Degradable rubber
Reuse and life-cycle-enhancement of rubbers is among the most pressing societal needs, as they form a significant amount of the overall polymer-waste mostly form tyres. Both, chemical synthesis, novel catalysts, and enzymatic degradation of rubber are studied to generate polymers with improved life-cycle as modern, environmentally friendly materials. Novel synthetic methodologies, self-healing behavior and the use of rubber-degrading enzymes intertwines technology with fundamental research.
Prof. Dr. Mario Beiner
Prof. Dr. Martin Weissenborn
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Binder
Prof. Dr. Kay Saalwächter
Publications
Adjedje VKB, Schell E, Wolf YL, Laub A, Weissenborn MJ, Binder WH. Enzymatic degradation of synthetic polyisoprenes via surfactant-free polymer emulsification. Green Chemistry 2021, 23 (23), 9433-9438, https://doi.org/10.1039/D1GC03515K
Nagaraja SM, Henning S, Ilisch S, Beiner M. Common Origin of Filler Network Related Contributions to Reinforcement and
Dissipation in Rubber Composites. Polymers 2021, 13 (15), 2534. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13152534
Chen S, Mahmood N, Beiner M, Binder WH. Self-Healing Materials from V- and H-Shaped Supramolecular Architectures. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2015, 54 (35), 10188-10192. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201504136
Karekar A, Schicktanz C, Tariq M, Oßwald K, Reincke K, Cepus V, Langer B, Saalwächter K. Effects of artificial weathering in NR/SBR elastomer blends. Polym. Degrad. Stab. 2023, 208, 110267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2023.110267
Karekar A, Oßwald K, Reincke K, Langer B, Saalwächter K. NMR Studies on the Phase-Resolved Evolution of Cross-Link Densities in Thermo-Oxidatively Aged Elastomer Blends. Macromolecules 2020, 53, 24, 11166-11177. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01614
Mordvikin A, Döhler D, Binder WH, Colby RH, Saalwächter K. Terminal Flow of Cluster-Forming Supramolecular Polymer Networks: Single-Chain Relaxation or Micelle Reorganization?. Phys. Rev. Lett. 2020, 125, 127801. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.127801
Collaborative research centers / Network
Patents / Awards
Patent „Biomimetic synthetic rubber“ (WO2020/043268), Wendler, U.; Malke, M.; Müller, L.G.B.; Schulze Gronover, Ch.; Prüfer, D.; Wötzel, J.; Beiner, M.; Gupta, G.
Hugo Junkers Prize 2020 „Innovativstes Projekt der Angewandten Forschung“
https://www.hugo-junkers-preis.de/preistraeger/preistraeger-2020