Kinetics and mechanism of emulsifier-free emulsion polymerization. III. Particle growth mechanism of seeded styrene/potassium persulfate system

For seeded emulsifier-free emulsion polymerizations of styrene/potassium persulfate (KPS)/water system using the three sizes of seeds: 1020, 1620, and 1923 Å, analysis on the data of conversion and MWD suggests a shell region polymerization mechanism for the particle growth period as the particle diameter is larger than about 1500–2000 Å. The shell region has thickness of about 100 Å. The occurrence of shell region polymerization is attributed to the higher average number of radicals per particle (n ? 2?7) for the large particle, causing the polymer radicals (with the sulfate ends anchoring on the particle surface) to be terminated by combination at lower MW. Thus, the radical ends have no chance to arrive at the core of the particles. As the smallest seed is used, the rate of polymerization is of zero order, the same as in the conventional emulsion polymerization. MW of the polymer produced in the cases, in which the shell region polymerization occurs, increases with conversion in the entire process, different from the conventional case in which the MW increases first up to about 60% conversion and then decreases. © 1992 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

On the emulsion polymerization of styrene in the presence of a nonionic emulsifier

The batch emulsion polymerization kinetics of styrene (St) initiated by a water-soluble peroxodisulfate in the presence of a nonionic emulsifier was investigated. The polymerization rate versus the conversion curves showed two nonstationary rate intervals, two rate maxima, and Smith–Ewart Interval 2 (nondistinct). The rate of polymerization and number of nucleated polymer particles were proportional to the 1.4th and 2.4th powers, respectively, of the emulsifier concentration. Deviation from the micellar nucleation model was attributed to the low water solubility of the emulsifier, the low level of the micellar emulsifier, and the mixed modes of particle nucleation. In emulsion polymerizations with a low emulsifier concentration, the number of radicals per particle and particle size increased with increasing conversion, and the increase was more pronounced at a low conversion. By contrast, in emulsion polymerizations with a high emulsifier concentration, the number of radicals per particle decreased with increasing conversion. This is discussed in terms of the mixed models of particle nucleation, the gel effect, and the pseudobulk kinetics. The formation of monodisperse latex particles was attributed to coagulative nucleation and droplet nucleation for the polymerizations with low and high emulsifier concentrations, respectively. The effects of the continuous release of the emulsifier from nonmicellar aggregates and monomer droplets, the close-packing structure of the droplet surface, and the hydrophobic nature of the emulsifier on the emulsion polymerization of St are discussed. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 37: 4422–4431, 1999     

Emulsifier-free emulsion polymerization of the comonomer system styrene/tetrahydrofurfuryl metacrylate

 The emulsifier-free emulsion copolymerization of styrene and tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate (TMA) in aqueous phase is described. Monodisperse latex particles with diameters from about 280 to 620 nm are obtained consisting of a hydro-phobic polystyrene core and a hydrophilic poly-TMA shell. The influence of a variation of TMA, styrene and initiator (potassium persulfate) concentration in the original emulsion on particle size, molecular weight and composition of the copolymer is described. The concentration of TMA and initiator affects the number of primary particles but not the size of the final particles, whereas the styrene concentration strongly influences the particle diameter, a large size being favored by a high styrene concentration. The molecular weights of the polymers are between 6.2×10⁴ and 7.0×10⁵ g/mole. Size exclusion chromatography of polymer solutions in tetra-hydrofuran shows that high molecular weights are especially found in large particles, which are preferentially formed in emulsions with a high concentration of styrene. ¹H-NMR spectroscopy of the polymer shows that only about 50% of the initial TMA concentration are polymerized in the particles. Thus the copolymers prepared at increasing styrene concentration and constant initiator concentration of the emulsion show an increasing polystyrene content and are formed in particles of increasing size. Received: 4 June 1997 Accepted: 19 August 1997     

原子转移自由基聚合原位合成温敏性微球

以过硫酸钾为引发剂、丙酮-水[V(丙酮)∶V(水)＝4∶6]的混合溶剂为反应介质, 在少量二乙烯苯存在的条件下使苯乙烯(St)和对氯甲基苯乙烯(CMSt)进行无皂乳液共聚反应, 得到了粒径大小均匀的交联型聚苯乙烯(PSt)微球, 由X射线光电子能谱对表面组分测定发现: CMSt上的氯原子在聚合过程中富集于交联微球的表面. 以此交联型PSt微球为原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)的引发剂, 在22 ℃下引发N-异丙基丙烯酰胺(NIPAAm)进行原位ATRP反应, 得到了表面原子转移自由基聚合接枝的交联聚苯乙烯(PNIPAAm-g-PSt)温敏性微球. 借助傅立叶变换红外光谱、差示扫描量热仪、扫描电子显微镜及激光光散射仪等对PNIPAAm-g-PSt的结构、相转变温度、形态及不同温度下的粒径变化进行了测定, 结果表明NIPAAm单体成功地原位ATRP接枝在交联PSt微球的表面, 接枝微球的球形更规整, 在水中的相转变温度约为32 ℃, 具有明显的温度敏感性.     

Emulsion copolymerization of tribromophenyl maleimide with styrene

Emulsion copolymerization of Tribromophenyl Maleimide (TBPMI) and styrene was conducted by semi-batch and batch processes. The effects of monomer composition and copolymerization method on copolymerization rate, molecular weight and molecular weight distribution, latex particle size and size distribution, glass transition temperature (T_g), thermal stability and mechanical properties were investigated. A kinetic study has shown that the rate of copolymerization in the batch process increased with increasing TBPMI content in the monomer feed. For the semi-batch polymerized samples, molecular weight decreased and molecular weight distribution increased with increasing TBPMI content in the monomer feed. For the batch polymerized samples, molecular weight also decreased but no obvious tendency was observed for the molecular weight distribution when TBPMI content increased. Compared with the batch copolymers, the semi-batch copolymers have a higher molecular weight at the same initial monomer mixture composition. Latex particle size decreased, while particle size distribution slightly increased with increasing TBPMI content in both semi-batch and batch latices. The semi-batch samples exhibit only a single T_g, the value of which increses linearly with increasing TBPMI content. For the batch copolymers, two T_gs were found, reflecting a mixture of styrene-rich and TBPMI-rich copolymer chains. TGA results indicate that the thermal stability of the semi-batch copolymers increased with increasing TBPMI concentration. Young's and flexural moduli increased, while tensile and flexural strengths decreased by increasing the TBPMI content for both the semi-batch and batch specimens. The semi-batch specimens have higher tensile and flexural strenghts than the batch ones.     

Emulsifier-free emulsion copolymerization of styrene and sodium styrene sulfonate

The kinetics of the emulsifier-free emulsion copolymerization of styrene and sodium styrene sulfonate have been examined over a range of comonomer compositions. The rate of polymerization was found to increase dramatically in the presence of small amounts of sodium styrene sulfonate. This increase is attributed to the increased number of particles formed when sodium styrene sulfonate was present and to a gel effect enhanced by ion association. At low concentrations of functional comonomer, where a monodisperse product was obtained, a homogeneous nucleation mechanism of particle generation is proposed. At higher concentrations, broader and then bimodal size distributions were obtained, and this is ascribed to significant aqueous phase polymerization of sodium styrene sulfonate. The water-soluble homopolymer is supposed to act as a locus of polymerization. The occurrence of this aqueous phase side reaction and the generation of secondary particles makes impossible the preparation of highly sulfonated polystyrene latexes by batch or seeded batch emulsion copolymerization.     

微波聚合制备单分散、超细聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯微球

在微波辐照下,通过甲基丙烯酸甲酯(MMA)的无乳化剂乳液聚合,制备出粒径单分散、超细聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯(PMMA)微球。微波显著缩短聚合诱导期,加快聚合反应,其部分原因是微波加快引发剂过硫酸钾(KPS)的分解。实验证明微波辐照下KPS的表观分解活化能(ED)由128.3kJ/mol降低到106.0kJ/mol。单体浓度是影响PMMA乳液粒子尺寸的主要因素,在[MMA]小于0.3mol/L时,平均粒径随单体浓度提高而线形增加;[MMA]为0.3～1.0mol/L时,平均粒径稳定在约200nm;之后随单体浓度进一步增加,乳液稳定性变差。引发剂浓度增加对平均粒径影响较小,但增大引发剂浓度可显著降低粒径分散度。选取[MMA]为0.23～0.3mol/L、[KPS]为3×10-3～6×10-3mol/L可以得到粒径200nm的单分散微球。以丙酮/水(体积比1/3)为反应介质,可制备出数均粒径45nm的PMMA纳米粒子。在体系中加入3.5×10-3mol/L的Cu2+,可制备出数均粒径67nm、单分散的PMMA纳米粒子。     

Poly(propene-co-maleic acid) with lateral perester groups as initiator in the emulsion polymerization of styrene

The influence of the initiator structure on the reaction process was investigated. In addition to the initiator concentration, its molar mass and the content of perester groups in the single molecule are determining factors that influence the course of reaction. Quantitative relationships are shown. The initiator is bonded by grafting reactions on the surface of the latex particles. The grafted moiety is dependent on the initiator structure and reaction temperature. Latices with polydispersities lower than 1.1 are obtained. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 37: 2045–2054, 1999     

MMA—St无皂乳液聚合成核机理探讨

讨论了MMA-St无皂乳液聚合,当[KPS]=2.77×10~(-3)mol/L,[MMA]0.51mol/L,[St]=0.49mol/L,70℃反应5.0小时,能得到较高的聚合转化率,较小的胶乳粒径和较大的粒子浓度,并对不同反应时期聚合物的分子量及其分布进行了测定,认为该无皂乳液聚合体系为均相沉淀成核机理。当转化率大于30.9％时,胶乳粒的凝聚程度大于胶乳粒的生成速度。KPS分解产生的自由基起到了稳定乳液的作用。     

苯丙乳液合成反应条件优化

以苯乙烯、丙烯酸、丙烯酸丁酯、甲基丙烯酸甲酯等为单体,采用乳液聚合制备了苯丙乳液,研究了合成温度、引发剂用量、乳化剂用量、功能性单体丙烯酸用量等反应条件对苯丙乳液性能的影响,并探讨了丙烯酸单体对乳液耐酸碱稳定性的影响,确定了合成反应条件.结果表明,随着合成温度的提高,混合单体的转化率迅速增加,78℃时转化率最大(达到97.1%),而后随温度继续提高基本保持不变.混合单体转化率随过硫酸钾引发剂用量的增加呈现先增加后逐渐降低的趋势,当过硫酸钾与混合单体质量比为0.010时转化率最大,此时单体转化完全.此外,随着乳化剂用量增加,乳液的外观、钙离子稳定性、凝胶等性能都有所提高,但吸水率也相应增加.最佳合成反应条件为:合成温度为78℃,混合单体组成为15g苯乙烯、2g丙烯酸、18g丙烯酸丁酯、8g甲基丙烯酸甲酯,引发剂和乳化剂与单体质量比分别为0.010和0.035.得到的苯丙乳液在酸性条件下具有良好的稳定性.     

Emulsion copolymerization of styrene with a nonionic styrenic polymerizable surfactant

Among the variety of possible structures for polymerizable surfactants, it seems clear that the most interesting should be those with the reactive group located in the hydrophobic part of the molecule. We report here a study based on such a surfactant. Its general formula is A set of surfactants has been produced with m varying from 23 to 48 and n = 6 or 12. The compounds have been characterised by ¹H-NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance), size exclusion chromatography, surface tension measurements and turbidimetry. These surfactants have been copolymerized with styrene in emulsion polymerization. The coagulum is rather important, except if m is large enough. Although the incorporation of the surfactant in the latex is rather high. Most of the anchored surfactant remains at the surface and is not too buried inside. The particle size decreases with both the amount of surfactant and the length of its hydrophilic part. The use of these polymerizable surfactants leads to an excellent stability of the latex against the addition of electrolytes, and also against freeze-thawing constraints.     

Role of the nonionic surfactant Triton X-405 in emulsion polymerization. I. Homopolymerization of styrene

The emulsion polymerization of styrene was studied using the nonionic surfactant Triton X-405 (octylphenoxy polyethoxy ethanol). Two separate nucleation periods were noted in these polymerizations resulting in bimodal final latex particle size distributions. The partitioning of the surfactant between the phases was found to play the major role in determining the nucleation mechanism(s) in these polymerizations. Although the total concentration of the emulsifier was always added at a level above its critical micelle concentration (CMC) based on the water phase in the recipe, it was found that the portion of the surfactant initially present in the aqueous phase was below its CMC due to the partitioning. This CMC was also found to increase with increasing total surfactant because the distribution of the surfactant (varying ethylene oxide chain length) depended on the partitioning between the phases. Under these conditions, the first of the two nucleation periods was attributed to homogeneous nucleation, while the second was attributed to micellar nucleation. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 35: 3813–3825, 1997     

Coagulum formation and elimination in emulsion copolymerization of tribromostyrene with styrene

Coagulum formation in emulsion polymerization of tribromostyrene and also in its copolymerization with styrene has been shown to be due to thermal polymerization. The latter takes place in the monomer reservoirs, even in the absence of radical generating initiators, converting them into sticky particles which then form the undesired coagulum. The coagulum formation phenomenon can thus be remedied by reducing the thermal initiation level through a semi-batch emulsion polymerization method, by lowering the polymerization temperature, and reduction of the collision frequency of monomer/polymer particles.     

TEMPO‐Mediated Emulsion Polymerization

While miniemulsion polymerization has proven to be well‐suited for conducting living/controlled radical polymerizations, emulsion polymerizations have proven to be far more challenging. Ab initio emulsion polymerizations, in which monomer droplets are present during polymerization, have thus far not been successful with TEMPO‐mediated polymerizations, as a result of colloidal instability and coagulum formation. By selectively inhibiting polymerization in the monomer droplets, it is demonstrated that droplet polymerization is responsible for the formation of large (>1 µm) particles that can lead to coagulum formation. Furthermore, we show that coagulum‐free latexes can be produced using a TEMPO‐mediated ab initio emulsion polymerization by suppressing droplet polymerization.

     

Details of the emulsion polymerization of styrene using a reaction calorimeter

An automated reaction calorimeter was used to directly monitor the rate of emulsion polymerization of styrene using different emulsifier (sodium lauryl sulfate) and initiator (potassium persulfate) concentrations. By using this technique in conjunction with off-line measurements of the evolution of the particle size distributions, important details of the process were observed. The classical constant rate period (Interval II) often reported for the batch emulsion polymerization of styrene was not seen in this work. Instead, the experimental results suggest that the end of nucleation and the disappearance of monomer droplets take place at approximately the same conversion (36–40%). From the polymerization rate data, important parameters such as the monomer concentration in the polymer particles and the average number of radicals per particle were calculated. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

高表面电荷密度单分散苯乙烯磺酸钠纳米微球的制备

利用无皂乳液聚合 ,在苯乙烯 (St)的反应体系中引入适量的苯乙烯磺酸钠 (NaSS)参加共聚合 ,在聚合过程中分两阶段加料 ,第一阶段中NaSS浓度是决定乳胶粒粒径及单分散性的关键因素。当反应达到较高转化率 ( >90 % )时加入第二阶段单体混合物 ,此阶段中NaSS与St的比例决定了最终胶粒的表面电荷密度。利用上述两阶段无皂乳液聚合法成功地制备了粒径小于 10 0nm、单分散性指数小于 1.0 5以及表面电荷密度大于 3 0 μC·cm-2 的一系列乳胶粒     

超声引发无皂乳液聚合制备纳米银/PAAEM复合材料及其表征

在不使用气体保护及乳化剂的条件下,超声辐射引发无皂乳液聚合双原位合成纳米银/聚乙酰乙酸基甲基丙烯酸乙酯(PAAEM)复合材料。并通过XRD、FTIR、TEM、HRTEM、XPS和TG等分析方法对其进行表征。结果表明:纳米银粒子具有面心立方结构和球形或近球形形貌,且较均匀地分散在聚合物基体中;纳米银粒子与基体之间的相互作用是纳米银与基体中乙酰乙酸基的羰基氧原子配位所产生的;而且纳米银粒子对基体PAAEM的热学性能有很大影响。     

Polymerization of styrene catalyzed by rare earth Schiff base complexes

The rare earth Schiff base complex Nd (H₂Salen)₂Cl₃·2C₂H₅OH was synthesized by a simple and convenient method and characterized by IR and elemental analysis. The catalyst system composed of Nd (H₂Salen)₂Cl₃·2C₂H₅OH/Al(i-Bu)₃/CCl₄ is effective for the polymerization of styrene (St). The optimum conditions are as follows: [St]/[Nd] = 1000, [CCl₄]/[Nd] = 9, [Al]/[Nd] = 30, and polymerization at 50°C for 20 h. The resulting polystyrene was characterized by NMR and GPC. The results of NMR show that the polymer obtained had a stereoregularity with 52.3% isotacticity and 47.7% syndiotacticity without any random structure. __________ Translated from Journal of Zhejiang University (Science Edition), 2007, 34(2): 189–196 [译自: 浙江大学学报(理学版)]     

Effect of dose rate on emulsion and microemulsion polymerization of styrene

Emulsion and microemulsion polymerization of styrene were initiated with a gamma ray to study the effect of dose rate on polymerization. In both systems, there is an apparent plateau of polymerization rate in the curve of reaction rate vs. conversion. It was shown that emulsion polymerization conformed to the Smith–Ewart theory very well. Changing the dose rate in interval 2 had no great influence on polymerization rate, but it changed the average lifetime of radicals in polymer particles and affected the molecular weight of polymer produced. For microemulsion polymerization it was assumed that in the plateau it is the number of growing polymer particles being kept constant, not the number of polymer particles. When the dose rate was changed while the polymerization came into the constant period, the polymerization rate and the molecular weight of the polymer varied with the dose rate. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 36: 257–262, 1998     

溶剂热法制备无皂阳离子P(MMA-St)纳米胶乳粒子

运用溶剂热法,以丙酮-水为分散介质,偶氮二异丁基脒盐酸盐(AIBA)引发苯乙烯(St)和甲基丙烯酸甲酯(MMA)共聚,制得粒径约为40nm的无皂阳离子聚(苯乙烯-甲基丙烯酸甲酯)纳米胶乳粒子[P(MMA-St)],其结构经TEM,FT-IR,TG和DTA表征。讨论了不同引发剂[AIBA与KPS(过硫酸钾)],AIBA浓度{[AIBA]},单体总浓度{[M0]}对聚合速率的影响。结果表明:相同条件下AIBA引发聚合速率比KPS的快;随着[AIBA]的增大,聚合速率先增大后减小,而粒径先减小后增大;随着[M0]的增大,聚合速率增大;得到[M0]和[AIBA]影响聚合速率的动力学方程为:RP=kP·[M0]0.59[AIBA]0.77;[P(MMA-St)]的热稳定性显著提高。