
The increasing use of supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) as a green solvent for polymer synthesis and processing reflects a still growing interest at academic and industrial level. The peculiar characteristics of scCO2, namely its plasticizing effect on polymeric structures and the enhanced chain mobility, render it an ideal medium for polymer synthesis and processing. The broad range of processes as well as of the polymeric structures often requires a deeper understanding of the effect of scCO2 on polymeric structures at microscopic, mesoscopic and macroscopic levels. The aim of the present paper is to offer a perspective on this topic by outlining current and future challenges in this field. © 2014 Society of Chemical Industry
particle formation and foaming, ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE, CO2 SOLUBILITY, POLY(EPSILON-CAPROLACTONE), polymeric materials, functionalization and blending, NANOCOMPOSITE, GLYCIDYL METHACRYLATE, supercritical carbon dioxide, polymerization reactions, PARTICLES, MORPHOLOGY, SURFACE MODIFICATION, CRYSTALLIZATION, DISPERSION POLYMERIZATION
particle formation and foaming, ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE, CO2 SOLUBILITY, POLY(EPSILON-CAPROLACTONE), polymeric materials, functionalization and blending, NANOCOMPOSITE, GLYCIDYL METHACRYLATE, supercritical carbon dioxide, polymerization reactions, PARTICLES, MORPHOLOGY, SURFACE MODIFICATION, CRYSTALLIZATION, DISPERSION POLYMERIZATION
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