How we can improve ARGET ATRP in an aqueous system: Honey as an unusual solution for polymerization of (meth)acrylates

Aqueous solutions of various types honey as a source reducing sugars – glucose and fructose, were used to accelerate or control activators regeneration by electron transfer atom radical polymerization (ARGET ATRP) in homogeneous heterogeneous environment. The aqueous alcoholic-aqueous solution was applied for the hydrophilic methacrylates i.e. 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA), glycidyl (GMA), 2-hydroxyethyl (HEMA), while hydrophobic monomer n-butyl acrylate (nBA) conducted miniemulsion under ion-pair interfacial catalysis. DMAEMA accelerated rate up 30-fold with significant improvement over structure product, namely, polymers characterized narrow molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn = 1.33), initiation efficiency 98 %. Controlled nBA honey-contained miniemulsion. Honey-based successfully checked synthesis both linear branched polymers. use chemical agents found commercially available food products is an economic concept that eliminates need high purity laboratory reagents, moreover, are widely therefore much cheaper. proposed has great potential industrial applications.