Photovoltaic Solar Energy in Europe

✍ Scribed by Martin P. Schmidt

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1988
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 241 KB
• Volume: 27
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0044-8249
• DOI: 10.1002/anie.198809981

✦ Synopsis

20000. GTP also produces polymers with linear backbones, in contrast to free radical polymerization in which branching may occur. One of the problems yet to be solved in GTP and metal-free polymerizations is the control of ta~ticity."~]

As far as industrial applications are concerned, Dupont has invested great efforts towards developing such products as star polymers for use in toughening plastics and coatings, e.g., for the automobile industry. It remains to be seen whether the customer will pay a higher price for a more durable product. Other potential applications include thermoplastic elastomers, non-aqueous dispersions for the control of rheological properties,['] and liquid crystalline Chiral polymers made by GTP have also been reported. ['61 Although metal-free polymerization has only recently been developed, similar applications are in principle possible. The mechanism and theoretical basis also need to be explored. Finally, the question arises whether other types of anionic polymerizations (e.g., ring opening processes) can also be performed using metal-free initiators.