TY - GEN A1 - Rübner, Katrin A1 - Seher, Julia A1 - Müller, Constanze A1 - Müller, Anette A1 - Liebezeit, Steffen A1 - Schnell, Alexander A1 - Martin, Falk ED - Schermer, Detleff ED - Brehm, Eric T1 - REALight - Leichtgranulate und REA-Gips aus feinkörnigen sulfatbelasteten Bau- und Abbruchabfällen und industriellen Nebenprodukten N2 - Die Zielstellung des Forschungsprojekts REALight ist die Entwicklung eines Verfahrens zur Herstellung von Leichtgranulaten auf der Grundlage der Ergebnisse des BMBF-Projekts „Aufbaukörnungen“ unter Erweiterung der Technologie, um Gips zurückzugewinnen und weitere mineralische Einsatzstoffe zu nutzen. In einem thermischen Verfahren werden mineralische Bau- und Abbruchabfälle über ein rohstoffliches Recycling, d. h. einen thermisch-chemischen Stoffumwandlungsprozess, zu leichten Gesteinskörnungen verarbeitet. Dabei werden im Bauschutt vorhandene Sulfate zersetzt. In einer anschließenden Rauchgaswäsche werden die Sulfate abgetrennt. Sie können als Ersatz für REA-Gips verwendet werden. Dies ist Voraussetzung für die Übertragung der Produkt- und Verfahrensidee in die Praxis und für den Nachweis der Sulfatabtrennung und -rückgewinnung aus gipshaltigem Inputmaterial. Es werden Untersuchungen zur Verbreiterung der Rohstoffbasis durch Einkopplung spezifischer mineralischer Stoffströme durchgeführt, die im Ergebnis zu einer Reduktion des Blähmittelbedarfs und einer Absenkung der Brenntemperatur führen sollen. Die Herstellung ausreichender Mengen Leichtgranulate für eine umfassende Charakterisierung nach Norm und die Praxiserprobung in bekannten Anwendungen und neuen Einsatzfeldern ist ein weiteres Projektziel. KW - Bau- und Abbruchabfälle KW - Bauschutt KW - Leichtgranulat KW - Leichte Gesteinskörnung KW - Gipsrückgewinnung PY - 2024 UR - https://www.ernst-und-sohn.de/mauerwerk-kalender-2024-schwerpunkte-klimagerechtes-und-nachhaltiges-bauen-befestigungen-bauen-im?tab=inhalt#rs SN - 978-3-433-03408-8 SP - 515 EP - 518 PB - Ernst & Sohn CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-60356 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Müller, Alexander A1 - Trappe, Volker A1 - Hickmann, Stefan A1 - Ortwein, H.-P ED - Christ, Hans-Jürgen T1 - Investigation of the infinite life of fibre-reinforced plastics using X-ray refraction topography for the in-situ, nondestructive evaluation of micro-structural degradation processes during cyclic fatigue loading N2 - The described investigation of carbon-fibre-reinforced plastics (CFRP) documents that damage evolution can be observed by means of X-ray refractography. Comparative investigations with synchrotron technique on CFRP and grey-scale analysis on glass fibre-reinforced-plastics (GFRP) confirm these results. Moreover it was found that the fracture mechanical properties of the matrix system influence damage nucleation and propagation in the laminate during static and fatigue loads. Single-step fatigue tests were carried out on Laminates with RIM135 and LY556 matrix systems made from non-crimped fabric (NCF) or twill weave in different fibre orientations. The damage to the LY556 laminates was characterized by laminate cracks growing rapidly over the whole specimen width, whereas the damage on the RIM135 laminates was characterized by an earlier onset of micro-cracking followed by laminate cracks. The specimens were fatigued up to 108 (very high cycle fatigue (VHCF) regime) load cycles. S-N-curves of damage initiation were drawn and boundaries were identified for endurance within the VHCF regime. A phenomenology based model focusing on matrix stress was applied to reproduce the first inter-fibre failure (IFF) under static and fatigue loads. KW - Carbon fibre-reinforced-plastics KW - Fatigue KW - Damage evolution KW - X-ray refractography KW - Very high cycle fatigue PY - 2018 SN - 978-3-658-24531-3 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-24531-3 VL - 2018 SP - 417 EP - 439 PB - Springer Spektrum CY - Wiesbaden ET - 1. Auflage AN - OPUS4-50096 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - THES A1 - Müller, Alexander T1 - Schädigungscharakterisierung an Faser-Kunststoff-Verbunden im Schwingversuch mittels Röntgenrefraktionstopographie unter Berücksichtigung der Matrixeigenschaften N2 - In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurden verschiedene Epoxidharzsysteme charakterisiert. Zwei Systeme mit großen bruchmechanischen Unterschieden wurden zur Fertigung äquivalenter GFK- und CFK-Laminate mit Faserausrichtungen in 0/90° und ±45° ausgewählt. In quasi-statischen Zugversuchen und Einstufenschwingversuchen mit einem Beanspruchungsverhältnis von R= 0,1 wurden diese Laminate hinsichtlich ihres Schädigungsbeginns und ihrer Schädigungsentwicklung untersucht. Die Detektion der Schädigungen sowie die Dokumentation der Schädigungsentwicklung wurde anhand der Lichtabsorptionsanalyse an GFK-Laminaten und anhand der Röntgenrefraktionsanalyse an CFK-Laminaten umgesetzt. Auf diese Weise konnten Einflüsse der bruchmechanischen Eigenschaften der Matrix auf die Schädigungsentwicklung im Verbund aufgezeigt werden. Zudem wurden für die untersuchten Laminate die Schädigungsgrenzen bei schwingender Beanspruchung ermittelt. Anhand durchgeführter Schwingversuche an CFK-Laminaten im Very High Cycle Fatigue-(VHCF)-Lastwechselbereich bis 108 konnten Rückschlüsse vom Schädigungsverhalten im High Cycle Fatigue-(HCF)-Lastwechselbereich bis 106 auf die Dauerfestigkeit im VHCF-Bereich gezogen werden und damit VHCF-Dauerfestigkeitsgrenzen bestimmt werden. Mit dem Ziel die Ermüdung der Laminate auf die Beanspruchung der Matrix zurückzuführen, wurden die Erweiterte Inverse Laminattheorie, mikromechanikbasierte Mischungsregeln sowie eine Vergleichsspannungshypothese auf die untersuchten Laminate angewendet. Die Schädigungsgrenzen konnten damit in Form der Matrixbeanspruchung wiedergegeben werden. Die Abbildung der Ermüdung verschiedener Laminate anhand einer matrixspezifischen normierten Masterschädigungslinie ist für die behandelten CFK- und GFK-Laminate gelungen. T3 - BAM Dissertationsreihe - 162 KW - CFK KW - GFK KW - Ermüdung KW - Epoxidharz KW - Masterschädigungslinie KW - Röntgenrefraktion KW - ZfP PY - 2018 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-467833 SN - 1613-4249 VL - 162 SP - 1 EP - 204 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-46783 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Müller, Alexander T1 - Investigation of micro defects in fiber-reinforced-plastics under cyclic loading with X-Rax-Refractography T2 - Materials Science Engineering (MSE) 2014 CY - Darmstadt, Deutschland DA - 2014-09-23 PY - 2014 AN - OPUS4-32714 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Müller, Alexander T1 - Nondestructive investigation of the VHCF-endurance on cyclically loaded CFRP by X-Ray-Refractography N2 - Carbon fiber-reinforced-plastics (CFRP) are already used under high-cycle- (HCF) and very-high-cycle-fatigue (VHCF) at relatively low loads not only in aerospace industry, but also in other growing markets like especially wind energy and increasingly also automotive industry. While the static strength of CFRP is satisfyingly predictable by means of layerwise-strenght-analysis and material data from single layers, it is more and more uncertain to predict residual strength or lifetime as the design lifetime increases. Previous studies showed that local minor cracks and inter-fiber-fracture (IFF) originate long before total failure of single layers. Reliable fatigue estimation for fiber-reinforced-plastics is not available at present. Subsequently safety-related primary structures made out of FRP are over dimensioned. It is possible to detect the change of inner surface in a specimen by means of X-Ray-Refractography. This includes voids, intact fiber-matrix-interfaces as well as defective ones, cracks and all interfaces in plane with the X-Ray-beam. As the crack-density (including IFF) increases, the inner surface of the material correspondingly increases. The borderline where even at high cycles no early cracks were detected was identified for selected laminates out of woven and non-crimped fabric with epoxy-matrix. When no micro-cracks were detected up to 106 cycles, the specimens also lasted in the VHCF-regime. Furthermore for the epoxy resin LY556 in combination with carbon fiber it was distinguished that at a load minor to 50% IFF-load level, no micro cracks were detected and consequently the VHCF-endurance reached. The integration of the set-up small-sized testing machine into the X-Ray buildup in order to achieve in-situ non-destructive detection of the crack initiation while loading the specimens (CFRP and GFRP- woven fabric and non-crimped-fabric) at the same time will increase the performance of the studies. In earlier investigations at BAM it was shown, that the matrix has a strong influence on the micro-crack formation and finally on the total lifetime. In order to determine the influence of the matrix properties on the boarderline to infinite life, research is done on laminates while replacing the epoxy-based matrix with an equivalent one with different fracture mechanical properties. With the evolution of early cracks and IFF monitored as well as the influence of the matrix on the crack propagation investigated we are working on an appropriate model to improve lifetime prediction in CFRP. This work is done within the priority program “infinite life” (SPP 1466) funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). T2 - ECCM17 CY - München, Germany DA - 26.06.2016 KW - X-ray KW - CFRP KW - FRP KW - Micro cracks PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-38943 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Müller, Alexander T1 - Nondestructive investigation of the VHCF-endurance on cyclically loaded CFRP by X-Ray-Refractography N2 - Carbon fiber-reinforced-plastics (CFRP) are already used under high-cycle- (HCF) and very-high-cycle-fatigue (VHCF) at relatively low loads not only in aerospace industry, but also in other growing markets like especially wind energy and increasingly also automotive industry. While the static strength of CFRP is satisfyingly predictable by means of layerwise-strenght-analysis and material data from single layers, it is more and more uncertain to predict residual strength or lifetime as the design lifetime increases. Previous studies showed that local minor cracks and inter-fiber-fracture (IFF) originate long before total failure of single layers. Reliable fatigue estimation for fiber-reinforced-plastics is not available at present. Subsequently safety-related primary structures made out of FRP are over dimensioned. It is possible to detect the change of inner surface in a specimen by means of X-Ray-Refractography. This includes voids, intact fiber-matrix-interfaces as well as defective ones, cracks and all interfaces in plane with the X-Ray-beam. As the crack-density (including IFF) increases, the inner surface of the material correspondingly increases. The borderline where even at high cycles no early cracks were detected was identified for selected laminates out of woven and non-crimped fabric with epoxy-matrix. When no micro-cracks were detected up to 106 cycles, the specimens also lasted in the VHCF-regime. Furthermore for the epoxy resin LY556 in combination with carbon fiber it was distinguished that at a load minor to 50% IFF-load level, no micro cracks were detected and consequently the VHCF-endurance reached. The integration of the set-up small-sized testing machine into the X-Ray buildup in order to achieve in-situ non-destructive detection of the crack initiation while loading the specimens (CFRP and GFRP- woven fabric and non-crimped-fabric) at the same time will increase the performance of the studies. In earlier investigations at BAM it was shown, that the matrix has a strong influence on the micro-crack formation and finally on the total lifetime. In order to determine the influence of the matrix properties on the boarderline to infinite life, research is done on laminates while replacing the epoxy-based matrix with an equivalent one with different fracture mechanical properties. With the evolution of early cracks and IFF monitored as well as the influence of the matrix on the crack propagation investigated we are working on an appropriate model to improve lifetime prediction in CFRP. This work is done within the priority program “infinite life” (SPP 1466) funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). T2 - MSE 2016 CY - Darmstadt,Germany DA - 27.09.2016 KW - CFRP KW - FRP KW - X-Ray KW - Micro cracking PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-38945 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Müller, Alexander T1 - Untersuchung zur Dauerfestigkeitsgrenze in Faserkunststoffverbunden mittels Röntgenrefraktion unter Berücksichtigung des Einflusses bruchmechanischer Eigenschaften des Matrixwerkstoffes N2 - Carbon fiber-reinforced-plastics (CFRP) are already used under high-cycle- (HCF) and very-high-cycle-fatigue (VHCF) at relatively low loads not only in aerospace industry, but also in other growing markets like especially wind energy and increasingly also automotive industry. While the static strength of CFRP is satisfyingly predictable by means of layerwise-strenght-analysis and material data from single layers, it is more and more uncertain to predict residual strength or lifetime as the design lifetime increases. Previous studies showed that local minor cracks and inter-fiber-fracture (IFF) originate long before total failure of single layers. Reliable fatigue estimation for fiber-reinforced-plastics is not available at present. Subsequently safety-related primary structures made out of FRP are over dimensioned. It is possible to detect the change of inner surface in a specimen by means of X-Ray-Refractography. This includes voids, intact fiber-matrix-interfaces as well as defective ones, cracks and all interfaces in plane with the X-Ray-beam. As the crack-density (including IFF) increases, the inner surface of the material correspondingly increases. The borderline where even at high cycles no early cracks were detected was identified for selected laminates out of woven and non-crimped fabric with epoxy-matrix. When no micro-cracks were detected up to 106 cycles, the specimens also lasted in the VHCF-regime. Furthermore for the epoxy resin LY556 in combination with carbon fiber it was distinguished that at a load minor to 50% IFF-load level, no micro cracks were detected and consequently the VHCF-endurance reached. The integration of the set-up small-sized testing machine into the X-Ray buildup in order to achieve in-situ non-destructive detection of the crack initiation while loading the specimens (CFRP and GFRP- woven fabric and non-crimped-fabric) at the same time will increase the performance of the studies. In earlier investigations at BAM it was shown, that the matrix has a strong influence on the micro-crack formation and finally on the total lifetime. In order to determine the influence of the matrix properties on the boarderline to infinite life, research is done on laminates while replacing the epoxy-based matrix with an equivalent one with different fracture mechanical properties. With the evolution of early cracks and IFF monitored as well as the influence of the matrix on the crack propagation investigated we are working on an appropriate model to improve lifetime prediction in CFRP. This work is done within the priority program “infinite life” (SPP 1466) funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). N2 - Faser-Kunststoff Verbunde und insbesondere Kohlenstofffaserverstärkte Kunststoffe werden bereits im Bereich der hohen (HCF) und sehr hohen Lastspielzahlen (VHCF) eingesetzt. Während statische Festigkeiten für diese Materialien bereits gut vorhersagbar sind, gibt es noch keine verlässliche Methode Schwingfestigkeiten zu bestimmen. Vergangene Studien an Faser-Kunststoff Verbunden an der BAM zeigten, dass bei Schwingbelastung Mikrorisse und Zwischenfaserrisse bereits weit vor dem finalen Versagen auftreten. Diese Schäden erhöhen die innere Oberfläche des Materials. Die Änderung der inneren Oberfläche kann mittels der Röntgenrefraktion bestimmt werden. Damit konnte im Rahmen der aktuellen Arbeit eine Lastgrenze ermittelt werden, bei der im untersuchten Lastwechselbereich keine Mikrorisse auftreten. Unter den gegebenen Material- und Versuchsparametern kann damit von einer ermittelten Dauerfestigkeitsgrenze gesprochen werden. T2 - Polymerwissenschaftliches Seminar des Fachgebiets Polymertechnik/-physik, Fakultät III, TU Berlin CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 30.11.2016 KW - X-ray KW - CFRP KW - Faser-Kunststoff Verbunde PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-38946 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Müller, Alexander T1 - Evaluation eines Qualifizierungsverfahrens von Harz-Faser-Verbundsystemen für Luftfahrzeuge der allgemeinen Luftfahrt T2 - 37. Symposium für Segelflugzeugentwicklung CY - Braunschweig, Germany DA - 2013-11-21 PY - 2013 AN - OPUS4-29657 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Müller, Constanze A1 - Seher, Julia A1 - Martin, Falk A1 - Schnell, Alexander A1 - Rübner, Katrin T1 - Leichtgranulate aus gemischtem Mauerwerkbruch für die Anwendung in Infraleichtbeton T1 - Lightweight granular materials made from mixed masonry rubble for use in infra-lightweight concrete N2 - Infraleichtbeton zeichnet sich durch eine äußerst geringe Trockenrohdichte von maximal 800 kg/m³ aus, bei gleichzeitig ausreichender Festigkeit. Daraus resultieren geringe Wärme- und Schallleitfähigkeiten. Dies ermöglicht den Einsatz als Sichtbeton in Wandelementen ohne die Notwendigkeit einer zusätzlichen Dämmschicht. Vielversprechend erscheint der Einsatz von Leichtgranulaten in Infraleichtbeton, um seinen ökologischen Fußabdruck zu reduzieren und somit ein energieeffizientes und zugleich nachhaltiges Bauen zu ermöglichen. Die Leichtgranulate werden in einem thermo-chemischen Prozess aus gemischtem Mauerwerkbruch hergestellt. Ihre Verwendung bietet neben der Alternative zu herkömmlichen leichten Gesteinskörnungen auch die Möglichkeit, Abfallprodukte sinnvoll zu nutzen. In diesem Artikel werden die Leichtgranulate vorgestellt, ihre Anwendung in Infraleichtbeton geprüft und mit konventionellem Blähton verglichen. N2 - Infra-lightweight concrete exhibits an extremely low dry bulk density of up to 800 kg/m³ while also providing sufficient strength, resulting in low thermal and acoustic conductivity. This allows it to be used as exposed concrete in wall panels without requiring an additional insulating layer. Using lightweight granular materials in infra-lightweight concrete appears to be promising for reducing its environmental footprint and thus enabling energy-efficient and sustainable construction. Lightweight granules are produced from mixed masonry rubble in a thermo-chemical process. In addition to being an alternative to conventional lightweight aggregates, their use also provides the opportunity to put waste products to good use. This article reports on lightweight granules, their use in infra-lightweight concrete, and related tests in comparison to conventional expanded clay. KW - Infraleichtbeton KW - Leichtgranulat KW - Mauerwerkbruch KW - Recycling KW - Leichte Gesteinskörnungen PY - 2024 VL - 90 IS - 7 SP - 52 EP - 59 PB - Bauverlag CY - Gütersloh AN - OPUS4-60557 LA - mul AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Rübner, Katrin A1 - Schnell, Alexander A1 - Müller, Anette T1 - Comparative study of lightweight expanded aggregates made from masonry rubble or clay N2 - Lightweight aggregates can be manufactured from masonry rubble by a thermal expanding process pursuing the idea of feedstock recycling. Throughout a series of research projects, the manufacturing process has been developed, optimized and scaled up. Various test results prove that the engineering properties of the new expanded masonry rubble aggregates are similar to those of traditional expanded clays. The aggregates show a heterogeneous and macroporous pore structure. The grains consist of cracks, cavities, large bulky pores and a solid skeleton containing small capillary pores as well as partly melted areas. But which differences and similarities exist to expanded clay aggregates, which are made from a relatively homogeneous clayey raw material? To answer this question, comparative studies on the chemical, physical, mineralogical and microstructural characteristics of expanded masonry rubble aggregates and commercial expanded clay aggregates have been conducted. In our contribution, results of particle shape and porosity measurements, mercury intrusion porosimetry and electron microscopy are presented. The microstructural characteristics are correlated with engineering properties, such as water absorption and particle strength. KW - Lightweight aggregates KW - Expanded aggregates KW - Expanded granules KW - Expanded clay KW - Masonry rubble KW - Chemical recycling PY - 2023 SN - 978-2-35158-238-1 VL - 137 SP - 93 EP - 121 PB - RILEM Publications S.A.R.L. CY - Champs-sur-Marne, France AN - OPUS4-64752 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Trappe, Volker A1 - Müller, Alexander A1 - Hickmann, Stefan T1 - Infinite life of CFRP evaluated non-destructively with X-ray-refraction topography in-situ mechanical loading N2 - Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastics (CFRP) are more and more used in modern civil aircrafts. These days the whole fuselage is made of this material (B787; A350). Due to strict certification standards the normal in-service loading gives a low stress level compared to the static and even the fatigue strength of the material. Hence CFRP are assumed to have an infinite life. To evaluate this assumption, fatigue tests on CFRP-specimens were performed up to 108 load cycles and the first inter-fibre failure was evaluated non-destructively by accompanying Xray-refraction topography. A tensile testing machine was integrated in a small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) setup. X-ray refraction topography was performed while the CFRP samples were tensile loaded. This non-destructive technique enables the detection of micro-cracking and inter-fibre failure especially for CFRP. For Glass Fibre Reinforced Plastic (GFRP) X-ray refraction and in-situ loading has already been successfully used. The increase of inner surfaces due to inter fibre failure was measured as a function of the stress state. Fatigue tests were performed at and below the limit of inter-fibre failure strength. State of the art is to assume the failure of the samples under cyclic loading as the fatigue life. Accompanying non-destructive X-ray refraction measurements reflects the damage state and enables to trace its evolution even if the total failure of the specimens does not occur. This investigation technique is of high interest to give the engineer a design value of infinite life which is practically often reached due to knock down factors of certification standards. Finally the infinite life was found for cyclic fatigue loaded CFRP-samples even under high inter fibre transverse and shear loading investigated up to 108 load cycles. T2 - 19th World Conference on Non-Destructive Testing CY - Munich, Germany DA - 13.06.2016 KW - CFRP KW - NDT KW - Fatigue KW - Damage evolution PY - 2016 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-375015 UR - https://www.ndt.net/?id=19360 SN - 978-3-940283-78-8 VL - 2016 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - DGZFP CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-37501 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rösler, Alexander A1 - Weidner, Steffen A1 - Klamroth, Tillmann A1 - Müller, Axel HE A1 - Schlaad, Helmut T1 - Kinetics of anionic polymerization of β‐myrcene in hydrocarbon solvents N2 - AbstractThe kinetics of anionic polymerization of β‐myrcene initiated by sec‐butyllithium were examined in saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbon solvents, i.e. cyclohexane, cyclohexene, 4‐vinylcyclohexene and dl‐limonene. Polymerizations usually proceeded in a living manner, i.e. in the absence of termination and chain transfer reactions, in all solvents, to produce well‐defined polymyrcenes with high content (85%) of cis‐1,4 units. However, polymyrcenyllithium chains exhibited limited long‐term stability in 4‐vinylcyclohexene solution, most probably due to chain transfer to solvent. Reaction orders with respect to the concentration of active chains were found to be one‐quarter in cyclohexane increasing to one‐half in unsaturated solvents, indicating that the polymyrcenyllithium chains are present as tetrameric or dimeric associates, respectively. Apparent activation energies were found to be 81 kJ mol−1 in cyclohexane and 77 kJ mol−1 in dl‐limonene solution, which are close to the values obtained by quantum chemical calculations. © 2025 The Author(s). Polymer International published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry. KW - Myrcene KW - Anionic polymerization KW - MALDI TOF MS PY - 2025 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-649039 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/pi.6772 SN - 0959-8103 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - Wiley AN - OPUS4-64903 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rösler, Alexander A1 - Weidner, Steffen A1 - Klamroth, Tillmann A1 - Müller, Axel HE A1 - Schlaad, Helmut T1 - Kinetics of anionic polymerization of β‐myrcene in hydrocarbon solvents N2 - AbstractThe kinetics of anionic polymerization of β‐myrcene initiated by sec‐butyllithium were examined in saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbon solvents, i.e. cyclohexane, cyclohexene, 4‐vinylcyclohexene and dl‐limonene. Polymerizations usually proceeded in a living manner, i.e. in the absence of termination and chain transfer reactions, in all solvents, to produce well‐defined polymyrcenes with high content (85%) of cis‐1,4 units. However, polymyrcenyllithium chains exhibited limited long‐term stability in 4‐vinylcyclohexene solution, most probably due to chain transfer to solvent. Reaction orders with respect to the concentration of active chains were found to be one‐quarter in cyclohexane increasing to one‐half in unsaturated solvents, indicating that the polymyrcenyllithium chains are present as tetrameric or dimeric associates, respectively. Apparent activation energies were found to be 81 kJ mol−1 in cyclohexane and 77 kJ mol−1 in dl‐limonene solution, which are close to the values obtained by quantum chemical calculations. © 2025 The Author(s). Polymer International published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry. KW - Myrcene KW - Anionic polymerization KW - Reaction order KW - Activation energy KW - Microstructure KW - Quantum chemical calculation PY - 2025 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-636840 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/pi.6772 SN - 0959-8103 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - Wiley AN - OPUS4-63684 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -