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Novel hydrolytically stable Lewis acidic ionic liquid catalyst system for polybutylene succinate (PBS) synthesis

K. S. Savitha, Ponminor Senthil Kumar, R. L. Jagadish

Materials Advances · 2022 · 12 citations · 22 references

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A new Lewis acidic ionic liquid catalyst system with improved catalytic activity and hydrolytic stability has been developed for the synthesis of poly(butylene succinate). Improved thermal stability of the final polymer is an added advantage of our new catalyst system.

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