Direct incorporation of gaseous carbon dioxide into solid-state copolymer containing oxirane and quaternary ammonium halide structure as self-catalytic function

We established a self-catalyst system for solid phase incorporation of gaseous carbon dioxide into terpolymers prepared by polymerization of glycidyl methacrylate, N-benzyl-N-[2-(methacryrolroxy)ethyl]-N,N-dimethylammonium bromide, and methyl methacrylate. Terpolymer composition affected the incorporation behavior where the terpolymer with higher oxirane content exhibited higher efficiency of carbon dioxide incorporation. (C) 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.