Citation: KANG Mei-rong, SONG He-yuan, JIN Fu-xiang, CHEN Jing. Synthesis and physicochemical characterization of polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, ;2017, 45(7): 837-845. shu

Synthesis and physicochemical characterization of polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers

KANG Mei-rong ¹ ,
SONG He-yuan ^1,2 ,
JIN Fu-xiang ^1,2 ,
CHEN Jing ^1,*,,

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State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis and Selective Oxidation, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

Corresponding author: CHEN Jing, chenj@licp.cas.cn.
Received Date: 30 March 2017
Revised Date: 12 May 2017

Fund Project: the National Natural Science Foundation of China 21473225

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Polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers (H₃CO(CH₂O)_nCH₃, PODE_n or DMM_n, n ≥ 2) with unique physical and chemical properties are a potential additive for diesel fuels, which can effectively enhance the combustion efficiency and reduce the emission of pollutants. In this work, a series of pure PODE_n components (n=2-5) were synthesized from methylal and trioxymethylene and obtained with high purity through collaborative separation; their structure and properties were characterized by NMR, FT-IR, Raman, and DFT calculation and a detailed assignment of the expressions in the spectrogram to the various groups was performed. The density and viscosity of PODE_n were measured at 298.15-323.15 K. The results indicate that the density and viscosity of PODE_n decrease gradually with the increase of temperature. Meanwhile, with the increase in the number of -CH₂O-units (n) from 2 to 5, the density, viscosity, flash point, pour point, and the heat of fusion and solidification of PODE_n are all increased. These results are valuable for the practical synthesis and application of PODE_n.
- polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers,
- synthesis,
- structural characterization,
- physicochemical property
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