Preparation of Polyacrylonitrile Microfibers Using Gelation and Phase Separation During the Solution Polymerization of Acrylonitrile

Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) microfibrils were prepared directly via the solution polymerization of acrylonitrile at specified ratios of controlling solvent dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) to non‐solvent tert‐butyl alcohol. At first, gel formation occurred due to the interaction between DMSO and the cyano groups of PAN. The microfibrillar structure was then formed through the phase separation of PAN molecules from the gel. It is shown that very small variations in the solvent/non‐solvent ratio facilitate a major change in the gelation and phase separation processes.     

Solution Polymerization of Acrylonitrile Catalyzed by Sodium Triethylthioisopropoxyaluminate: A Polyacrylonitrile with High Structural Regularity

A new catalyst for the polymerization of acrylonitrile has been found by reacting sodium aluminum tetraethyl with a stoichiometric amount of oxygen, alcohols, or mercaptans, etc. The catalyst prepared by reacting NaAlEt₄ with RSH remains active at temperatures as low as ?78°C., polymerizing acrylonitrile into high molecular weight polymers with high conversions. At ?78°C., the propagating chain remains active over a period of days, and the chain length increases with time or conversion. At high conversions the molecular weight of the polymer is directly proportional to the concentration of the monomer, the catalyst concentration being kept constant. The efficiency of the catalyst expressed as the ratio of the number of the polymer molecules produced to the number of the sulfur atoms used is in excess of 80%. The weight-average molecular weight of the polymer measured by light scattering is roughly equal to the number-average molecular weight determined by sulfur analysis assuming only onesulfur atom in each polymer molecule. Although the data given here are only qualitative in nature, it is nevertheless evident that this system bears great resemblances to anionic polymerizations resulting in “living polymers.” The polymer obtained with the NaAlEt₃S(i-Pr) catalyst at ?78°C. differs from free-radical polyacrylonitrile in exhibiting substantially lower solubility, higher melting point, and higher rate of crystallization than that for the free-radical polymer. The polymer is also free from structural mpurities; it does not cause fluorescence in dilute solutions and has no absorption peak at 265 mμ; both these effects are produced by impurities in free-radical polyacrylonitrile. It is concluded that the polymer reported here is more regular in structure than free-radical polyacrylonitrile.     

新型阻燃聚丙烯腈共聚物在空气中的非等温热分解动力学

用O,O-二乙基-O-烯丙基硫代磷酸酯(DATP)与丙烯腈共聚合成了新型阻燃聚丙烯腈共聚物(FR-PAN), 对其在空气中的非等温动力学通过TG-DTG技术进行了研究, 并通过极限氧指数法(LOI)考查了FR-PAN的阻燃性能; 利用Kissinger方法和Flynn-Wall-Ozawa (FWO)方法计算出了FR-PAN热降解过程中的表观活化能; 采用Satava-Sestak方法通过对不同机理模型的选取, 确定了FR-PAN的热降解机理. 结果表明, 由Kissinger法和FWO法所计算得到的FR-PAN的表观活化能分别为119.62和123.99 kJ•mol－1; FR-PAN的热降解反应属于随机成核和随后增长机理, 其机理函数为G(α)＝－ln(1－α), 反应级数n＝1.     

运用计算机研究乙酸乙酯皂化反应的动力学

结合多通道数模转换板PCL 818HG ,开发出多通道数据实时采集软件。将该软件用于乙酸乙酯皂化反应速率常数测定的实验中 ,不仅使旧的仪器、设备升级 ,节约投资 ,提高办学效益 ,还可将验证性实验改造成综合性实验或研究性实验 ,提高教学质量     

Terpolymer Relationships and Azeotropes

In a 1983 paper in this Journal (A19, 693), Ham questioned the existence of ternary azeotropes. A recent paper by Quella [Makromol. Chem., 190, 1445 (1989)J has criticized the earlier thesis, in part on the basis that Ham's “indications have certainly not encouraged the search for ternary azeotropes,” and on the basis of “further experimental results from other authors”. This paper responds to Quella, further develops evidence against ternary azeotropes, and, in addition, discusses pertinent terpolymer interactions in terms of terpolymerization probabilities and in terms of general monomer reactivities.     

Thermal Decomposition Kinetics and Mechanism of Low-temperature Hydrogenated Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber Composites with Sodium Methacrylate

Thermal decomposition processes and mechanism of low-temperature grade hydrogenated acrylonitrile butadiene rubber(LTG-HNBR) composites with sodium methacrylate(NaMAA) were investigated by thermogravimetric analysis(TGA) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR) coupling technology in this article. The results of TGA demonstrate that the addition of NaMAA can enhance the thermal decomposition temperature of the rubber. Moreover, it was found that the composites spent more activation energies to decompose than pure rubber by the calculations of multiply heating rate method. Time-resolved FTIR spectra show that NaMAA affects the initial decomposition of the composites. But in the following process, the composites maintained a similar behavior to the matrix. During the decomposition, PNaMAA nanostructures, in-situ generated by NaMAA, helped reduce the diffusion speed of decomposition products and thus improved the thermal stability of the composites. We believe that these findings can provide some guides to direct the applications of LTG-HNBR composites with unsaturated metal methacrylates.     

Acrylonitrile Copolymerizations. V. Anomalous Kinetics and Secondary Reactions in Copolymerization with Vinyl Chloride

Kinetic deviations from the Lewis and Mayo theory for the radical copolymerization of acrylonitrile and vinyl chloride reported previously are tentatively interpreted as a consequence of an internal transfer reaction involving the tertiary hydrogen atom of an antepenultimate acrylonitrile unit. Although the deviations disappear if acrylonitrile is replaced by methacrylonitrile, this interpretation is far from being quantitatively satisfactory. Another explanation seems to be better: it involves intramolecular copolymerization with C[dbnd]N triple bonds producing a cyclic imine radical which gives rise to coloration of the copolymer and causes the formation of new C[dbnd]N^. radicals with low reactivity vs propagation reactions.     

一种两性三元共聚物的合成

选用聚乙二醇二丙烯酸酯(PEGDA)为扩链剂,以丙烯酰胺(AM)、2-甲基-2-丙烯酰胺基丙磺酸(AMPS)、甲基丙烯酰氧乙基三甲基氯化铵(DMC)为主单体,采用水溶液聚合方法合成了两性三元共聚物AM/AMPS/DMC;测定了共聚物的性能,并利用红外光谱研究了其分子结构.结果表明,所合成的共聚物具有良好的耐酸和高温稳定性,以及高抗剪切率.     

Polymerization of Acrylonitrile: Kinetics of the Reaction Initiated by the Redox System Mn3/Mannitol

Polymerization of acrylonitrile initiated by the redox system Mn³⁺/mannitol has been investigated in aqueous sulfuric acid in the temperature range 35–50°C. The rate of polymerization R_p and the rate of disappearance of Mn⁺³ (?R_M) were measured. The effect of certain water-miscible organic solvents, inorganic salts and complexing agents on the rate of polymerization have been investigated. Based on the experimental results, a suitable reaction mechanism is suggested involving the formation of complex between Mn³⁺ and the hydroxyl group of the substrate molecule, whose decomposition yields the initiating free radical; the polymer chain is terminated by the mutual combination of growing chains.     

聚丙烯腈溶液的凝胶化研究

聚丙烯腈是用途最广泛的聚合物之一,其溶于适当溶剂中形成的聚丙烯腈溶液是制备聚丙烯腈纤维、渗透膜等高分子材料的原料。聚丙烯腈溶液的物理化学性质对所制备材料的性能有很大的影响。本文对高分子溶液的凝胶化和高分子凝胶的特点做了简要介绍,并介绍了聚丙烯腈及其凝胶的特点。根据高分子浓溶液体系的特点提出用于表征聚丙烯腈溶液凝胶化的主要方法。从浓度和温度对聚丙烯腈溶液凝胶化行为的影响、熟化和非溶剂对聚丙烯腈溶液凝胶化行为的影响、聚丙烯腈溶液凝胶化的热可逆性、聚丙烯腈溶液凝胶化的分形特征以及聚丙烯腈凝胶的交联机理这几个方面对已有聚丙烯腈溶液的凝胶化研究成果和最新进展进行了综述。最后对聚丙烯腈溶液凝胶化和聚丙烯腈凝胶的研究前景做了展望。     

Polymerization of Acrylonitrile: Kinetics of the Reaction Initiated by the Mn3+-Cyclohexanol Redox System

The vinyl polymerization of acrylonitrile initiated by the redox system Mn³⁺-cyclohexanol was investigated in aqueous sulfuric acid in the temperature range of 30–45° C. The rate of polymerization R_p and the rate of Mn³⁺ ion disappearance were measured. The effects of certain water-miscible organic solvents and certain anionic, cationic, and nonionic surfactants on the rate of polymerization were investigated. Based on the results obtained, a suitable reaction mechanism involving the formation of a complex between Mn³⁺ and the alcohol, whose decomposition yields the initiating free radical with the polymer chain being terminated by the mutual combination of growing chains is suggested.     

N-乙烯基甲酰胺-丙烯腈共聚

以功能单体N-乙烯基甲酰胺与丙烯腈共聚,制备可转化为对重金属离子具有吸附能力的螯合物。深入计论了聚合机理,以及单体配比、单体舍量、引发剂舍量、反应温度、反应时间对聚合物转化率、特性粘数的影响。聚合动力学研究表明,该共聚几乎没有诱导期,反应初期匀速阶段较长,其转化率接近30％,自动加速不明显。运用FTIR对结构进行了表征,确立了反应的较佳条件。     

聚丙烯腈纳米纤维的再细化

通过电纺丝法研究了溶剂种类、溶液浓度、纺丝倾斜角、聚合物分子量对纳米纤维形态和直径的影响,寻找到最佳工艺条件,并得到了平均直径为20nm的超细纤维.     

电引发丙烯腈聚合

以Pb为阴极，Pt为阳极，在特别设计的电解池阴极区内，电引发硝酸溶液中丙烯腈（AN）后聚合。动力学研究表明，聚合速度与电解电量和硝酸浓度成直线关系，与单体浓度的平方成正比。根据聚合物溶液浓度对光密度关系，认为聚合作用是由AN－HNO3络合物在阴极上俘获电子后产生的硝基丙腈自由基所引发。     

Kinetics of Vinyl Polymerization. 1. Ceric Ion Induced Polymerization of Acrylonitrile in the Presence of Butane-1,4-diol

The kinetics of acrylonitrile polymerization initiated by butane-l,4-diol-Ce(IV) redox system have been studied in aqueous sulfuric acid in the range 30 to 40°C under nitrogen. There is no experimental evidence for the formation of a complex between diol and oxidant; the kinetics are consistent with a linear mode of termination. The effect of certain neutral salts, acids, water-miscible organic solvents, and temperature on the rate of polymerization and the rate of metal ion disappearance have also been investigated. Various rate and energy parameters have been evaluated.     

乙酸乙酯皂化反应的热动力学实验

介绍基于量热法的热动力学原理。利用该方法测定了乙酸乙酯皂化反应的速率常数,并比较了该方法与电导法的优缺点。     

Synthesis and Characterization of Acrylonitrile-EPDM-1-Vinylnaphthalene Graft Terpolymer

Abstract

The graft copolymerizations of acrylonitrile (AN) and 1-vinyl-naphthalene (1-VN) onto ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer (EPDM) were carried out with benzoyl peroxide (BPO) as an initiator in toluene. The effects of the mole ratio of 1-VN to AN, initiator concentration, reaction time, reaction temperature, and EPDM concentration on the graft copolymerizations were examined. The synthesized graft terpolymers, acrylonitrile-EPDM-1-vinylnaphthalene (AEV₁), were identified by IR spectra. The thermal stability and tensile strength of AEV₁ were greatly improved compared with those of ABS. The light resistance and weatherability of AEV₁ were better than those of ABS when subjected to UV light for longer than 96 hours.     

Surface Energy and Wettability of Plasma-treated Polyacrylonitrile Fibers

Polyacrylonitrile fibers were treated with a nitrogen glow-discharge plasma. The surfaces of untreated and treated fibers were examined with contact angle measurements, atomic force microscopy (AFM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Surface energy calculations of the fibers were carried out from contact angle measurements using the relationships developed by Fowkes. It is found that plasma treatment causes a reduction in water contact angle on the fiber surfaces. The dispersion component of surface energy changes slightly, while the polar component is increased significantly from 14.6 mN/m to 58.7 mN/m and the total surface energy increase is 139%. The increase of surface energy is mainly caused by the introduction of hydrophilic groups on the fiber surfaces after plasma treatment.     

碳纳米管在聚丙烯腈中的分散状态

采用原位聚合法合成了不同碳纳米管(CNT)含量的碳纳米管／聚丙烯腈(CNT／PAN)复合材料,并利用X光电子能谱(XPS)、紫外、红外、扫描电镜等对产物进行了表征。结果表明：在原位聚合反应中,碳纳米管与PAN形成化学键合,大量碳纳米管均匀地分布在基体PAN内部,与PAN形成了良好的界面。     

丙烯腈接枝改性聚氨酯溶液的流变行为

合成了具有不同支链长度和分布的丙烯腈接枝改性聚醚聚氨酯。对其流变行为的研究表明，体系表现出剪切应力变稀的非牛顿性流体特征。丙烯腈支链的和长度、分布状况以及测试温度等都对体系的变性产生影响。流体粘流活化能结果说明，支链亦影响了聚氨酯粘度对温度的依赖性。同时，聚氨酯的聚合反应条件也会改变体系的流变行为。