Synthesis of oligomers in dense carbon dioxide

该项目的目的是开发一种新的技术，用于使用致密二氧化碳作为聚合溶剂合成低分子量聚合物（低聚物）。 使用高压是这种技术商业化的主要障碍。 该项目中提出的技术将使低聚物能够在大大降低的操作压力下生产，并可能导致在稠密二氧化碳中进行其他类型的聚合物合成的更通用的程序。

The aim of the project is to develop a novel technique for the synthesis of low molecular weight polymers (oligomers) using dense carbon dioxide as a polymerisation solvent. The use of elevated pressure is the major impediment to the commercialisation of such technology. The technique proposed in this project will enable oligomers to be produced at greatly reduced operating pressures and may lead to a more general procedure for conducting other types of polymer synthesis in dense carbon dioxide.