Abstract
AbstractA photoresponsive oil sorber (POS) with a hydrophobic, photoresponsive core and shell has been synthesized via suspension polymerization. Lauryl acrylate, isodecyl acrylate, and tert‐butylstyrene were used as monomers, 4‐(methacrylamino)azobenzene (Azo‐M) used as photoresponsive monomer, and bis(methacryloylamino)azobenzene (Azo‐CL‐M) used as photoresponsive surface crosslinker. The POS prefers nonpolar solvents. It absorbed 15 times its dry weight in toluene, 19 times its dry weight in chloroform, and 16 times its dry weight in dichloromethane. Rapid and photoresponsive desorption of solvent (86% of solvent expulsed in 30 min) was characteristic. POS is an excellent gasoline absorber rapidly increasing its body weight in its presence. The new POS is less dense than water, and can potentially be used for cleaning oil spills on water. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 48: 55–62, 2010
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