Solubility of CO2 in CO2-philic oligomers; COSMOtherm predictions and experimental results

We report the solubility of carbon dioxide in four physical solvents and compare our data to predicted phase behavior using the conductor-like screening model for real solvents (COSMO-RS) formalism. The solubility data are presented in pressure-composition (Px) diagrams as well as Henry's law coefficients on a wt% basis at 298.15 K. The oligomers presented in this study are poly ethylene glycol di-methyl ether (PEGDME), perfluoro polyether (PFPE), poly di-methyl siloxane (PDMS), and poly propylene glycol di-methyl ether (PPGDME), which is a new solvent designed for this application by our group. These oligomers had 2–5 repeat units. We assess these four oligomers for capturing CO₂ from high-pressure streams. The COSMO-RS formalism is able to qualitatively and to some extent quantitatively describe solubilities of CO₂ in each of the oligomers.     

Formation of nanoporous poly(aryl amide ether) (PAAE) films by selective removal of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) from PEG/PAAE composite films

Poly(aryl amide ether) (PAAE) thin films with nanometer-sized pores have been prepared in two steps: (1) solution casting of partially miscible poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)/PAAE blends from one of their common solvents, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), results in formation of PEG/PAAE nanocomposite films; (2) selective removal of PEG component by water washing yields nanosized, porous PAAE films. The pores have been found to have a small size variation and cover the whole surface homogeneously. With an increase in PEG contents, the sizes of the pores increase but the size distributions do not have much changes. This has been ascribed to formation of small PEG domains in PEG/PAAE composite films, which is facilitated by the strong interactions, mostly hydrogen bonds, between PEG and PAAE macromolecular chains.     

Phase diagram and thermodynamic modeling of PEO + organic salts + H2O and PPO + organic salts + H2O aqueous two-phase systems

The phase diagrams of PEO1500 + sodium tartrate + water, PPO400 + sodium tartrate + water, PEO1500 + sodium succinate + water, PPO400 + sodium succinate + water, PEO1500 + sodium citrate + water, PPO400 + sodium citrate + water and PPO400 + sodium acetate + water aqueous two-phase systems were determined at (283.15, 298.15, and 313.15) K. Both equilibrium phases composition were analyzed by conductimetry and refractive index. In this paper, the influences of polymer hydrophobicity, salt nature and temperature on the phase diagram were analyzed. The phase separation processes was endothermic and the hydrophobic increase make easier the phase splitting, while the electrolyte capacity to induce phase separation follow the order: citrate > tartrate > succinate. The consistency of the tie-line data was ascertained by applying the Othmer-Tobias correlation. The experimental data were correlated with the NRTL model for the activity coefficient, with estimation of new interaction energy parameters. The results, analyzed in terms of root mean square deviations between experimental and calculated compositions, were considered satisfactory.     

乙二醇二缩水甘油醚的合成及作为阳离子型紫外光固化稀释剂性能研究

以三氟化硼乙醚络合物为催化剂,以氢氧化钠为成环反应的闭环剂,利用乙二醇和环氧氯丙烷为原料合成了乙二醇二缩水甘油醚.研究了催化剂三氟化硼乙醚络合物用量、环氧氯丙烷和乙二醇摩尔比、氢氧化钠和乙二醇摩尔比,以及成环反应温度这些因素对合成反应的影响.结果表明较好的合成反应条件是:三氟化硼乙醚络合物质量分数为0.40%,环氧氯丙烷和乙二醇较佳摩尔比为2.4:1,氢氧化钠和乙二醇较佳摩尔比为2.2:1,较佳的成环反应温度为30℃.同时,把乙二醇二缩水甘油醚作为稀释剂加入到环氧树脂E-51中,利用三芳基锍鎓六氟锑酸盐作为引发剂,制备了阳离子型紫外光固化涂料,其紫外光固化膜的拉伸强度为46.25MPa,杨氏模量为1487.26MPa,断裂伸长率为6.27%.     

Terpolymerization of methyl methacrylate, poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate or poly(ethylene glycol) ethyl ether methacrylate with methacrylic acid and sodium styrene sulfonate: determination of the reactivity ratios

Materials bearing ionic monomers were obtained through free radical terpolymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA), poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (PMEM) or poly(ethylene glycol) ethyl ether methacrylate (PEEM) with methacrylic acid (MA) and sodium styrene sulfonate (NaSS). The reactions were carried out in dimethyl sulfoxide using azobis(isobutyronitrile) as initiator. The reactivity ratios of the different couple of monomers were calculated according to the general copolymerization equation using the Finnemann-Ross, Kelen-Tüdos and Tidwell-Mortimer methods. The values of the reactivity ratios indicate that the different monomer units can be considered as randomly distributed along the chains for terpolymerizations of MMA, PMEM or PEEM with MA and NaSS. The average composition of the comonomers in the different terpolymers were calculated, showing a good agreement between the experimental and theoretical compositions. The instantaneous compositions are constant until about 70% of conversion. For higher conversions, the insertion of ionic monomers increases or decreases according to the system studied.     

硅胶负载硫酸锆催化合成乙二醇乙醚乙酸酯

以乙酸和乙二醇单乙醚为原料,硅胶负载筛选得到的硫酸锆为催化剂,环己烷为带水剂,合成了乙酸乙二醇单乙醚酯。考察了乙二醇单乙醚与乙酸的摩尔比、催化剂、带水剂用量、反应温度、时间等因素对反应的影响。在120℃反应2.5h,乙酸乙二醇单乙醚酯收率达到98%以上,产物经IR,1H NMR等方法确证。     

Determination of poly(ethylene glycol)s by both normal-phase and reversed-phase modes of high-performance liquid chromatography

A normal-phase HPLC system using an amino column has been developed to characterise oligomers of poly(ethylene glycol)s (PEGs) of average M_r 400 to 2000 with derivatisation by dinitrobenzoate. Normal-phase HPLC with gradient elution using ternary solvents of hexane, dichloromethane and methanol has produced a baseline resolution for oligomers of PEG 400, 600 and 1000, while PEG 1000 and 2000 were analysed by using binary solvents of acetonitrile and water. Mixtures of PEGs have been determined by these HPLC systems. PEG 400 in a textile finish has also been determined with satisfactory recovery. It has been found that the hydroxyl group of solvents in normal-phase HPLC plays an important role in resolution and retention of PEG oligomers. Derivatisation efficiency for PEGs by dinitrobenzoyl chloride and quantitative determination of derivatised PEGs by HPLC have been studied. A reversed-phase (RP) mode of HPLC was examined for determination of PEG 400 oligomers. The normal-phase system provided greater resolution for oligomers of PEGs.     

Liquid adsorption chromatography of polyethers: experiments and simulation

The adsorption behavior of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) in reversed-phase chromatography is studied both experimentally and theoretically and a computer simulation of chromatograms is performed on the basis of these studies. The experimental conditions were: different reversed-phase adsorbents and a solvent methanol–water system as the mobile phase. At varying mobile phase compositions highly resolved chromatograms of PEG samples were obtained, in which all peaks could be identified, and the dependencies of the distribution coefficient on the degree of polymerization for PEG molecules were evaluated by processing these chromatograms. The data were interpreted by using a theory of homopolymers based on a continuum Gaussian chain model of flexible macromolecules and a slit-like model of pores of stationary phase. The theory proved to describe well the experimental data in the whole range of studied molecular masses, and the thermodynamic parameters characterizing interactions of ethylene oxide repeating units in PEG molecules with the adsorbent pore walls have been determined from the comparison of the theory with the experimental data. The dispersion of chromatographic peaks corresponding to individual oligomer molecules is also estimated. In the system studied the peak width occurred to be proportional to the distribution coefficient of corresponding macromolecule. The theory is used to develop a computer-assisted procedure for simulation of chromatograms for samples of linear homopolymers. Using the obtained data on the thermodynamic parameters and the estimates of peak dispersion, chromatograms are simulated for PEG samples at two different chromatographic conditions. These simulated chromatograms were in good quantitative agreement with the real chromatograms.     

二维核磁共振法研究线型聚乙二醇与树枝状聚苄醚形成的三嵌段共聚物

嵌段共聚物是由几个不同的高分子链段通过化学键相连所构成的 .在合成方法上一般是通过几类不同的活性聚合 ,调控单体的加料次序或者通过不同的大分子链段末端的反应活性点偶联而成[1～ 3 ] .所形成的化学键将嵌段共聚物中不相溶的几段相连 ,于是在特定的条件下就产生了微相分离的现象 ,继而可以在 1 0～ 1 0 0nm尺度范围内形成各种各样的微区结构[4,5] .在过去的几十年里 ,研究的重点是认定嵌段共聚物的微区结构和研究微相分离的动力学 ,已发表了大量重要的结果 ,至今仍然是高分子科学中的热门课题 .非常重要的一点是 ,正是由于不同的高分…     

聚乙二醇/羟基磷灰石纳米杂化材料的制备及表征

以聚乙二醇单甲醚( MPEG)为原料,采用先磷酰化再水解的方法合成了聚乙二醇单甲醚磷酸酯( P-MPEG).以P-MPEG为空间位阻剂,采用共沉淀法合成了内核为纳米羟基磷灰石(nHA)、壳层为MPEG链的纳米杂化材料.用傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)、X射线衍射(XRD)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)和激光粒度分析(LPSA)对材料结构进行了表征.结果表明,所合成的杂化材料不仅能在水中再分散,而且可以在甲醇和二甲基甲酰胺(DMF)等有机溶剂中再分散.     

CLOUD POINT CURVES OF POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL)/POLY(PROPYLENE GLYCOL) MIXTURES AND THEIR THERMODYNAMIC EXPLANATION

In the study of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and poly(propylene glycol) (PPG) mixtures not only a bimodal shape but also a reverse trend of the dependence on molecular weight of the cloud point curves were observed.This trend indicates that the miscibility of the studied mixtures decreases as the molecular weight of one component decreases. The excess volumes of the mixtures show that the interaction parameter between two components decreases at first and increases after passing a minimum as the concentration of one component increases.This supports the explanation of Koningsveld on the bimodal shape of cloud point curves.Based on a binary interaction model a formula was derived revealing that the interaction between PPG and the end group of PEG and the hydrogen bonding interaction between ether and hydroxy end group inner or inter PEG molecules are not favorable for mixing.The latter interaction is an \"attractive\" force in PEG molecules.The two interactions are responsible for the observed abnormal dependence.     

Determination of poly(ethylene glycol) 300 in long chain free fatty acid mixtures by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography

A rapid sensitive method has been developed for the detection and quantitation of poly(ethylene glycol) 300 (PEG 300) in long-chain free fatty acid mixtures that requires minimal sample preparation. The PEG 300 was separated from the free fatty acids by RP-HPLC using a water–tetrahydrofuran gradient. PEG and the free fatty acids were detected using evaporative light scattering detection. The minimum detectable level of PEG in a free fatty acid mixture was 0.0125%.     

The salting-out effect and phase separation in aqueous solutions of sodium phosphate salts and poly(propylene glycol)

Phase diagrams and liquid–liquid equilibrium (LLE) data of the aqueous poly(propylene glycol) (PPG) + di-sodium hydrogen phosphate and PPG + tri-sodium phosphate two-phase systems have been determined experimentally at 298.15, 303.15, 308.15, 313.15 and 318.15 K. The effects of temperature and charge on the anion of electrolyte on the binodal curves and tie-lines have been studied and it was found that an increasing in temperature and charge on the anion caused the expansion of two-phase region. The results show that the effect of charge on the anion of electrolyte on the binodal curves becomes smaller by increasing temperatures. It was also found that the concentration of salt, which is in equilibrium with a certain concentration of PPG, decreases by increasing temperature. Based on cloud point values, the energetics of the clouding process has been estimated and it was found that entropy increase is the driving force for biphasic formation.     

Effects of polymerization conditions on the in vitro hydrolytic degradation of plaques of poly(dl-lactic acid-block-ethylene glycol) diblock copolymers

In the case of poly(lactic acid) stereocopolymers, it has been shown that the hydrolytic degradation of derived devices depends very much on whether zinc lactate or tin octoate was used to polymerize lactides. In contrast, no effect was found in the case of nanoparticles derived from poly(dl-lactic acid)-block-poly(ethylene glycol) copolymers obtained by anionic polymerization of dl-lactide initiated by the sodium salt of monomethoxypoly(ethylene glycol) or by coordination-insertion polymerization of dl-lactide initiated by monomethoxypoly(ethylene glycol) in the presence of tin octoate as catalyst. To understand the difference of behaviour, in vitro hydrolytic degradation of thick plates made of the same copolymers but under different conditions was investigated. Changes were monitored by ¹H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Size Exclusion Chromatography, Electrospray Mass Spectrometry and Capillary Zone Electrophoresis. It is shown that chain cleavage occurred from the very beginning of degradation and that plates disintegrated after 13 weeks. In all cases, degradation proceeded faster inside than at the surface, in contrast to what was observed for nanoparticles. Tin-type copolymer plates degraded more slowly than sodium macroalcoholate-type ones and were sensitive to purification conditions, in contrast to the latter.     

黏度法研究聚丙烯酰胺与聚乙二醇在水中的相互作用

采用黏度法研究了聚丙烯酰胺(PAM)与聚乙二醇(PEG)在水中的相互作用,发现当聚合物浓度较高时,PAM与PEG存在疏水作用、氢键以及相互缠结.两者间的相互作用随着聚合物浓度、PEG分子量以及PAM分子量的升高而增大;随着温度的升高,其相互作用先减小后增大;盐、乙醇以及丙烯酰胺的加入使相互作用减弱.     

丙交酯-乙交酯共聚物的亲水性能研究

以丙交酯和乙交酯为原料,PEG-800为引发剂,采用开环聚合方法合成了具有不同单体比例的共聚物。通过IR、1 H-NMR表征了聚合物的结构,应用GPC技术分析了不同单体组成对共聚物分子量及其分布的影响;通过接触角测定的方法考察了不同单体比例组成对其共聚物的亲水性能影响;通过吸水实验,表明随着乙交酯含量的增强,共聚物的吸水性增强。只要引发剂的含量一定,单体丙交酯、乙交酯摩尔比为3∶1的聚合物膜的吸水性能较好。