THE EFFECT OF POLAR ADDITIVES ON THE γ RADIATION INDUCED POLYMERIZATION OF STYRENE*

The γ induced polymerization of styrene in the presence of polar additives such as tributylphosphate, triethyl amine and ethanol was studied at dose rate of 5.0×10~(17) eV/ml. min. The re-sult shows that radiation induced polymerization of styrene was sensitized by the three kinds ofadditives at the approximate same rate and the experimental results were in agreement with thetheoretical calculation of WAS equation. The cause of sensitization is due to the proton transfer.     

EFFECT OF HYDRATION ON THE THERMAL STABILITY OF ENZYME

The thermal stability of New Zealand culture rabbit muscle aldolase wasinvestigated by differential scanning calorimetry in the water content range0.23-3.70 g water per g protein.The experimental results showed that at watercontents below 0.47g/g,an endothermic peak was observed and at water contentsabove 0.57g/g,an endothermic and an exothermic peak were both observed on DSCthermogram.Thermal denaturation result of the enzyme and the relationshipbetween two transition temperatures and water contents were first reported inthis paper.Up to now we have not seen any similar reports concerning theexothermic transition.     

POLYIONIC COMPLEXES DERIVED FROM POLYVINYL ALCOHOL Ⅱ. WATER ABSORBILITY AND ANTITHROMBOGENECITY OF PVA-TYPE POLYIONIC COMPLEXES*

Effect of both structure of substituents and degree of substitution of polyions derived from poly-vinyl alcohol on water-absorbility and antithrombogenecity of formed polyionic complexes (PIC)have been investigated. It was found that the water content of the PIC formed from p-formylben-zenesulfonic acid substituted PVA was higher than that of the PIC formed from p-formylbenzoicacid substituted PVA. When the substitution degree of polycation increased from 27% to 64%,the water content of the formed PIC increased from 170% to 1270%. Effect of water content andnet charge of PVA-type PIC on the antithrombogenecity was also investigated by plasma recalci-fication method.     

POLYIONIC COMPLEXES DERIVED FROM POLYVINYL ALCOHOL Ⅰ. PREPARATION AND THEIR SOLVATION BEHAVIOR*

Polycations and polyanions of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) with various substitution degrees were pre-pared by acetalization of PVA with aldehyde derivatives such as p-formylbenzoic acid, glyoxalic acid, p-formyl-benzenesulfonic acid, p-formylpyridine, and p-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde and then neutral-ized or quaternarized with methyl iodide. The corresponding PVA type polyionic complexes wereobtained by mixing the aqueous solutions of these polycations and polyanions. The solvation behaviourof these polyionic complexes were investigated. It was found that the H_2O-DMF-NaSCN solventsystem is superior to the H_2O-DMF-NaBr system for these PVA type polyionic complexes.     

THE EFFECT OF EC ON ORIENTATION AND RELAXATION OF PP OBTAINED VIA DYNAMIC PACKING INJECTION MOLDING

As a long term project aiming at engineering plastics based on polypropylene (PP), in this work, we report the effect of ethylene-cellulose (EC) on the orientation and relaxation of PP obtained via dynamic packing injection molding (DPIM). 2d-WAXD results showed that PP with a highly oriented structure and a shish-kebab structure were achieved by DIPM, leading to an increase of tensile strength from 35.0MPa to 48.6MPa. The degree of orientation of PP was increased by adding only 1% of EC, resulting in a further increase of tensile strength from 48.6MPa to 53.8MPa. Shish was found to exist not only in the oriented layer but also in the core of the sample after adding EC, as evidenced by DSC result.This was understood as due to the overall decrease of viscosity by the addition of EC, thus an increasing of shear rate. Higher shear rate can favor the orientation of molecules and continuous growth of shish structure, resulting in a change of shish distribution along the sample thickness. On the other hand, the relaxation mode of shish in the melt recrystallization of PP is also greatly affected by the presence of EC. A retarded relaxation of PP macromolecules was seen.Even more, SEM results showed that EC could form the short fibers in PP matrix along the shear flow direction. Compared with the morphology obtained by conventional injection molding, a much better dispersion and easy break-up of EC in PP matrix were observed for samples obtained by dynamic packing injection molding.     

EFFECT OF SEQUENCE STRUCTURE ON THE THERMOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTALLINE PROPERTIES OF POLYESTERAMIDES BASED ON DIMETHYLBENZIDINE, BISPHENOL-A AND ρ-TEREPHTHALYL CHLORIDE*

A series of thermotropic liquid crystalline polyesteramides with differ-ent sequence structure based on dimethylbenzidine (DMBD), bisphenol-A(BPA) and p-terephthalyl chloride (TPC) was synthesized by changing the feeding order of monomers inlow temperature solution polycondensation system. By means of NMR and a computer pro-gram the sequence structure parameters were measured. The effect of sequence structureon liquid crystalline phase transition temperature of PEAs obtained was investigated.     

THE EFFECT OF ACID TREATMENT ON THE STABILITY OF POLYMORPHS IN BETA ZEOLITE

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IMMUNOMODULATION OF SYNTHESIZEDPOLYMERS CONTAINING PHOSPHORUSIN THE BACKBONE──EFFECT ON THE PROLIFERATION OF LYMPHOCYTES

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EFFECT OF THE THIRD COMPONENT ON THE CATALYTIC PROPERTIES OF Cu-Co CATALYSTS FOR ALCOHOL SYNTHESIS

The study of the effect of the third compunent on the catalytic prop-erties of Cu-Co catalysts for the selective synthesis of alcohols from CO andH_2 showed that addition of the third component influenced the reductivn proper-ty of Co which in turn would influence the activity and selectivity of catalystsfor alcohols synthesis.     

RESEARCH ON THE POLYCONDENSATION KINETICS OF ω-AMINO-ACIDS*

In our previous report, it was discovered that the polycondensation of 9-amino-nonanoic acid follows second order from the beginning up to the extent of reaction, p, around 99%, and after which the reaction changes rapidly to third order. In this paper, we wish to report that this change of the reaction order from second to third occurred also in the polycondensation of 6-aminocaproic acid and 11-amino-undecanoic acid. The transition region lay again at p around 99%. It may be concluded that this is a general rule in the polycondensation of the ω-amino-acids (monomers of the A—B type), and the controversial results that appeared in the literature may be cleared up by our experiments.     

AROMATIC AND HETEROCYCLIC DINITRILES AND THEIR POLYMERS ⅪⅤ. STUDY ON THE CATALYSTS OF THE POLYMERIZATION OF AROMATIC NITRILES*

Various catalysts for the polymerization ot aromatic nitriles were investigated. It was found that Lewis acid-metal is a preferable catalyst system for the polymerization of aromatic nitriles, and the polymerization rate is about 10 times faster than Lewis acid alone. The polymerization rate of benzonitrile catalyzed by Lewis acid and different metals was measured, and the activity of metals was in the following decreasing order ,magnesium, zinc, sodium, calcium. Furthermore, the polymerization of benzonitrile catalyzed by different Lewis acid and zinc was also investigated.     

THE MECHANISM OF SURFACE METALLIZATION OF POLYVINYL ALCOHOL COMPLEX METAL CHELATE FILMS

A novel method for preparing metalllzed film has been studied.The reductionprocess and properties of the poly(vinyl alcohol)(PVA)were probed by several analyticmeans.According to the etudies,a mechanism for the polymer surface reductionmetallization was proposed and proved.     

STUDIES ON THE ALCOHOL CHAIN GROWTH AND INFLUENCE OF COBALT ADDITIVE

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STUDIES ON THE POLYMERIZATION OF β-CYCLODEXTRIN WITH EPICHLOROHYDRIN*

Different proportions of β-cydodextrin and epichlorohydrin were used to prepare a group of β-cyclodextrin polymers. The relationship between the reaction extent and the molar ratios of reactants was discussed according to the results of ~1H-NMR, ~(13) C-NMR spectra and elemental analysis. Especially, high resolution ~1H-NMR spectra were usd for studying the reaction active sites and the extent of reaction. The solubility of oil soluble drugs in water was largely improved in the presence of water-soluble β-cyclodextrin polymer.     

THE ORIENTATION AND CRYSTALLIZATION OF POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE

The drawing behavior of three types of PET spherulites and PET amorphous samples have beenstudied. Two different sample preparation techniques were used in this study: (1) The films withnormal positive, normal negative or abnormal spherulites were prepared by solution casting tech-niques, then the films were deformed by uniaxial drawing. The uniaxial drawing behavior of PETspherulites appears to be dependent on the angles between the c-axis and the radius direction of thespherulites and that the deformation of spherulites becomes more difficult the larger the angles. (2)Amorphous films of PET were prepared first, then the films were deformed under uniaxial drawingto achieve c-axis orientation at a temperature near the glass transition temperature. The orientedfilms were subsequently annealed with fixed length at 215℃The films prepared in this way ex-hibit excellent c-axis orientation along the stretching direction. The degree of perfection of thecrystalline structure is much greater than that of the spherulites.     

THE EFFECTS OF MAGNETIC FIELD ON GRAFT COPOLYMERIZATION OF METHYL METHACRYLATE ONTO POLYVINYL ALCOHOL IN THE PRESENCE OF BENZOPHENONE DURING UV IRRADIATION

The effects of magnetic field on the graft ratio and stereoregularity of grafts of PVA-g-MMA in the presence ofbenzophenone during UV irradiation are discussed. By means of IR, it was found that the graft ratio was increased with the increment of magnetic field strength. Furthermore, application of relative weak magnetic field of 0.4 Tesla had been shown to substantially enhance the stereo-regularity of graft copolymer. The maximum stereo-regularity appeared when the graft ratio approached to 85% with the magnetic field of 1.2 Tesla (T). The resistance to moisture and heat resistance of the grafted copolymer in the presence of magnetic field were also improved.     

THE AROMATIC AND HETEROCYCLIC DINITRILES AND THEIR POLYMERS. Ⅸ. THE POLYMERIZATION KINETICS OF 4, 4''-BIPHENYLDICARBONITRILE*

The polymerization kinetics of 4,4'-biphenyldicarbonitrile catalyzed by complex of 4,4'-biphenyl-dicarbonitrile with ZnCl_2 was studied. The cyano group concentration was measured by infrared spectroscopic analysis using potassium ferricyanide as the internal reference. The results proved that the polymerization is a second order reaction, and the activation energy of polymerization is 12.4 kcal/mol. The polymerization rates of 4,4'-biphenyldicarbonitrile catalyzed by other seven complexes were also measured. The polymerization mechanism was discussed.     

EFFECT OF CRYOGENIC AND HEATING TREATMENT ON THE SOLUTION PROPERTIES OF NITROCELLULOSE

The effect of cryogenic and heating treatment on the solution properties of rigid polymer nitrocellulose (NC) in dilute tetrahydrofuran solution were studied with a sealed viscometer and a size exclusion chromatograph (SEC),respectively. The experimental results show that the relative viscosity of NC solution decreases after repeated freezing-thawing treatment. The decreased viscosity value of NC could not be restored but decreased further after the solution being re-heated. The experimental results of SEC are fully consistent with that of viscosity measurements. It is believed that the effect of two treatments on NC solution both causes the apparent hydrodynamic volume to decrease. But they are assumed to be ascribed to different mechanisms.     

EFFECT OF MOLECULAR WEIGHT OF PEO ON THE STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF PDMAEMA/PEO HYDROGELS

A new kind of binary hydrogels composed of poly(dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate) (PDMAEMA) and poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) with varying weight average molecular weights ((M)w = 5 × 104, 1 × 105 and 2.5 × 106) were prepared by y-irradiation technology. The properties of PDMAEMA/PEO hydrogels obtained were evaluated in terms of gel fraction, gel strength, thermal characterization and swelling behavior. The gel strength and swelling degree of the hydrogels could be improved obviously after adding PEO into the PDMAEMA system, while the degree of improvement decreased with increasing (M)w of PEO. The temperature sensitivity of PDMAEMA/PEO was retained only in the sample with PEO of (M)w = 5 × 104, and the pH sensitivity was retained in samples with PEO of (M)w = 5 × 104 and 1 × 105. When DMAEMA/PEO mixtures containing PEO of (M)w = 5 × 104 were irradiated, the main reaction could be the cross-linking of DMAEMA, and the linear PEO molecular chains could penetrate into the cross-linked network of PDMAEMA. With increasing Mw of PEO, some side reactions were induced, such as grafting of DMAEMA onto PEO molecules, the scission or cross-linking of PEO.     

THE EFFECT OF CLAY DISPERSION ON THE CRYSTALLIZATION AND MORPHOLOGY OF POLYPROPYLENE／CLAY COMPOSITES

PP/clay composites with different dispersions, namely, exfoliated dispersion, intercalated dispersion and agglomerates and particle-like dispersion, were prepared by direct melt intercalation or compounding. The effect of clay dispersion on the crystallization and morphology of PP was investigated via PLM, SAXS and DSC. Experimental results show that exfoliated clay layers are much more efficient than intercalated clay and agglomerates of clay in serving as nucleation agent due to the nano-scale dispersion of clay, resulting in a dramatic decrease in crystal size (lamellar thickness and spherulites) and an increase of crystallization temperature and crystallization rate. On the other hand, a decrease of melting temperature and crystallinity was also observed in PP/clay composites with exfoliated dispersion, due to the strong interaction between PP and clay. Compared with exfoliated clay layers, the intercalated clay layers have a less important effect on the crystallization and crystal morphology. No effect is seen for samples with agglomerates and particle-like dispersion, in regard to melting temperature, crystallization temperature, crystal thickness and crystallinity.