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Characterization of sulfonated poly(styrene–divinylbenzene) and poly(divinylbenzene) and its application as catalysts in esterification reaction
Author(s) -
Coutinho Fernanda M. B.,
Rezende Simone M.,
Soares Bluma G.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.24046
Subject(s) - divinylbenzene , styrene , monomer , toluene , sulfuric acid , acetic acid , catalysis , polymer chemistry , suspension polymerization , materials science , polymerization , heptane , diluent , chemistry , organic chemistry , polymer , copolymer
Polymeric supports based on divinylbenzene (DVB) were prepared by aqueous suspension polymerization in presence or absence of styrene (S), using toluene and n ‐heptane as diluents of the monomers. Poly(S–DVB) and poly(DVB) were sulfonated with sulfuric acid in presence of 1,2‐dichloroethane. The influence of the morphological structure of the supports and as a consequence of the catalyst on the esterification reaction of acetic acid with n ‐butanol was evaluated. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 102: 3616–3627, 2006