation at room temperature.Importantly,in addition to conventional heating methods(such as electrical heating jackets),the designed dividing wall-type heat exchanger via NIR light activation has another unique advantage:it can enhance the polymerization by the synergistic effect of both heating and NIR light irradiation due to the deeper penetration of NIR light.
