Silane grafting and crosslinking of ethylene-octene copolymer

Vinyl trimethoxysilane (VTMS) and vinyl triethoxysilane (VTES) grafted ethylene-octene copolymer (POE) were prepared in the melt process. The effects of silane concentration, reaction time and temperature on the silane grafting were investigated, and the grafting reaction was in situ monitored using the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The silane grafted POE was characterized by the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and melt flow index (MFI). MFI data of the silane grafted POE show that the MFI value is affected not only by DCP concentration, but also by silane concentration. The difference of gel content between VTMS and VTES crosslinked POE indicates that for POE, the grafting reaction activity of VTES is higher than that of VTMS. Moreover, the thermal behavior and mechanical properties of the crosslinked POE were also studied. It has been found that the thermal stability and mechanical properties of the silane crosslinked POE are greatly improved.     

Swelling Behavior of pH-Sensitive Copolymers Containing 2-Acrylamido-2-Methyl Propane Sulfonic Acid and Acrylic Acid Crosslinked with Vinyl Trimethoxy Silane Crosslinker

Copolymers of 2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid and acrylic acid were crosslinked in the presence of different mol% of either vinyl trimethoxy silane (VTMS) as the crosslinking agent under acidic conditions or N,N-methylenebisacrylamide (MBA) as crosslinker using solution radical polymerization. The resultant xerogels were characterized by extracting the soluble fractions and measuring the equilibrium water content. Soluble fractions of the crosslinked networks were reduced by varying the MBA and VTMS concentrations. The surface morphology of the crosslinked polymers was observed by scanning electron microscope. The influence of pH on the swelling behavior of gels was investigated. The swelling behaviors of the resulting gels show pH sensitivity.     

硅烷气相接枝水解交联聚丙烯

硅烷气相接枝水解交联聚丙烯;聚丙烯;气相接枝;硅烷交联     

室温自交联丙烯酸酯乳液的制备与表征

使用3种含不饱和双键硅氧烷,乙烯基三(β-甲氧基乙氧基)硅烷(A172)、乙烯基三乙氧基硅烷(VTES)和γ-甲基丙烯酰氧丙基三甲氧基硅烷(A174)为功能单体,采用半连续乳液聚合法制备了室温自交联丙烯酸酯乳液,探讨了硅氧烷功能单体在不同pH条件下水解情况以及其种类和用量对乳液及乳胶膜性能的影响.结果表明,pH在7～9之间时硅氧烷功能单体水解最慢;A172在pH为8.4时5h内就水解完全;增加VTES和A174的用量均能提高乳胶膜的交联度、力学性能和耐水性.控制聚合过程的pH值以抑制硅氧烷功能单体的水解并调节乳液成膜时的pH值以加速硅氧烷功能单体的水解从而增强胶膜的交联程度,发现酸性或碱性条件下得到乳胶膜比中性条件下胶膜的力学和耐水性能均有不同程度的提高,并且在酸性条件下胶膜的性能提高最多.对比使用A174和VTES制备的胶膜,发现这种方法对含有A174胶膜的效果不明显,而含VTES胶膜的性能提高最为显著.     

Preparation of Syndiotacticity-Rich High Molecular Weight Polyvinyl Alcohol by Low Temperature Emulsifier-Free Emulsion Copolymerization of Vinyl Acetate and Vinyl Pivalate

Low temperature emulsifier-free emulsion copolymerization of vinyl acetate (VAc) and vinyl pivalate (VPi) was carried out using a redox initiation system to prepare syndiotacticity-rich high-molecular weight (HMW) polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) with high yield. The effects of the polymerization conditions on the conversion, the molecular weight, the structure of poly (vinyl acetate-co-vinyl pivalate) (P (VAc-VPi)) and syndiotacticity of PVA were investigated. With the increases of the initiator concentration, the VPi molar ratio in monomer and polymerization temperature, the degree of polymerization (DP) of PVA decreases distinctly, but VPi contents in copolymer and syndiotactic diad (S-diad) contents of PVA increase obviously. PVA with the maximum DP of 11030 can be prepared by complete saponification of P(VAc-VPi) obtained under condition that the molar ratio of KPS to monomer is 1/2000, the molar ratio of VAc to VPi is 7:3 and reaction temperature is 12°C. The highest S-diad content in PVA can be up to 59.31% while the DP of PVA decreases to 5180 under the condition that the feed ratio of VPi is 70 mol%, which means the syndiotacticity-rich HMW PVA can be prepared successfully. And the conversions of all reactions are above 80%. Syndiotacticity-rich HMW PVA is effectively prepared in this study, which is useful for the preparation of high-strength and high-modulus PVA fiber.     

Synthesis,Characterization and Properties of (Vinyl Triethoxy Silane-grafted PP)/Silica Nanocomposites

A new route has been developed to produce PP/silica nanocomposites starting from porous PP reactor powder and making use of sol-gel chemistry. Silica-like, nano-sized particles were prepared in the pores of the PP reactor powder with a controlled degree of adhesion between PP and silica. Magic-angle spinning (MAS) ²⁹Si NMR spectra showed that the chemical building blocks of the silica-like clusters are of Q³ and Q⁴-type. For (vinyl triethoxy silane (VTES)-grafted PP)/silica nanocomposites, VTES was grafted via solid-state modification (SSM) in porous PP particles. Subsequently, silica particles were prepared by sol-gel technology in the VTES-grafted PP. MAS ²⁹Si NMR and FT-IR spectroscopy showed that the grafted VTES becomes part of the in-situ formed silica particles. The study on the mechanical properties of (VTES-grafted PP)/silica nanocomposites showed that the silica particles improved the impact toughness of PP by a factor of 2, when there is no chemical interaction between the particles and the matrix, while for (VTES-grafted PP)/silica nanocomposites the impact toughness decreased. This indicates that chemical bonding between the filler particles and the PP-matrix results in brittle failure and supports the hypothesis that debonding is necessary for improving the impact toughness of PP with inorganic fillers.     

聚乙烯醇缩丁醛/氧化铝杂化高分子材料的研究

由异丙醇铝与乙酰丙酮反应制备铝 乙酰丙酮螯合物 ,由此通过控制水解制备Al2 O3 溶胶 .该溶胶与聚乙烯醇缩丁醛分子上残存的羟基发生交联生成有机 无机溶胶 (OIS) .OIS经成型和干燥后即可方便地形成耐溶剂性的有机 无机杂化高分子材料 ,如透明薄膜和高弹纤维 .将OIS涂覆在碳纤维束丝上 ,热处理无机化后 ,可得到非常均匀致密的无定形氧化铝 -碳涂层 .该涂层可明显提高碳纤维的耐高温氧化性和表面特性     

Studies on the Self-condensing Vinyl Living Radical Polymerization of a Novel Acrylate Inimer

IntroductionDendrimers represent a class of macro-molecules with perfectly and regularly branchedstructures.However,the synthesis ofdendrimers isnot trivial and requires multistep synthesis,theircommercial development has been limited only to afew structures[1— 3 ] . Hyperbranched macro-molecules,which posses less perfectly branchedstructures,have some similar properties to those ofdendrimers,but they can be prepared in a singlestep and one- pot reaction,so many macromolecularresearchershavef…     

Composite Silica Particles Using a Mixture of Organosilane Monomers

Composite silica particles were synthesized by a two-step (acid-base) process in an aqueous solution with a mixture of organoalkoxysilane monomers. The two-step process separates the hydrolysis and condensation procedures to easily control condensation rate. In this study, the silane monomers used were phenyltrimethoxysilane (PTMS), vinyltrimethoxysilane (VTMS), methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS), and tetraethyl-orthosilicate (TEOS). The physical properties of the resultant composite particles were investigated with the change in the molar ratio of monomers. The size of the particles increased with increasing the molar ratio of R_aSi(OR)₃/R_bSi(OR)₃ or R_aSi(OR)₃/TEOS (R_a: phenyl; R_b: vinyl, methyl).     

Vibrational spectroscopic studies of vinyltriethoxysilane sol-gel and its coating

Infrared and Raman spectra of vinyltriethoxysilane (VTES), the VTES sol-gel, and the sol-gel coated aluminum have been collected. The assignments of the vibrational modes for the silane, the sol-gel, and the sol-gel films have been made based on the group frequencies and the spectral variation collected at different physical and chemical states of the sol-gel samples. Applying the sol-gels onto the metal grids allowed the drying and the high temperature treatment of the samples for the collection of infrared transmission spectra. From the variation of the sol-gel and the sol-gel coated aluminum IR spectra with temperature, it was noticed that the samples partially decomposed when the temperature was higher than 100 degrees C. Electrochemical experiments have demonstrated that the anticorrosion property of the coated aluminum has significantly increased. The water and the hexadecane contact angle measurements showed that the surface modified metal had a much higher hydrophobic property than the untreated metal.     

Unique Curing Properties through Living Polymerization in Crosslinking Materials: Polyurethane Photopolymers from Vinyl Ether Building Blocks

Photopolymers with unique curing capabilities were produced by combining living cationic polymerization with network formation and restricted polymer motion. A vinyl ether diol was synthesized as a functional building block and reacted with isophorone diisocyanate to form a highly functionalized vinyl ether polyurethane as a model system with high crosslinking ability. When using a cationic photoinitiator, fast polymerization is observed upon short UV irradiation. Curing proceeds in the absence of light and under ambient conditions without oxygen inhibition. Cationic active sites become trapped dormant species upon network‐induced vitrification and surprisingly remain living for several days. The polymerization can be reactivated by additional UV irradiation and/or raised temperature. The curing behavior was studied in detail by using UV and FT‐NIR coupled rheology and photo‐DSC to simultaneously study spectroscopic and mechanical information, as well as thermal effects.     

Preparation of ultrahigh‐molecular‐weight syndiotactic poly(vinyl pivalate) monodisperse microspheres by low‐temperature suspension polymerization of vinyl pivalate

The particle size distributions of poly(vinyl pivalate) (PVPi) produced from low‐temperature suspension polymerization of vinyl pivalate (VPi) with 2,2′‐azobis(4‐methoxy‐2,4‐dimethylvaleronitrile) (AMDMVN) as an initiator have been studied. By controlling various synthesis parameters, near‐monodisperse PVPi microspheres from 100 to 400 μm were obtained that are expected to be precursors of near‐monodisperse syndiotactic poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) microspheres for biomedical embolic applications. The mean particle diameter follows the relationship: the volume average diameter, D_vad ∝ Y^0.26[VPi]^0.52[AMDMVN]^?0.25[PVA]^0.40T^?8.35Rpm^?0.67, where Y, [VPi], [AMDMVN], [PVA], T, and Rpm are the fractional conversion, concentrations of VPi, AMDMVN, and suspending agent, polymerization temperature, and agitation speed during the polymerization of VPi, respectively. The polydispersity of the particle size distribution of PVPi decreased with decreasing conversion, [AMDMVN], T, and Rpm and with increasing [VPi]. In the case of [PVA], optimization of the suspension stability led to a narrow particle size distribution. Ultrahigh‐molecular‐weights PVPi and PVA (number‐average degrees of polymerization of PVPi (25,000–32,000) and PVA (14,000–17,500), of high syndiotactic diad content (63%), and of high ultimate conversion of VPi into PVPi (85–95%) were obtained by suspension polymerization at 10 °C, followed by saponification. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 43: 789–800, 2005     

乙烯醇-醋酸乙烯嵌段共聚物的制备

采用混合溶剂醇解法制备嵌段聚乙烯醇，考察了混合溶剂甲醇／苯质量百分比，醇解催化剂碱的用量、醇解温度、时间等工艺条件对嵌段特性的影响。在优化条件下制备了嵌段特征为0.4-0.6，表面性能优良的两亲性嵌段聚乙烯醇。     

顶空气相法测定氯乙烯生产过程产生的盐酸溶液中的乙炔和氯乙烯

 采用顶空气相法测定了氯乙烯生产过程产生的盐酸溶液中的乙炔和氯乙烯。使用氢氧化钠将试样中的氯化氢中和 ,从而消除其在气相分析乙炔和氯乙烯中的影响。顶空平衡温度为 35℃ ,平衡时间为 4 5min ,柱为填充了GDX 2 0 2固定相的 2m× 3mmi d 不锈钢柱 ,柱温 14 0℃。顶空气体进样量为 1mL。以外标法定量 ,乙炔含量测定结果的相对标准偏差为 0 85 % ;当其含量为 30 0 μg/g～ 15 0 μg/g时 ,回收率为 98 9%～10 3%。氯乙烯含量测定结果的相对标准偏差为 1 4 % ;当其含量为 2 0 0 μg/g～ 10 0 μg/g时 ,回收率为 98 8%～10 2 %。     

Designing superhydrophobic surface based on fluoropolymer–silica nanocomposite via RAFT‐mediated polymerization‐induced self‐assembly

Superhydrophobic surfaces (SHS) find versatile applications as coatings due to their very high water‐repellency, self‐cleaning, and anti‐icing properties. This investigation describes the preparation of a SHS from surfactant‐free hybrid fluoropolymer latex. In this case, reversible addition‐fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization was adopted to prepare a copolymer of 4‐vinyl pyridine (4VP) and vinyl triethoxysilane (VTES), where the pyridine units were quaternized to make the copolymer soluble in water. The copolymer was further used as a macro‐RAFT agent to polymerize 2,2,2‐trifluoroethyl methacrylate (TFEMA) in a surfactant‐free emulsion via polymerization‐induced self‐assembly (PISA). The macro‐RAFT agent contained a small amount of VTES as co‐monomer which was utilized to graft silica nanoparticles (SNPs) onto the P(TFEMA) spheres. The film prepared using the nanocomposite latex exhibited a nano‐structured surface as observed by SEM and AFM analyses. Surface modification of the film with fluorinated trichlorosilane produced an SHS with a water contact angle (WCA) of 151.5°. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2018 , 56, 266–275     

Radiation preparation of nano-powdered styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) and its toughening effect for polystyrene and high-impact polystyrene

Nano-powdered styrene-butadiene rubber (NPSBR) was synthesized based on the styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) latex via gamma radiation crosslinking followed by spray drying. Two functional monomers, 2-ethyl hexyl acrylate (2-EHA) and trimethylolpropane triacrylate (TMPTA) were used as crosslinking agents. It was found that both 2-EHA and TMPTA can improve the radiation crosslinking of SBR latex. Transmission electron microscope (TEM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) revealed that the NPSBR has a particle size similar to that of SBR latex with a diameter of 100 nm due to the high degree of crosslinking of SBR. Mechanical testing results showed that NPSBR could toughen polystyrene (PS) and high-impact polystyrene (HIPS) effectively. In addition, NPSBR is more suitable to toughen HIPS than PS at low rubber content.     

新型4-羟基香豆素烯醚衍生物的合成

氮气保护下,以4-羟基香豆素类化合物和2-丁炔酸酯类化合物为原料,1,8-二氮杂二环十一碳-7-烯(DBU)为催化剂,乙腈为溶剂,经Michael加成反应合成了11个新型4-羟基香豆素烯醚衍生物（3a~3k）,其结构经¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, IR和HR-MS（ESI）表征,其构型经H-H NOESY谱确定为Z构型。考察了投料比r[n(2-丁炔酸乙酯,2a) : n(4-羟基香豆素,1a)］、溶剂、催化剂、反应温度和反应时间对3a收率的影响。结果表明：在最优条件［r=1.2,乙腈为溶剂,DBU作催化剂,于80 ℃回流反应18 h］下,3a收率最高（70%）。     

Vinyl Chloride Peroxide Explosion in a Vinyl Chloride Recovery Plant

The formation of polymer peroxides by the addition of oxygen to unsaturated organic compounds was described for the first time by Staudinger, taking 1,l-diphenyl ethylene peroxide as an example [1]. In the meantime, numerous other polyperoxides have become known, among them the peroxides of acrylonitrile [2], dimethyl butadiene [3], chloroprene 141, methyl methacrylate 51, styrene 161, vinyl acetate [5], and vinyl chloride [7-10]. Because of the great significance of the aforementioned compounds as monomers in the production of plastic materials, the investigations centered on the influence of oxygen on the polymerization behavior of the monomers and on the properties of the polymers.     

Chemical Functionalisation of Vinyl Polymers to Obtain Heparin-Like Materials

Vinyl polymers such as poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol) (EVAL) and polyallylamine (PALA) both commercially available were chemically modified by introduction of carboxylic and sulfonate groups to obtain polymeric materials with improved haemocompatibility. The introduction of carboxyl groups was carried out by reaction of EVAL's hydroxy groups with acrylonitrile followed by basic hydrolysis of  CN groups. Amino groups of PALA were transformed into sulfonate groups by reaction with pyridine-SO₃ complex. Influence of reagents molar ratio, temperature and reaction time on the carboxylation degree was evaluated. In particular, yields of 86% (EVAL-CN 0.52) and 30% (EVALCOOH 0.16) were obtained for the cyanoethylation and the hydrolysis reaction of the  CN groups, respectively, whereas a sulfonation of 24% of the PALA amino groups was found. The functionalised polymers were characterized by physicochemical measurements. Preliminary biological tests proved the importance of strong acidic groups on the anticoagulant properties of the polymeric materials.     

Is latex surface charge an important parameter for foam stabilization?

We describe the facile production of highly stable foams stabilized solely by cationic polystyrene latex particles. Three model polystyrene latexes were synthesized using either a cationic 2,2'-azobis(2-diisobutyramidine) dihydrochloride (AIBA) or an anionic ammonium persulfate (APS) radical initiator: a 724 +/- 81 nm charge-stabilized cationic polystyrene latex [AIBA-PS], an 800 +/- 138 nm sterically stabilized cationic latex prepared using a poly(ethylene glycol) monomethacrylate macromonomer [PEGMA-AIBA-PS], and a 904 +/- 131 nm charge-stabilized anionic polystyrene latex [APS-PS], respectively. The effect of particle surface charge, latex concentration, and solution pH on foam stability was studied in detail. The PEGMA-AIBA-PS latex proved to be the best foam stabilizer even at relatively low latex concentrations (3.0 wt %), with long-term foam stabilities being obtained after drying. The AIBA-PS latex also produced stable foams, albeit only at higher latex concentrations. However, the APS-PS latex proved to be an ineffective foam stabilizer. This is believed to be primarily due to the anionic surface character of this latter latex, which prevents its adsorption at the anionic air-water interface. This hypothesis is supported by the observation that the AIBA-PS latex no longer acts as an effective foam stabilizer above its isoelectric point (pH 7.04). Scanning electron microscopy studies revealed the formation of well-defined latex bilayers within dried foams, which indicates that the wet air bubbles are stabilized by latex monolayers prior to drying. However, little or no long-range ordering of the latex particles was observed on the surface of the bubbles, which is presumably related to the latex polydispersity.