Photophysical investigations of the organic compounds synthesised from waste poly(ethylene terephthalate)

• Autorzy: Kotowicz Sonia , Korzec Mateusz , Kapkowski Maciej , Pająk Agnieszka Katarzyna

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DOI

10.2478/eces-2024-0018

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This paper presents the photophysical investigations of two organic compounds synthesised directly by the aminolysis depolymerisation of the waste poly(ethylene terephthalate) (rPET) with aromatic amines, i.e., aniline and 3-amino-N-hexyl-1,8-naphthalimide without use of a catalyst. The chemical structure was confirmed by 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR, as well as FT-IR. The thermal, electrochemical and optical studies of the obtained derivatives were performed. The presented compounds were thermally stable up to 360 °C, and the glass transition temperature (Tg) occurred for the compound with the 1,8-naphthalimide units. The electrochemical investigations of the synthesised compounds have revealed one oxidation process and two reduction processes for the compound with the 1,8-naphthalimide fragments. The tested derivatives were characterised by a low-lying highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) level (below –6.09 eV) and an energy-band gap (Eg) below 3.10 eV. The obtained molecules were absorbed in the range of 204 nm - 445 nm and emitted light from a purple to a green spectral region deepened on the used solvent with low quantum yields. The blends with poly(3-hexylthiophene2,5-diyl) (P3HT), which is used as a donor in the bulk heterojunction solar cells (BHJ), and amide derivative with 1,8-naphthalimide fragments were made, and the emission quenching of poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) (P3HT) was recorded. The presented results of the photophysical investigations have opened new possibilities for obtaining functional materials from recycled poly(ethylene terephthalate) (rPET).

Słowa kluczowe

EN

waste; poly(ethylene terephthalate); recycling; synthesis; photophysical investigations

PL

odpady; politereftalan etylenu; recykling; synteza; badania fotofizyczne

• Wydawca: Towarzystwo Chemii i Inżynierii Ekologicznej
• Czasopismo: Ecological Chemistry and Engineering. S
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Vol. 31, nr 2
• Strony: 253--266
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 29 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Kotowicz Sonia

• University of Silesia, ul. Szkolna 9, 40-006 Katowice, Poland, phone [phone]

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6021-0892

autor

Korzec Mateusz

• University of Silesia, ul. Szkolna 9, 40-006 Katowice, Poland, phone [phone]

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8658-1031

autor

Kapkowski Maciej

• University of Silesia, ul. Szkolna 9, 40-006 Katowice, Poland, phone [phone]

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1425-4522

autor

Pająk Agnieszka Katarzyna

• Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. M. Curie-Skłodowskiej 34, 41-819 Zabrze, Poland, phone [phone] w. 114

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2684-4629

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