The Effect of Oxygen on Conversion in the Organic Peroxide-initiated High-Pressure Polymerization of Ethylene

To initiate the high-pressure polymerization of ethylene, oxygen is used together with organic peroxides in a number of tubular reactor processes. Since molecular oxygen is capable of promoting or inhibiting radical polymerization, depending on the reaction conditions chosen, controlled experiments were carried out to clarify these aspects of high pressure ethylene polymerization. In continuous polymerization tests carried out at 1700 bar and temperatures between 110 and 320°C, conversions were determined with tert-amyl perneodecanoate and di-tert-butyl peroxide initiation in the presence of various quantities of oxygen. Batch tests using a photo-initiator together with oxygen were also carried out. A comparison with polymerizations under conditions of careful elimination of oxygen shows no effect on the peroxide-initiated polymerization up to temperatures of 160 to 170°C. Although oxygen is an initiator at higher temperatures, the conversions obtained from the simultaneous addition of controlled quantities of oxygen and organic peroxides is lower than that obtained by adding together the conversions from the separate polymerizations.     

Isothermal versus non-isothermal calorimetric technique to evaluate thermokinetic parameters and thermal hazard of tert-butyl peroxy-2-ethyl hexanoate

Liquid organic peroxides have been broadly employed in the process industries such as tert-butyl peroxy-2-ethyl hexanoate (TBPO). This study investigated the thermokinetic parameters of TBPO, a typical liquid organic peroxide, by isothermal kinetic algorithms and non-isothermal kinetic algorithms with thermal activity monitor III, and differential scanning calorimetry, respectively. An attempt has been made to determine the thermokinetic parameters by simulation software, such as exothermic onset temperature (T ₀), maximum temperature (T _max), decomposition (?H _d), activation energy (E _a), self-accelerating decomposition temperature, and isothermal time to maximum rate (TMR_iso). A liquid thermal explosion model was established for a reactor containing liquid organic peroxide of interest. From experimental results, liquid organic peroxides?? optimal conditions for avoiding a violent runaway reaction of storage and transportation were created.     

Suspension polymerization of vinyl chloride initiated by in situ generated diisobutyryl peroxide

It was found that diacyl peroxides can be formed in situ in a polymerization medium by the reaction of an acid anhydride with hydrogen peroxide. For the specific application to aqueous vinyl chloride polymerization, an initiator system based on the base-catalyzed reaction of isobutyric anhydride with hydrogen peroxide to produce diisobutyryl peroxide gave very good results. In contrast, the acid chloride was completely ineffective as a peroxide precursor in this reaction. Studies pointing to diisobutyryl peroxide as the initiating species; investigations of reactant stoichiometry; and comparison of the in situ system with preformed diisobutyryl peroxide were conducted. It was shown that this system makes possible the polymerization of vinyl chloride at 30°C at rates comparable to those obtained with dialkyl peroxydicarbonates at 50°C, thus demonstrating the ability of this system to initiate vinyl chloride polymerization at low temperature. The rates of vinyl chloride polymerization with the use of different concentrations of in situ diisobutyryl peroxide at 30, 40, and 50°C were determined. Similarly, polymerization rates with the use of combinations of in situ diisobutyryl peroxide and n-propyl peroxydicarbonate were determined. The data obtained demonstrate rapid initiation of the polymerization reaction and a reduction in polymerization time made possible by this dual initiator system. These results were verified in pilot-plant and commercial-scale PVC polymerizations.     

STUDIES ON METHYL METHACRYLATE POLYMERIZATION INITIATED WITH PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVES AND ORGANIC PEROXIDE SYSTEMS

The polymerization of methyl methacrylate(MMA) initiated with piperidine derivatives,such as,piperidine(P),2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-hydroxyl piperidine(TMP),N-ethyl iperidine(NEP),1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-hydroxyl piperidine(PMP),and organic peroxides,such as,benzoyl peroxide(BPO),lauryl peroxide(LPO),f-butyl hydroperoxide (TBH),t-butyl peroxybenzoate(TBPB) systems was studied and discussed in this paper.The polymerization rate equation and the activation energy of polymerization were determined respectively.     

Initiating and Cross-Linking Ability of Organic Peroxides: Chemical Kinetic Methods for the Determination

This review surveys chemical kinetic methods for the quantitative determination of the initiating and cross-linking ability of organic peroxides ROOR" (peroxides, hydroperoxides, peroxyesters, diacyl peroxides, and peroxycarbonates). The conditions and limitations of the use of autoxidation, inhibitor, radical polymerization, and model cross-linking methods are analyzed. The results of the determination of the initiating and cross-linking ability of the most important organic peroxides are cited.     

无机/有机复合载体负载乙酰丙酮铁/双亚胺基吡啶催化剂及其乙烯聚合

采用溶胶-凝胶法,将苯乙烯-丙烯酸共聚物(PSA)包覆于955 Davison硅胶上得到无机/有机复合微球载体,并在2,6-二[1-(2-异丙基苯基亚胺基)乙基]吡啶/Fe(acac)3均相催化剂中浸渍后得到负载型双亚胺基吡啶铁催化剂.该催化剂在生产高结晶度(72%)聚乙烯的同时,还能生产一定量的α-烯烃.考察了不同膜材料以及聚合条件(不同助催化剂,压力,温度,Al/Fe摩尔比)对聚合活性以及聚合产物性能的影响,发现温度对聚合产物的α-烯烃与聚乙烯的质量比影响最大,助催化剂类型既影响催化剂的活性,也对最终产物的性质有着很大的影响.氯化镁处理的PSA作为膜材料时,负载2,6-二[1-(2-异丙基苯基亚胺基)乙基]吡啶/Fe(acac)3所得到聚乙烯分子量较低(Mw=11.9×104),结晶度较大(72%),熔融指数MI较高(2.35 g/10min),可作为双峰聚乙烯中的低分子量部分加以利用.     

The analysis of combustion products : Some improvements in the methods of analysis of peroxides

The conditions for the estimation of peroxides by three established, methods have been re-examined in detail. 1. It is shown that the reduction of organic hydroperoxides by stannous chloride (barnard and hargrave method) can be carried out quantitatively and rapidly in alkaline solution. The advantages of this modification are discussed. 2. The exact conditions are described for accurately measuring the concentrations of hydrogen peroxide and of the lower organic peroxides by the thiocyanate method. Amyl alcohol is recommended as a decolourizer for the reagent since the red colour produced by the action of the peroxides is stabilized, permitting accurate spectrophotometric measurements, Using this reagent, 0.03 micrograms of peroxide per ml can be estimated. 3. The limits of the titanous sulphate method of estimating hydrogen peroxide have been determined and a method suitable for the determination of 0.3 micrograms of hydrogen peroxide per ml is described.     

Determination of Organic Peroxides by High Performance Liquid Chroma-Tography with Electrochemical Detection

Abstract

The application of electrochemical detection to the high performance liquid chromatographic determination of organic peroxides has been studied. The use of a buffered mobile phase was found to be critical to the successful analysis of samples containing hydroperoxides. Using amperometric detection, mixtures of peroxide containing compounds were readily determined. The sensitivity of the amperometric detector was in the one nanogram range for both benzoyl peroxide and cumene hydroperoxide. Polar-ographic detection was found to be a highly reproducible method for the analysis of samples containing peroxides as components of mixtures in the range of 5-2000 ng. The peroxide containing compounds determined in this manner were t-butyl hydroperoxide, cumene hydroperoxide, and 13-hydroperoxy-9(Z)-11(E)-octadecadien-oic acid. The polarographic detection system was used to obtain observed half-wave potentials for the peroxides under different chromatographic conditions. These observations correlated closely with literature results on the polarography of these compounds.     

Structural analysis of diacyl peroxides by electrospray tandem mass spectrometry with ammonium acetate: bond homolysis of peroxide-ammonium and peroxide-proton adducts

Organic peroxides have significant implications in organic chemistry and biological processes. The weak O-O bond makes them extremely difficult to characterize by conventional analytical methods. Diacyl peroxides are one of the major radical sources in polymerization and organic synthesis. It is well known that diacyl peroxides are thermal labile and thus are not amenable to study by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Electrospray tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MS/MS) has been applied to the structural analysis of diacyl peroxides by formation of ammonium adducts. Collision induced dissociation (CID) studies of the ammonium adducts of the peroxide [M + NH(4)](+) give collision energy dependent fragments. For most diacyl peroxides, homolysis of the peroxy bond predominates the fragmentation pathways of the peroxide-ammonium adducts. Deuterated substrates have been employed to provide evidence for typical fragmentation pathways. The CID studies were also used to locate the O-18 in some O-18 specifically labeled diacyl peroxides. For branched alkyl or alkoxy substrates, McLafferty rearrangement and decarboxylation become a major pathway. By comparison with some anhydride analogues, ESI-MS/MS can also be used to study this class of compounds.     

Singlet oxygen production in the reaction of superoxide with organic peroxides

[reaction: see text] A selective chemiluminescent probe for singlet oxygen has been employed to detect and quantify singlet oxygen in the reactions of superoxide with organic peroxides. The production of singlet oxygen has been quantified in the reaction of superoxide with benzoyl peroxide (BP). No singlet oxygen was detected in the reactions of superoxide with cumyl peroxide, tert-butyl peroxide, or tert-butyl hydroperoxide. On the basis of these results and on the temperature dependence of the reaction, we proposed a mechanism for singlet oxygen formation in the reaction of superoxide with BP.     

Oxidation of polyethylene surface by corona discharge and the subsequent graft polymerization

Oxidation of a polyethylene (PE) surface by corona discharge and the subsequent graft polymerization of acrylamide (AAm) were studied. The maximum amount of peroxides introduced by corona treatment at a voltage of 15 kV was about 2.3 × 10^?9 mol cm^?2. The decomposition rate of peroxide and the dependence of graft amount on the storage period of the corona-treated PE films showed that there were several kinds of peroxides, the labile one being mainly responsible for the initiation of graft polymerization. When the corona-treated film was brought into contact with a deaerated aqueous solution of AAm, graft polymerization took place more strongly with the treatment time, but was reduced after passing a maximum. Although the x-ray photoelectron spectroscopic analyses of the corona-treated PE films showed homogeneous oxidation of the outer polymer surface by corona discharge, optical microscopy on the cross section of the grafted film revealed the graft polymerization to be limited to a very thin surface region.     

Evaluation of Initiators and Fillers in Diallyl Phthalate Resins by Differential Scanning Calorimetry

Seven organic peroxide initiators for the polymerization of diallyl-o-phthalate prepolymers were studied using differential scanning calorimetry. Included were t-butyl perbenzoate, dicumyl peroxide, α,α′-bis(t-butyl peroxy) diisopropyl-benzene, 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-di(t-butyl peroxy) hexane, 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-di(t-butyl peroxy)hexyne-3, di-t-butyl peroxide, and t-butyl hydroperoxide. Heats of reaction and reaction rate constants are presented for each initiator at 1, 2, 3, and 4 phr of diallyl-o-phthalate prepolymers. The differences in reaction temperature and rate are discussed. Effects of four types of commonly used fillers (asbestos floats, ground quartz, calcium silicate, and clay) on the heats of reaction of diallyl-o-phthalate prepolymers using t-butyl perbenzoate and dicumyl peroxide initiators show the large inhibiting effect of untreated kaolinite clays on this polymerization.     

Amberlyst-15催化丁酮氧化制备过氧化甲乙酮

作为一种新型绿色催化剂,离子交换树脂能够代替某些有机反应中的传统催化剂。本文以离子交换树脂Amberlyst-15为催化剂,由30%的双氧水、丁酮和稀释剂邻苯二甲酸二丁酯合成过氧化甲乙酮。在双氧水与丁酮的摩尔比为1.0,离子交换树脂与丁酮的质量比为0.06,反应温度为27℃,反应时间55 min的条件下,过氧化甲乙酮的产率接近86%,活性氧含量为12.9%。Amberlyst-15在循环使用8次后,依然保持良好的稳定性。研究表明:Amberlyst-15用于过氧化甲乙酮的制备具有催化活性高、可重复使用、清洁无腐蚀等优点,为工业环保生产有机过氧化物提供了新途径。     

樟脑酮/过氧化物复合体系引发丙烯酸酯可见光聚合反应

采用差热扫描方法（ＤＳＣ）研究了樟脑酮（ＣＱ）／过氧化物（ＰＯ）复合体系引发三缩乙二醇双甲基丙烯酸酯（ＴＥＧＤＭ）的可见光聚合．与ＣＱ单一引发体系相比,ＣＱ和ＰＯ组成的复合体系更为有效．实验结果指出,加入过氧化物,如ＤＣＰＯ和ＤＢＰＯ,使聚合速率显著增加,最大速率到达时间明显缩短,然而它们对应的过氧化氢化合物,如ＴＢＨＰ、ＣＭＨＰ却效果不佳,复合体系的增效作用表明,激发态ＣＱ通过能量传递机制,使过氧化物发生有效的光解生成活性自由基,同时发现在含氧的条件下聚合反应速率得到增加．     

Measurement and modeling of peroxides half-life: A thermo-kinetic approach

Half-life values of organic peroxides at elevated temperature conditions are important in characterizing the reactivity and are often available in literature or through vendors. However, there is often lack of details/accuracy on methods used to obtain these values, as well as differences in methods across vendors and publications, thus resulting in discrepant reactivity profile. To address this, a method involving calorimetric experiment and thermo-kinetic modeling was developed. The current approach was applied on five peroxides samples to obtain kinetic parameters and estimate their half-life in the temperature range of interest. The measurements were performed by DSC under non-isothermal conditions on the dilute peroxide solutions (∼0.12 M in mineral oil) and the data were kinetically treated according to three model-based and one model-free kinetic equations. A very good agreement was found between the half-life calculated by all kinetic methods, but significant differences were noticed with the kinetic parameters reported in literature. Additionally, the obtained half-life results, based on non-isothermal measurements developed kinetic models, were validated through isothermal calorimetric testing. Given the accuracy and robustness of our results, the current method can be applied to estimate half-life of organic peroxides at elevated temperature conditions.     

Specific features of formyl- and acetylferrocene oxidation with peroxides in water and organic solvents

Specific features of formyl- and acetylferrocene oxidation with peroxides ROOR (R = H, tert-C₄H₉) in different solvents are studied. It is shown that despite of the presence in complexes of strong electronacceptor substituents they can be oxidized with hydrogen peroxide in the absence of strong Brønsted acids. Dilution of water with organic solvent leads to deceleration and complete standstill of the reaction. In the absence of acids the second order of the process with respect to peroxide and first one with respect to the metal complex was evaluated. In the presence of perchloric or trifluoroacetic acid the order with respect to peroxide decreases to the first one. The dependence of the reaction rate on the concentration of acid has an extremum point. The activity of other peroxides in the reaction with the above-mentioned compounds is significantly lower than the activity of hydrogen peroxide. Probable alternative mechanisms of oxidation of the abovementioned ferrocenes with hydrogen peroxide in the presence and in the absence of acids differing in the way of coordination of reagents with one another and considering direct participation of substituent in the oxidation is suggested.     

Pressure-induced polymerization in solid ethylene

Ethylene is the simplest organic molecule containing a double bond and is the starting monomeric unit in the synthesis of polyethylene, one of the most largely produced polymers. Here we report a high pressure infrared study of ethylene at room temperature. A polymerization reaction is observed when the crystalline phase I is compressed above 3.0 GPa. The reaction kinetics was investigated at two different pressures, 3.6 and 5.4 GPa. The recovered product was identified in both cases as polyethylene, but while a conformationally disordered and branched low-density polymer is obtained at the highest pressure, a high-density crystalline polymer is obtained at 3.6 GPa. A reaction mechanism was proposed on the basis of the kinetic data and the structural information.     

哌啶类化合物和有机过氧化物体系引发甲基丙烯酸甲酯聚合的研究

本文研究了四种哌啶类环状脂肪胺哌啶(P)、2,2,6,6-四甲基-4-哌啶醇(TMP)、N-乙基哌啶(NEP)、1,2,2,6,6-五甲基-4-哌啶醇(PMP)分别与有机过氧化物过氧化苯甲酰(BPO)、过氧化月桂酰(LPO)、叔丁基过氧化氢(TBH)、过氧化笨甲酸叔丁酯(TBPB)组成的引发体系对甲基丙烯酸甲酯(MMA)聚合的影响。测定了聚合反应的表观活化能和动力学方程。     

Grafting of Methylenebutanedioic Acid to Low-Density Polyethylene in the Course of Reactive Extrusion,Initiated with Carborane-Containing Peroxides

The influence of carborane-containing peroxides on the efficiency of grafting of methylenebutanedioic acid to low-density polyethylene in a single-screw extrusion reactor equipped with a static mixer was studied.