Xin Su, Philip G. Jessop and Michael F. Cunningham
Green Chem., 2017,19, 1889-1894
DOI:
10.1039/C7GC00329C,
Paper
Artificial latexes of poly(butyl methacrylate) (PBMA), natural rubber, and other polymers were separately prepared from the bulk polymer using the CO2-responsive switchable hydrophilicity solvent N,N-dicyclohexylmethylamine (Cy2NMe) with the help of CO2. Neither distillation nor a volatile organic solvent are needed.