A Thermal Decomposition and Glass Transition Temperature Study of Poly(p-chlorostyrene)

Abstract

The thermal decomposition and the glass transition temperature of poly(p-chlorostyrene) (PpCIS) were studied with a Model 2 differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). The undecom-posed and decomposed polymers were analyzed by gel permeation chromatography for molecular weight distributions and by DSC for changes in the polymer glass transition temperature. The decomposition of PpCIS under isothermal conditions during 50 min intervals at various temperatures or at a fixed temperature (320°C) but for different periods is characterized by the disappearance of increasing quantities of high molecular weight polymer and the appearance of low molecular weight products. Random scissions have been shown to break down the polymer chains which depolymerize into volatile products. Activation energy (72 kcal/mole) for the decomposition of PpCIS is lower than that (103 kcal/mole) for the decomposition of polystyrene.     

Thermal Decomposition and Glass Transition Temperature of Poly(methyl Methacrylate) and Poly(isobutyl Methacrylate)

Abstract

The thermal decomposition and the glass transition temperatures of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and poly(isobutyl methacrylate) (PiBuMA) were studied with a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). The undecomposed and decomposed polymers were analyzed by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) for molecular weight distributions and by DSC for changes in the thermal properties and glass transition temperatures, T. In the isothermal decomposition of PMMA and PiBuMA, depolymerization reactions exclusively are operative. During low temperature decompositions, longer PMMA chains depolymerize first. These are followed by the shorter chains. In the case of PiBuMA, the shorter chains depolymerize first. Some of these undergo chain recombinations to yield very high molecular weight products. For identical values of weight loss, the respective decomposition temperatures for PiBuMA are 40 to 70 K lower than those for PMMA. The activation energies of decomposition (42 kJ/mol for PMMA and 67 kJ/mol for PiBuMA) have been found to be lower than those reported in the literature. Although T_g∞ of PiBuMA (331 K) agrees well with the literature value (326 K), T_g∞ of atactic PMMA (394 K) is higher than the reported value (378 K).     

Thermal Decomposition and Glass Transition Temperature of Poly(phenyl Methacrylate) and Poly(cyclohexyl Methacrylate)

The thermal decomposition and the glass transition temperature T_g of poly(phenyl methacrylate) (PPhMA) and poly(cyclohexyl methacrylate) (PcHU) were studied with a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). The undecomposed and decomposed polymers were analyzed by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) for molecular weight distributions and by DSC for changes in the thermal properties, e.g., T_g. For all values of weight-loss α, the thermal stability of the polymers follows the order: Poly-(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) = PcHMA > poly(ethyl methacrylate) (PEMA) > PPhMA > poly(n-butyl methacrylate) (PnBuMA) > poly(isobutyl methacrylate) (PiBuMA). In the depolymerization reactions that occur during the isothermal decomposition of PPhMA, there is no specific preference for longer or shorter chains although a minor fraction of the volatilized fraction with an [Mbar]_w 10^?5 of 2.5 and an [Mbar] _n |MX 10.^?5 of 1.5 does undergo chain recombination yielding high molecular weight products with an M_w × 10^?6 of 1.35 and an M_n × 10^?6 of 1.0 to 1.23. In the case of PcHMA, depolymerizations did show a preference for longer chains. No chain recombination, however, was found to take place. Activation energy of decomposition for substituted poly-methacrylates follows the order: PnBuMA = PiBuMA >; PEMA >; PcHMA >; PMMA >; PPhMA. T_{g e} values of PPhMA samples varied from 362 K for undecomposed polymers to 396 K for a polymer treated at 300° C. The literature value of 383 K does fall within this range. In the case of PcHMA, an average T_ge of 356 f 6.0 ± is not far removed from the reported value of 359 K.     

N-烷基壳聚糖玻璃化转变温度的研究

采用差示扫描量热(DSC)法和热释电流(TSC)法研究了N-烷基壳聚糖的玻璃化转变行为. DSC法中采用二次扫描以消除溶剂和热历史的影响, 并利用物理老化方法来增强N-烷基壳聚糖在DSC曲线上的玻璃化转变区域的热焓吸热峰, 以克服DSC法的不灵敏性. 两种研究方法的结果一致表明, 三种N-烷基壳聚糖的玻璃化转变均发生在110～150 ℃温区内；取代的柔性烷基越大, 玻璃化转变温度(Tg)越低；但N-甲基壳聚糖例外, 其Tg略高于壳聚糖, 空间阻碍在这里起决定的作用.     

玻璃与玻璃化转变

玻璃与玻璃态的应用极其广泛。玻璃化转变是一种典型的非晶液-固转变,当转变发生时体系的结构并没有明显变化,因而我们无法将其归类于已有的任何相变类型。作为凝聚态物理和软物质领域的核心问题,玻璃化转变的研究已有近70年的历史。然而,时至今日,人们还是无法回答玻璃态的本质是什么这一基本问题。本文简述了玻璃态的性质以及伴随玻璃化转变发生的一些基本物理现象,并总结了半个世纪以来一些与玻璃化转变相关的理论,以期加深读者对玻璃及玻璃化转变的认识。     

乳液聚合共聚物玻璃化转变温度及其理论计算

从共聚单体的竞聚率、油相水相分布系数出发,通过动力学模拟计算了丙烯酸丁酯与醋酸乙烯酯乳液共聚物的链结构,并用Johnson公式对其玻璃化转变温度(T_g)进行了理论计算,给出了共聚物T_g及其对应聚合物的重量分布图。发现半连续共聚物有1个T_g,其值随共聚物组成而变化;但一步法共聚物有两个T_g:低温区T_g代表富丙烯酸丁酯共聚物,高温区T_g则代表PVA均聚物。计算结果与实验十分吻合。     

杜仲胶玻璃化转变温度的分子模拟

对杜仲胶的玻璃化转变温度进行了分子动力学模拟。首先,计算了不同聚合度的反式聚异戊二烯的溶度参数,确定了合理的反式聚异戊二烯结构模型的聚合度为20;然后,用分子动力学模拟获得反式聚异戊二烯在不同温度下的比体积,通过对模拟得到的比体积-温度(V-T)作图,求得玻璃化转变温度(Tg)为210 K,采用差示扫描量热(DSC)法实测得到的Tg为203 K,两种结果在误差允许范围内基本一致,其模拟结果与实测值吻合得较好。     

Improved Glass Transition Temperature towards Thermal Stability via Thiols Solvent Additive versus DIO in Polymer Solar Cells

The halogen‐free solvent additive, 1,4‐butanedithiol (BT) has been incorporated into PTB7‐Th:PC₇₁BM, leading to higher power conversion efficiency (PCE) value as well as substantially enhanced thermal stability, as compared with the traditional 1,8‐diiodooctane (DIO) additive. More importantly, the improved thermal stability after processing with BT contributes to a higher glass transition temperature (T _g) of PTB7‐Th, as determined by dynamic mechanical analysis. After thermal annealing at 130 °C in nitrogen atmosphere for 30 min, the PCE of the specimen processed with BT reduces from 9.3% to 7.1%, approaching to 80% of its original value. In contrast, the PCE of specimens processed with DIO seriously depresses from 8.3% to 3.8%. These findings demonstrate that smart utilization of low‐boiling‐point solvent additive is an effective and practical strategy to overcome thermal instability of organic solar cells via enhancing the T _g of donor polymer.     

DTA中升温速率及样品热导率对T_g测量值影响的模拟研究

就不同升温速率和实际样品的不同热导率对差热分析 (DTA)中高分子材料的玻璃化转变曲线的影响进行了MonteCarlo模拟研究 ,发现当所有样品刚完成玻璃化转变时 ,在Tg 曲线中该特征点要低于Tg 的转变中点。转变中点所对应的样品温度肯定要高于实际的玻璃化转变温度。如果以玻璃化转变曲线的转变中点所对应的样品温度作为该材料的玻璃化转变温度 ,那么 ,升温速率越快、样品的热导率越小 ,所测得的玻璃化转变温度就越大 ,反之亦然。DTA测得的玻璃化转变温度与升温速率间有很好的线性依赖关系 ,但与样品热导率间的关系是非线性的     

DTA中升温速率及样品热导率对Tg测量值影响的模拟研究

就不同升温速率和实际样品的不同热导率对差热分析(DTA)中高分子材科的玻璃化转变曲线的影响进行了MonteCarlo模拟研究,发现当所有样品刚完成玻璃化转变时,在Tg曲线中该特征点要低于Tg的转变中点.转变中点所对应的样品温度肯定要高于实际的玻璃化转变温度.如果以玻璃化转变曲线的转变中点所对应的样品温度作为该材料的玻璃化转变温度,那么,升温速率越快、样品的热导率越小,所测得的玻璃化转变温度就越大,反之亦然.DTA测得的玻璃化转变温度与升温速率间有很好的线性依赖关系,但与样品热导率间的关系是非线性的.     

PPO及其改性物在低于玻璃化转变退火时的热行为研究

用DSC法研究了聚苯醚(PPO)、羧化度为16.0mol%的羧化PPO(C-PPO)和相应的C-PPO的正十二酯(Et-CPPO)在稍低于玻璃化转变温度等温退火的热焓松弛行为,讨论改性基团对热焓松弛速率的影响。发现三种样品在等温退火过程中产生的吸热峰随退火时间或温度的增加而增加。在相同退火条件下,峰宽随侧基链加长而增加,热焓松弛速率降低。     

High Glass Transition Temperature Renewable Polymers via Biginelli Multicomponent Polymerization

A novel and straightforward one‐pot multicomponent polycondensation method was established in this work. The Biginelli reaction is a versatile multicomponent reaction of an aldehyde, a β‐ketoester (acetoacetate) and urea, which can all be obtained from renewable resources, yielding diversely substituted 3,4‐dihydropyrimidin‐2(1H)‐ones (DHMPs). In this study, renewable diacetoacetate monomers with different spacer chain lengths (C3, C6, C10, C20) were prepared via simple transesterification of renewable diols and commercial acetoacetates. The diacetoacetate monomers were then reacted with renewable dialdehydes, i.e., terephthalaldehyde and divanillin in a Biginelli type step‐growth polymerization. The obtained DHMP polymers (polyDHMPs) displayed high molar masses, high glass transition temperatures (T_g) up to 203 °C and good thermal stability (T_d5%) of 280 °C. The T_g of the polyDHMPs could be tuned by variation of the structure of the dialdehyde or the diacetoacetate component.

     

Glass Transition Temperature Improvement for Polychloroprene by One-Step ATRP Reaction

Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) polymer chains were grafted on neoprene W (NW) by a one-step ATRP reaction. The thermal properties of the products were analyzed by DSC. Improvement of T _g was a result of the PMMA grafted chains. Also, the melting point (T _m ) changed from 42°C for NW to 142°C for modified NW. Using different solvents for the resulting copolymers, aggregates were obtained. Phase separation was influenced by the grafting degree of PMMA and the employed solvent. The copolymers were analyzed by GPC, FT-IR, DSC, and SEM.     

3-取代甲撑肼基二硫代甲酸甲酯类化合物热裂解的研究

首次采用气质联用仪研究了3-取代甲撑肼基二硫代甲酸甲酯类化合物的热裂解反应, 发现其在气化室可热裂解产生芳香腈、甲硫醇和异硫氰酸. 考察了3-苯基甲撑肼基二硫代甲酸甲酯在不同温度时的热裂解效率, 发现温度对其热裂解具有重要的影响, 该化合物在230 ℃时就能基本完全裂解. 同时还考察了含有不同取代基的化合物在210 ℃下的热裂解情况, 结果表明含推电子基的化合物比吸电子基化合物在气化室中裂解得完全, 热稳定性更差, 并根据实验结果推测了热裂解反应的可能机理.     

Dependence of Thermal Decomposition Rate Constant on Temperature of Reaction

On the basis of results of kinetic investigates of many compounds general temperature dependence of Gibbs free energy of activated complexes created in thermal decomposition processes and the reaction rate constant were calculated. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

氯乙烯/N-苯基马来酰亚胺共聚物的玻璃化温度研究

研究了单体配比、聚合温度、转化率和加料方式对氯乙烯(VC)/N-苯基马来酰亚胺(PMI)共聚物的玻璃化温度的影响.用序列模型模拟了玻璃化温度与转化率的关系,可较好地反映变化趋势.分批加料可使共聚物的耐热性能提高,却使其颗粒特性变差.     

过渡金属氧化物对阻燃剂聚磷酸铵热分解的影响机制

过渡金属氧化物(MO)可以显著影响聚磷酸铵(APP)的热分解过程, 进而改善APP复配膨胀阻燃聚合物材料的阻燃效率。将ZnO、Fe₂O₃、TiO₂掺入到APP中, 采用热失重分析(TGA)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)和X射线衍射分析(XRD), 考察了3种MO对APP热分解行为的影响, 分析了相互作用过程中金属原子和磷原子化学结合状态的变化以及高温热分解产物的物相结构。TGA和XPS图谱分析结果表明, MO可降低APP的起始热分解温度, 并催化APP释放NH₃和H₂O, 而在热分解后期由于金属磷酸盐的形成可显著增加APP的高温残留量。3种MO催化APP热分解脱NH₃和H₂O的活性由大到小的顺序是:ZnO>Fe₂O₃>TiO₂, 而对APP凝聚相热分解P-O产物的交联能力从大到小的顺序为:Fe₂O₃>ZnO>TiO₂。XRD结果显示, ZnO在高温下与APP反应生成了Zn(PO₃)₂晶体, 而Fe₂O₃和TiO₂与APP反应分别生成了Fe₄(P₂O₇)₃和TiP₂O₇晶体。     

过渡金属氧化物对阻燃剂聚磷酸铵热分解的影响机制

过渡金属氧化物(MO)可以显著影响聚磷酸铵(APP)的热分解过程,进而改善APP复配膨胀阻燃聚合物材料的阻燃效率。将ZnO、Fe2O3、TiO2掺入到APP中,采用热失重分析(TGA)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)和X射线衍射分析(XRD),考察了3种MO对APP热分解行为的影响,分析了相互作用过程中金属原子和磷原子化学结合状态的变化以及高温热分解产物的物相结构。TGA和XPS图谱分析结果表明,MO可降低APP的起始热分解温度,并催化APP释放NH3和H2O,而在热分解后期由于金属磷酸盐的形成可显著增加APP的高温残留量。3种MO催化APP热分解脱NH3和H2O的活性由大到小的顺序是:ZnO>Fe2O3>TiO2,而对APP凝聚相热分解P-O产物的交联能力从大到小的顺序为:Fe2O3>ZnO>TiO2。XRD结果显示,ZnO在高温下与APP反应生成了Zn(PO3)2晶体,而Fe2O3和TiO2与APP反应分别生成了Fe4(P2O7)3和TiP2O7晶体。