双官能度引发剂引发苯乙烯聚合微观动力学

采用 2 ,5 二甲基 2 ,5 二己酰基过氧化己烷 (DMDEHPH)为引发剂 ,在 5 5～ 80℃下引发苯乙烯聚合 .通过研究影响聚合速率的各种因素 ,得出了聚合速率对单体浓度和引发剂浓度的级数分别为 1 0和 0 5次、聚合活化能为 92 0kJ mol、引发效率为 0 5 5± 0 0 3.温度一定 ,引发效率随引发剂浓度的增加而减小 .求得 6 0和70℃下DMDEHPH向引发剂的链转移常数分别为 0 0 37和 0 0 4 8、向单体的链转移常数分别为 0 5 9× 10 - 4和0 75× 10 - 4.     

Polyamide capsules via soft templating with oil drops—2. Subsequent radical polymerization of styrene

The production of composite polyamide–polystyrene microcapsules by successive polycondensation and radical polymerization is easily possible in a one-pot multi-step reaction. The first step is the emulsification of the template oil phase that contains terephthaloylchloride, styrene monomer, if necessary a cyclohexane–chloroform mixture, and the oil-soluble radical initiator in an aqueous poly(vinyl alcohol) solution. Then, the polyamide capsule formation (second step) is started by the addition of an aqueous diamine solution at 25 °C. Subsequently, the radical polymerization (third step) is initiated by raising the temperature. The morphology of the composite capsules depends strongly on the amount of styrene monomer in the oil mixture and the nature of the initiator. Interestingly, the styrene conversion is much lower if water-soluble initiators are used.     

Radical polymerization of vinyl acetate with primary radical termination

Vinyl acetate was polymerized at high initiation rate with 2,2′-azobis(2,4-dimethyl valeronitrile) as initiator at 50°C. In this polymerization, the power dependence of polymerization rate on the initiation rate is smaller than at lower concentration of monomer. This dependence was kinetically analyzed at each given concentration of monomer. Average degree of polymerization of polymer formed depends on the concentration of initiator. This dependence was explained by considering chain and primary radical terminations and transfer to monomer of polymer radical, and the initiator efficiency (=0.503) was deduced. It was found that the chain termination is inversely proportional to solvent viscosity, but the primary radical termination is not inversely proportional to solvent viscosity. Further, the value of the primary radical termination rate constant (=1.4 × 10⁹l./mole-sec) was estimated.     

Polymerization kinetics in highly viscous media

The influence of the viscosity of the reaction medium on the rate of polymerization of styrene has been examined by adding different amounts of inert polystyrene to pure monomer and its solutions in benzene. Azobisisobutyronitrile was decomposed photochemically (λ = 365 mμ) at 25°C. or thermally at 70°C.; its rate of decomposition was followed by ultraviolet spectrometry. The rate of formation of dimethyl-N-cyanoisopropylketenimine (DKI) was followed by infrared spectrometry (2020 cm.^?1). The initiation efficiency was determined by the scintillation method with the use of a ¹⁴Clabeled initiator. The rate of polymerization was followed dilatometrically. An increase of viscosity does not affect the rate of decomposition of the initiator; on the contrary, during the photochemical decomposition, it causes an increase of DKI concentration and an appreciable decrease of efficiency (from 0.51 to 0.30). From the point of view of the rate of photopolymerization, an increase of viscosity causes a decrease in the order of the reaction with respect to the initiator (from 0.5 to 0.3) and an increase with respect to monomer from 1.5 to 2. These results are interpreted on the basis of a decrease of termination rate constant between two growing chains in favor of a termination reaction between a growing chain and a primary radical. These effects, due to an increase of the viscosity of the solution, on the initiation and termination reactions influence the rate of polymerization in opposite direction and compensate each other to approximatively 25%.     

Fundamental studies of grafting reactions in free radical copolymerization. I. A detailed kinetic model for solution polymerization

Graft site initiation occurs by primary radical and/ or polymeric radical attack on the back-bone polymer. The controlling mechanism is determined by the structure of the backbone and the activity of the free radicals. The efficiency of incorporating monomer into the graft chains depends upon the graft site initiation mechanism and the mode of polymer chain termination (recombination or disproportionation). A kinetic analysis results a series of uniquely different expressions describing the graft efficiency, ? corresponding to different combinations of graft site initiation and chain termination mechanisms. The dependency of ? upon monomer, initiator, and backbone concentrations is different from case to case. The complete kinetic model is capable of predicting reaction rate, graft efficiency, graft frequency, graft ratio, and molecular weight averages and distributions. Simulations are provided to compare predicted results with experimental data for two different systems which show contrasting mechanisms of graft site initiation and mode of termination. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

High Temperature Semibatch Free Radical Copolymerization of Dodecyl Methacrylate and Styrene

Summary: High temperature semibatch free radical copolymerizations of dodecyl methacrylate (DMA) and styrene (ST) were carried out. A mechanistic model including depropagation and penultimate chain growth was built in Predici®. The comparison between the simulated and the experimental final polymer molecular weights indicates that the initiator efficiency decreases when DMA is used as a comonomer. Using estimated initiator efficiencies and termination coefficients, the model provides good fits to the complete set of experimental data.     

Graft-copolymerization of styrene on polypropylene in the solid phase

The graft-copolymerization of styrene on PP in the solid phase has been studied under various reaction conditions using a radical initiator. Polymerization kinetics were investigated by DSC experiments and reactions in glass ampoules. The conversion rate and grafting efficiency of styrene appeared to be strongly influenced by the presence of the PP matrix and the styrene/PP ratio. From reactions in a lab scale reactor the concentrations of styrene and initiator, the dosing rate and the temperature were investigated to be critical parameters determining the grafting efficiency and the average length and number of grafts. The phenomena observed were explained by describing the process in relative rates of diffusion and polymerization, including swelling of the polymer by styrene monomer and diffusion limitations (Trommsdorff effect).     

Nitroxide mediated living radical polymerization in miniemulsion

The introduction of the aqueous phase into a living radical polymerization increases the complexity of the kinetics by creating the possibility of species partitioning between the aqueous and organic phases, and introducing aqueous phase reactions which could play a significant role particularly in chain initiation and/or particle nucleation. We have conducted a series of styrene miniemulsion polymerizations in which the solubility of initiator and nitroxide have been systematically varied. Experiments were run using either water-soluble (potassium persulphate) or oil-soluble (benzoyl peroxide) initiator, and either TEMPO or 4-hydroxy-TEMPO. These two nitroxides vary considerably in their water solubility. The effects of initiator and nitroxide solubility in water on conversion-time behaviour, molecular weight and initiator efficiency are presented.     

On the role of oil-soluble initiators in the radical polymerization of micellar systems

Polymerization in micellar systems is a technique which allows the preparation of ultrafine as well as coarse latex particles. This article presents a review of the current literature in the field of radical polymerization of classical monomers in micellar systems initiated by oil-soluble initiators. Besides a short introduction to some of the kinetic aspects of emulsion polymerization initiated by water-soluble initiators, we mainly focus on the kinetics and the mechanism of radical polymerization in o/w and w/o micellar systems initiated by classical oil-soluble initiators. The initiation of emulsion polymerization of an unsaturated monomer (styrene, butyl acrylate,...) by a water-soluble initiator (ammonium peroxodisulfate) is well understood. It starts in the aqueous phase and the initiating radicals enter the monomer-swollen micelle. The formed oligomeric radicals are surface active and increase the colloidal stability of the disperse system. Besides, the charged initiating radicals might experience the energetic barrier when entering the charged particle surface. The locus of initiation with oil-soluble initiators is more complex. It can partition between the aqueous-phase and the oil-phase. Besides, the surface-active oil-soluble initiator can penetrate into the interfacial layer. The dissolved oil-soluble initiator in the monomer droplet can experience the cage effect. The small fraction of the oil-soluble initiator dissolved in the aqueous phase takes part in the formation of radicals. The oligomeric radicals formed are uncharged and therefore, they do not experience the energetic barrier when entering the polymer particles. We summarize and discuss the experimental data of radical polymerization of monomers initiated by oil-soluble initiators in terms of partitioning an initiator among the different domains of the multiphase system. The inhibitor approach is used to model the formation of radicals and their history during the polymerization. The nature of the interfacial layer and the type of oil-soluble initiator including the surface active ones are related to the kinetic and colloidal parameters. The emulsifier type and reaction conditions in the polymerization are summarized and discussed.     

Free radical exit in emulsion polymerization. I. Theoretical model

The exit or desorption of free radicals from latex particles is an important kinetic process in an emulsion polymerization. This article unites a successful theory of radical absorption (i.e., initiator efficiency), based on propagation in the aqueous phase being the rate determining step for entry of charged free radicals, with a detailed model of radical desorption. The result is a kinetic scheme applicable to true “zero-one” systems (i.e., where entry of a radical into a latex particle already containing a radical results in instantaneous termination), which is still, with a number of generally applicable assumptions, relatively simple. Indeed, in many physically reasonable limits, the kinetic representation reduces to a single rate equation. Specific experimental techniques of particular significance and methods of analysis of kinetic data are detailed and discussed. A methodology for both assessing the applicability of the model and its more probable limits, via use of known rate coefficients and theoretical predictions, is outlined and then applied to the representative monomers, styrene and methyl methacrylate. A detailed application of the theory and illustration of the methodology of model discrimination via experiment is contained in the second article of this series. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Emulsion polymerization of vinyl acetate. II

The emulsion polymerization of vinyl acetate was investigated at low ionic strengths and has quite unusual kinetics. The rate of polymerization is dependent on the initiator concentration to the first power and independent of soap concentration. In seeded polymerizations, the rate of polymerization depends on initiator to the 0.8 power, particle concentration to the 0.2 power, and monomer volume to 0.35 power. In all cases the rate of polymerization is almost independent of monomer concentration in the particles until 85–90% conversion. These results were rationalized by the following mechanism: (a) polymerization initiates in the aqueous phase because of the solubility of the monomer and is stabilized there by adsorption of ionic soap on the growing polymer molecule; (b) the growing polymer is swept up by a particle at a degree of polymerization (under our conditions) of about 50–200. Growth continues in the particle. This sweep-up is activation-controlled as both particle and polymer are charged. (c) Chain transfer to the acetyl group of monomer gives a new small radical which cyclizes to the water-soluble butyrolactonyl radical, and reinitiates polymerization in the aqueous phase; (d) the main termination step is reaction of an uncharged butyrolactonyl radical with a growing aqueous polymer radical. A secondary reaction at low ionic strength is sweep-up of an aqueous radical by a particle containing a radical. At high ionic strength, this is the major termination step. The unusual kinetic steps are justified by data from the literature. They are combined with the usual mechanisms operating for vinyl acetate polymerization and kinetic equations are derived and integrated. The integral equations were compared with the experimental data and shown to match it almost completely over the whole range of experimental variables.     

Kinetics of styrene polymerization at ultrahigh conversion

The radical-initiated bulk polymerization of styrene at low conversion can be adequately described by a simple kinetic scheme that involves initiation by the decomposition of a radical initiator, propagation, and termination by combination of polystyryl radicals. An integrated equation can be derived that will describe the relationship between monomer concentration and time. We have investigated the validity of applying equations of this kind in the 98–99.999% conversion range. From our experimental work we conclude that the initial rates at 130°C, when starting the polymerization at that temperature at more than 98% conversion, can be described by an integrated equation over at least two decades of monomer concentration. Deviations from the simple kinetics at ultrahigh conversion were observed after a certain time at 130°C. These are discussed and explained in terms of the kinetic assumptions made and an extended model is suggested to allow for depolymerization reactions that cannot be neglected at ultrahigh conversion.     

Aqueous Polymerization on Clay Surface. 2. The Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate on Hydrogen Bentonite: Effect of Monomer Concentration and Temperature

Aqueous free radical polymerizations of methyl methacrylate with the hydrogen bentonite/ethanol system have been accomplished with less transfer to monomer in spite of high monomer concentrations and temperature. The overall initial rate has a first-order dependence on monomer. It is proposed that initiation does not occur in the aqueous phase. The apparent activation energy of 15 kcal/mol corroborates a twofold increase in rate for a 10°C rise in temperature. The frequency of bimolecular termination is quite small as is evident from k_p ² /k_t, values at various temperatures.     

Particle formation mechanism and kinetic model of ultrasonically initiated emulsion polymerization

A general kinetic model of particle formation in an ultrasonically initiated emulsion polymerization system is presented. This model takes into account homogeneous, micelle entry, and monomer droplet nucleation mechanism. The effects of the ultrasound in producing free radical, degrading free radical and influencing the fashion of the nucleation are also considered. Moreover, chain transfer to monomer and termination in the aqueous phase, capture of oligomer radicals by particles, and coagulation of particles are also considered. An analytical solution is obtained for the initial particle stage consideration. This model predicts that, if the desorption of radical from particles can be neglected, the concentration of the total radical in the aqueous phase is directly proportional to the cavitation concentration. Model predictions are in good agreement with experimental data obtained from the literature.     

Simulation of styrene free radical polymerization over bi-functional initiators using Monte Carlo simulation method and comparison with mono-functional initiators

In the present study, based on a complete mechanism, a Monte Carlo simulation method is employed to investigate the kinetics of styrene free radical polymerization over bi-functional initiators in a bulk medium. The effects of the concentration of initiator and the monomer, of the temperature on monomer conversion, average molecular weights, polydispersity index, and molecular weight distribution are inspected and compared with mono-functional initiators. According to the simulation results, an increase in either the concentration of initiator or the temperature leads to the rise of the monomer conversion and to the reduction of the average molecular weights, while the increase of the monomer concentration results in the rise of both monomer conversion and molecular weights, which is in accord with predictions of the theory of free-radical polymerization. In addition, application of bi-functional initiators increases both monomer conversion and average molecular weight and results in narrower chain length distributions.     

Radical capture efficiencies in emulsion polymerization

A theoretical procedure is developed that allows the importance of bimolecular termination in the aqueous phase of an emulsion polymerization to be determined. This shows that with sparinglysoluble and slowly propagating monomers like styrene, significant termination occurs in the aqueous phase at high initiator concentrations, as found experimentally. With more water soluble monomers, aqueous phase termination is likely to be small.     

On the main locus of radical formation in emulsion polymerization initiated by oil-soluble initiators

The effect of the monomer/water ratio on the rate of polymerization per polymer particle in both seeded emulsion polymerizations and miniemulsion polymerizations was used in an attempt to elucidate the main locus of radical formation in emulsion polymerization initiated by an oil-soluble initiator (AIBN). It was found that, for the rest of conditions constant, the polymerization rate per polymer particle increased when the monomer/water ratio increased, namely when the amount of initiator dissolved in the aqueous phase per polymer particle decreased. This is an evidence against a dominant aqueous phase formation of radicals. On the other hand, these results are consistent with a mechanism in which the radicals are mainly produced in the oil-phase with significant aqueous phase termination.     

Cyclopolymerization Kinetics of Dimethyl Diallyl Ammonium Chloride

A survey is made of the present knowledge about the kinetics and mechanism of the radical cyclopolymerization of dimethyl diallyl ammonium chloride which results in soluble, strong cationic poly-electrolytes. The kinetic analysis, taking into consideration nearly complete cyclization, a linear increase of kp /kt, 0.5 with [M], and different mechanism of initiation depending on the nature of the initiator, leads to rate equations which fit the experimental data well. Initiation with S₂O₈2- has the following peculiarities: formation of primary radicals by redox reaction with chloride ions and interaction with the monomer cation, additional termination by chlorine atoms, and an experimental chain transfer constant to monomer which includes transfer to monomer and termination by chlorine radicals.     

Kinetics of emulsion polymerization of methyl methacrylate

The kinetics of the emulsion polymerization of methyl methacrylate at 50°C have been studied in seeded systems using both chemical initiation and γ-radiolysis initiation. Both steady-state rates and (for γ-radiolysis) the relaxation from the steady state were observed. The average number of free radicals per particle was quite high (e.g., ～0.7 for 10^?3 mol dm^?3 S₂O²₈ initiator). The data are quantitatively interpreted using a generalized Smith–Ewart–Harkins model, allowing for free radical entry, exit, biomolecular termination within the latex particles, and aqueous phase hetero-termination and re-entry. From this treatment, there results (i) the dependence of the termination rate coefficient (k_t) on the weight fraction of polymer (w_p), (ii) lower bounds for the dependence of the entry rate coefficient on initiator concentration, and (iii) the conclusion that most exited free radicals undergo subsequent re-entry into particles rather than hetero-termination. The results for k_t(w_p) are consistent with diffusion control at temperatures below the glass transition point. Comparisons are presented of the behavior of methyl methacrylate, butyl methacrylate, and styrene in emulsion polymerization systems.