Micron-sized monodispersed polymer particles produced by seeded polymerization for the dispersion of high swelling of polymer particles with a large amount of monomer |
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Authors: | T Yamashita M Okubo |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Chemical Science and Engineering Faculty of Engineering Kobe University Rokko, Nada, Kobe 657, Japan, JP |
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Abstract: | Micron-sized monodispersed polystyrene (PS)/poly(n-butyl methacrylate) composite particles were produced as follows. First, 1.77 μm-sized monodispersed PS seed particles produced
by dispersion polymerization were dispersed in ethanol/water (1/2, w/w) medium dissolving poly(vinyl alcohol) as a stabilizer.
n-Butyl methacrylate (BMA) monomer dissolving benzoyl peroxide initiator was emulsified in ethanol/water (1/2, w/w) solution
of sodium dodecyl sulfate as emulsifier with ultrasonic homogenizer, and the BMA monomer emulsion was mixed with the PS seed
emulsion. The PS seed particles absorbed with a large amount of BMA (about 150 times weight of the seed particles) for 2 h
to about 10 μm in diameter while keeping good monodispersity and BMA droplets disappeared finally. The seeded polymerization
was carried out at 70 °C after a certain amount of water was added to depress the redissolving of BMA from the swollen particles
into the medium by raising from room temperature to the polymerzation temperature.
Received: 21 February 1996 Accepted: 4 September 1996 |
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Keywords: | Micron-size mono-disperse swelling monomer droplet seeded polymerization monomer concentration |
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