Issue 8, 2013
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Polymer Chemistry

Thermoresponsive amphiphilic star block copolymer photosensitizer: smart BTEX remover†

Kie Yong Cho,a   Jae-Woo Choi,b   Sang-Hyup Lee,b   Seung Sang Hwanga  and  Kyung-Youl Baek*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Center for Materials Architecting, Korea Institute of Science Technology, 39-1 Hawolgok-dong, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 136-791, Korea
E-mail: baek@kist.re.kr
Fax: +82-2-958-5309
Tel: +82-2-958-5313

b Center for Water Resource Cycle Research, Korea Institute of Science Technology, 39-1 Hawolgok-dong, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 136-791, Korea

Abstract

A well-defined PNIPAM-PS star block copolymer with a porphyrin core was synthesized by a reversible addition–fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) process, and was found to efficiently capture and decompose environmentally toxic organic materials such as benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX) in water under UV irradiation and was easily recycled by filtration after simple thermal treatment.

Graphical abstract: Thermoresponsive amphiphilic star block copolymer photosensitizer: smart BTEX remover

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3PY21153C
Article type
Communication
Submitted
28 Dec 2012
Accepted
11 Feb 2013
First published
12 Feb 2013

Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 2400-2405

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Thermoresponsive amphiphilic star block copolymer photosensitizer: smart BTEX remover

K. Y. Cho, J. Choi, S. Lee, S. S. Hwang and K. Baek, Polym. Chem., 2013, 4, 2400 DOI: 10.1039/C3PY21153C

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