16 Cationic Polymerization of Isoprene Co-Initiated by B(C6F5)3 in Aqueous Dispersion: En Route to Natural Rubber Analogues

Tuesday, July 12, 2011: 11:00 AM
Goodyear Polymer Center Auditorium (The University of Akron)
Sergei Kostjuk1, Samira Ouardad2, Frédéric Peruch2, Judit E. Puskas3, Alain Deffieux4 and Francois Ganachaud5, (1)Research Institute for Physical Chemical Problems of the Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus, (2)Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques, Bordeaux University/CNRS, Pessac Cedex, France, (3)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, (4)University of Bordeaux, CNRS- LCPO, Pessac, France, (5)Equipe "Ingénierie et Architectures Macromoléculaires", Institut Charles Gerhardt, Montpelllier, France

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