Kinetic and thermodynamic aspects of miniemulsion copolymerization

Miniemulsion polymerization involves initiation of polymerization in preformed stable monomer emulsion droplets with average droplet diameter of 50–500 nm. At the end of the polymerization, only a fraction of the initial number of monomer droplets become polymer particles. The emulsifier system used for the preparation of such emulsions comprises a mixture of ionic surfactant and a fatty alcohol or long chain alkane (termed cosurfactant). The cosurfactant is essential for the formation of stable emulsion droplets and in addition it plays an important role in the interparticle monomer transport. Kinetic results are presented on conventional emulsion and miniemulsion copolymerization of different pairs of monomers, showing the main differences for both processes. These differences were related to the particle formation mechanism and the influence of the cosurfactant in the miniemulsion process. A theoretical model was developed, based on mass balances and equilibrium thermodynamics, which was found to describe accurately the experimentally generated data on comonomer distribution during the course of the copolymerization process and the interdroplet mass transport process.     

表面活性单体存在下的MMA／BA乳液共聚合（Ⅱ）：聚合动力？…

研究了表面活性单体「磺化－十二醇－烯丙基甘油－丁二酸酯钠盐（ＺＣ－Ｌ）」的用量对ＭＭＡ／ＢＡ／ＺＣ－Ｌ乳液聚合速率和粒径的影响,用Ｃｏｒｌｔｉｒ ＬＳ２３０型激光粒径分析仪测定聚合过程中乳液的粒径和粒径分布变化,并与ＭＭＡ／ＢＡ无皂乳液聚合及十二烷基苯磺酸钠存在下的ＭＭＡ／ＢＡ乳液聚合作了比较。「ＺＣ－Ｌ」〈ＣＭＣ时,成核机理为均相成核机理,乳胶粒需依靠粒子间的凝聚来提高表面电荷密度而稳定;「ＺＣ     

表面活性单体存在下的MMA/BA乳液共聚合(Ⅱ)聚合动力学及机理

研究了表面活性单体[磺化-十二醇-烯丙基甘油-丁二酸酯钠盐(ZC-L)]的用量对MMA/BA/ZC-L乳液聚合速率和粒径的影响,用CoulterLS230型激光粒径分析仪测定聚合过程中乳液的粒径和粒径分布变化,并与MMA/BA无皂乳液聚合及十二烷基苯磺酸钠存在下的MMA/BA乳液聚合作了比较.[ZC-L]CMC时,成核机理包括均相成核和胶束成核机理,生成的粒子因吸收体系中的表面活性单体而稳定存在.     

半连续乳液聚合

从聚合速率，粒径及粒径分布，粒子数，分子量及分子量分布，共聚物组成；胶乳稳定性及有面基团浓度，膜性能等方面介绍了半连续乳液聚合的特点，并阐述水溶性大单体对半连续乳液聚合及其产物性能的影响。     

The emulsion polymerization of vinyl acetate. Factors controlling particle surface area and rate of polymerization

An emulsion polymerization system with uniform continuous addition of vinyl acetate monomer, Pluronic F68 surfactant, and persulfate initiator has been examined with variation of the surfactant concentration over a tenfold range. The particle surface area per unit weight of emulsion was found to vary directly as the surfactant/monomer ratio, as also did the emulsion viscosity. At constant polymer/emulsion weight the number of particles per unit emulsion weight varied directly as the cube of the surfactant concentration. It is shown that these relationships apply also to other monomers, such as styrene and methacrylate esters. The solubility of vinyl acetate in a range of Pluronic F68 aqueous solutions was determined, and it was shown that the rate of polymerization is dependent on the solubility of the monomer in the surfactant solution. It is concluded that when a water-soluble initiator is used, polymerization proceeds in the aqueous phase. The principal factors controlling the rate of polymerization in the emulsion polymerization of vinyl acetate are, consequently, the initiating system and the concentration of monomer in the aqueous phase. Solubilization characteristics indicate that the surfactant concentration will have a much greater effect on the less water-soluble monomers, such as styrene, than on the more soluble ones, such as vinyl acetate.     

Particle formation under monomer‐starved conditions in the semibatch emulsion polymerization of styrene. I. Experimental

Particle formation and particle growth compete in the course of an emulsion polymerization reaction. Any variation in the rate of particle growth, therefore, will result in an opposite effect on the rate of particle formation. The particle formation in a semibatch emulsion polymerization of styrene under monomer‐starved conditions was studied. The semibatch emulsion polymerization reactions were started by the monomer being fed at a low rate to a reaction vessel containing deionized water, an emulsifier, and an initiator. The number of polymer particles increased with a decreasing monomer feed rate. A much larger number of particles (within 1–2 orders of magnitude) than that generally expected from a conventional batch emulsion polymerization was obtained. The results showed a higher dependence of the number of polymer particles on the emulsifier and initiator concentrations compared with that for a batch emulsion polymerization. The size distribution of the particles was characterized by a positive skewness due to the declining rate of the growth of particles during the nucleation stage. A routine for monomer partitioning among the polymer phase, the aqueous phase, and micelles was developed. The results showed that particle formation most likely occurred under monomer‐starved conditions. A small average radical number was obtained because of the formation of a large number of polymer particles, so the kinetics of the system could be explained by a zero–one system. The particle size distribution of the latexes broadened with time as a result of stochastic broadening associated with zero–one systems. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 39: 3940–3952, 2001     

含氨基、羟基丙烯酸乳液聚合的稳定性

采用间歇及半连续乳液聚合方式,以过硫酸铵/亚硫酸钠为引发体系,合成了甲基丙烯酸甲酯/丙烯酸丁酯/甲基丙烯酸羟乙酯/甲基丙烯酸二氨基乙酯四元共聚物胶乳.系统研究了乳化剂种类和浓度、聚合温度、乳化单体进料方式及进料速率对聚合过程稳定性的影响.聚合温度降低,乳化单体进料速度减慢有利于聚合过程的稳定,采用种子半连续聚合方式比间歇聚合过程更稳定,乳化剂浓度的增加有利于聚合稳定性的提高和乳胶粒子的均匀化.     

Polymer dispersions from catalytic polymerization in aqueous systems

By contrast to traditional free radical emulsion polymerization, catalytic polymerization allows for polymer microstructure control. In terms of polymerizable monomers, both techniques are largely complementary. Since the beginning of this decade, an increasing number of reports on polyolefin, polybutadiene, polyalkenamer, polynorbornene, polyketone, and polyacetylene dispersions prepared by catalytic polymerization in disperse aqueous systems has appeared. This contribution reviews the preparation of these dispersions, their colloidal properties, particle formation mechanisms, particle morphologies, and polymer microstructures.     

不饱和端基超支化聚合物/丙烯酸酯共聚乳液的研究

利用Si—H加成反应制得了以CC为端基的超支化含硅聚合物,并将其与丙烯酸酯类单体进行乳液共聚,对聚合反应机理及所得聚合物的性能进行了测试分析.结果表明,含有大量CC端基的超支化含硅聚合物能与丙烯酸酯类单体稳定聚合,制得了平均粒径小于100nm高度交联的乳胶粒子.共聚物的红外光谱证实,超支化聚合物的不饱和端基已全部反应,形成了以超支化聚合物为多臂交联点的交联型乳胶粒子.随聚合体系中超支化聚合物用量的增加,乳液聚合反应速率增大,乳胶粒粒径减小,共聚物热稳定性显著提高.     

高固含量低粘度P(MMA/BA/AA)乳液的制备及性能研究

先利用半连续种子乳液聚合法制备固含量为50%,粒径480nm的单分散甲基丙烯酸甲酯(MMA)、丙烯酸丁酯(BA)与丙烯酸(AA)的共聚物种子乳液;然后以上述种子乳液为介质,十二烷基硫酸钠为乳化剂,碳酸氢钠为缓冲剂,过硫酸铵为引发剂制备固含量72%,乳胶粒具有二元分布特征的高固含量、低粘度稳定乳液:其中大乳胶粒径500～600nm,小乳胶粒径约80nm.所得乳液中乳化剂总含量为聚合物质量的2.1%;粘度在剪切速率为21s-1时为400mPa·s.另外,相对于常规乳液,所制备高固含量乳液胶膜具有更好的光泽度.     

Synthesis of high oil‐absorption resins of poly(methyl methacrylate‐butyl methacrylate) by suspended emulsion polymerization

The synthesis of high oil‐absorption resins by suspended emulsion polymerization process for the first time with butyl methacrylate (BMA) and short‐chain methyl methacrylate (MMA) as the monomers was studied. And the effects of different polymerization technological parameters, such as the comonomer, initiator, crosslinker, emulsifier, dispersant agent, and the agitation rate, on the oil absorbency of high oil‐absorption resins were discussed in detail. The optimum polymerization conditions were obtained. With the increasing contents of these factors, the oil absorbency increased first, and then decreased. The highest oil absorbency to toluene was 17.6 g/g. The particle morphology of the high oil‐absorption resins was observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The resins were determined by FTIR spectrometry. Compared with the high oil‐absorption resins prepared by suspension polymerization process and emulsion polymerization process, the high oil‐absorption resins prepared by suspended emulsion polymerization process had the higher oil absorbency, faster oil‐adsorbing rate, better oil‐retention, and regeneration property. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Nanoparticle formation by monomer-starved semibatch emulsion polymerization

Latexes with very small particle size are usually manufactured by microemulsion polymerization. This article explains the preparation of nanolatexes by monomer-starved nucleation in a conventional semibatch emulsion polymerization with a low surfactant/monomer ratio and with no need for a cosurfactant. The semibatch emulsion polymerization reactions started with an aqueous solution of a surfactant and a water soluble initiator. Monomer was added at a fixed rate. The size of particles decreased with decreasing rate of monomer addition. High solids content nanolatexes with particles as small as 25 nm in diameter were produced. Several monomers with different water solubilities were compared. The order of the number of particles in terms of the rate of monomer addition was found to depend on the type of monomer. Water soluble monomers produced more particles due to associated chain transfer to monomer and radical exit. The monodispersity of particles at the end of nucleation increased as the rate of monomer addition decreased. The technique seems to be preferable to microemulsion polymerization, which uses a high concentration of surfactant/cosurfactant and is limited to low monomer holdup.     

乳液聚合法制备聚合物与十二醇复合乳胶粒

通过乳液聚合法, 以苯乙烯、丙烯酸丁酯为主要单体, 以甲基丙烯酸为功能性单体, 以二乙烯基苯或二甲基丙烯酸乙二醇酯为交联剂, 制备了包覆有十二醇的聚合物复合颗粒. 通过动态光散射粒径仪和透射电镜观测乳胶粒粒径和形态, 气相色谱法测试了十二醇的包覆率, 并探讨了聚合过程中十二醇包覆率的变化情况. 结果表明十二醇的包覆率和十二醇与单体的质量比及单体转化率显著相关, 并且在聚合过程中包覆率存在先升后降的趋势. 实验发现十二醇包覆率的先升后降是由聚合物和十二醇的相容性不好引起的.     

PREPARATION AND STUDY ON SILICONE ACRYLATE MICRO-EMULSION OF MULTIPOLYMER

1. INTRODUCTION The silicone acrylate emulsion with excellent weather resistance, contamination resistance and water resistance is applied widely. The majority of silicone acrylate emulsion is ordinary emulsion, larger particle size. If the particle size of emulsion is larger, the compactability and smoothness of its film formation becomes more defective. The micro-emulsion is a kind of emulsion with 10~100nm particle size, transparent or semitransparent disperse system with favorabl…     

氧化-还原低温引发苯乙烯/丙烯酸丁酯细乳液聚合粒度分布和成核机理的研究

用氧化还原引发剂(NH₄)₂S₂O₈/NaHSO₃研究了苯乙烯(St)/丙烯酸丁酯(BA)低温下的细乳液共聚合,细乳液单体液滴在亚微米级(100～400nm).测定了聚合过程中粒子大小及分布的变化,发现细乳液聚合随引发剂、乳化剂和共乳化剂浓度的增加,乳胶粒子尺寸变小,分布变宽,并且比相同条件下传统乳液聚合的粒子大.计算了聚合过程中粒子数变化规律及乳化剂覆盖率,讨论了细乳液与传统乳液中引发剂、乳化剂对反应过程的影响及成核机理的差异.     

Effect of Monomer Feeding Mode on thePreparation of Hollow Latexes with High MAA Content in the Core Latex Preparation简

In order to prepare hollow latex particles with optimum morphology based on osmotic swelling principle, three- layer core/shell latex particles with 40 wt% MAA in the core were first prepared via multistep seeded emulsion copolymerization, in which monomers were added by a semi-continuous process with monomer addition under two different forms： pure monomers＇ mixture （monomer addition）, and pre-emulsified monomers （pre-emulsion addition）. Then, the hollow latex particles with different morphologies were obtained after alkali post-treatment. Influences of the monomer feeding mode on the emulsion polymerization and the particle morphology were investigated. Results showed that the pre- emulsion addition could significantly improve the polymerization stability in each step, and greatly enhance the uniformity of shell encapsulation. The sizes of the core and core/shell latex particles obtained by the pre-emulsion addition were smaller and more uniform than those synthesized by the monomer addition, and the hollow latex particles with intact morphology were generated by alkali post-treating of the core/shell latexes prepared from the pre-emulsion addition. As the core size increased, the morphology of the post-treated particles underwent evolution from hollow to collapse. Moreover, the mechanism of the particle morphological evolution was proposed.     

Emulsion polymerization of hydrophobia monomers

Emulsion polymerization is the most important industrial polymerization process for manufacturing water based polymers. The heterogeneous nature of the process requires the diffusion of monomers from the emulsified droplets, through the aqueous medium, into the polymer particles where the polymerization takes place. Adequate solubility of the monomer is necessary for the diffusion process to occur effectively. Consequently, very hydrophobic monomers cannot be readily incorporated by emulsion polymerization. The use of a catalytic level of cyclodextrin allows the use of very hydrophobic monomers in emulsion polymerization.^[1] The mechanism of the process is believed to involve a catalytic cycle in which cyclodextrin acts as a “Phase Transport Catalyst”, continuously complexing and solubilizing the hydrophobic monomers and releasing them to the polymer particles. The kinetics and thermodynamics are favorable for the reaction to proceed.     

α-甲基苯乙烯-马来酸酐共聚物的合成及其引发的甲基丙烯酸甲酯的无皂乳液聚合

以α-甲基苯乙烯(AMS)、马来酸酐(MANH)为共聚单体,偶氮二异丁腈(AIBN)为引发剂,采用自稳定沉淀聚合法合成了α-甲基苯乙烯和马来酸酐的共聚物,再将其皂化后得到具有引发和乳化双重作用的共聚物.该共聚物可以作为大分子引发剂再引发甲基丙烯酸甲酯(MMA)进行无皂乳液聚合.采用扫描电镜、红外光谱仪、乌氏黏度计等仪器对AMS-MANH共聚物以及乳液聚合产物进行了表征.结果表明,乳液聚合产物是以PMMA为主长链,AMS和MANH低聚物为短链的嵌段共聚物.单体最高转化率可达到85%,特性黏数在80 mL/g左右.乳胶粒子粒径在150～200 nm之间.聚合速率随着引发剂浓度的增加而增大,聚合物的特性黏数随着转化率的提高基本呈线性增大.     

聚硅氧烷/丙烯酸酯核/壳复合胶乳的粒径分布与成核机理

通过种子乳液法合成出具有高有机硅含量核 壳结构的聚硅氧烷 丙烯酸酯复合粒子 .研究了聚合方法、乳化剂浓度、引发剂浓度、单体滴加速度等工艺条件对复合乳液粒径尺寸、分布与形态的影响 ,并对复合乳液的成核机理进行了探讨 .研究表明 ,乳化剂浓度对乳液粒子的粒径分布和形态、结构有显著影响 ,引发剂浓度增加将使粒子粒径减小 ;相对一次投料法 ,种子乳液法生成的粒子分布窄 ,具有明显核壳结构 ,通过壳层单体滴加速度可以控制粒子的粒径尺寸和分布 ;而壳层丙烯酸酯聚合物主要是在聚硅氧烷种子表面的“过渡层”聚合、富集而成 .     

Soap-free emulsion polymerization of aromatic vinyl monomer using AIBN

Soap-free emulsion polymerizations of aromatic vinyl monomers using 2,2′-azobis(2-methylpropionitrile) (AIBN) were investigated to clarify the origin of the negative charge of the synthesized particles. It was found that the zeta potential and size of the particles synthesized by soap-free emulsion polymerization using AIBN had a strong relationship with the pi electron cloud density in the aromatic vinyl monomer used in the polymerization. The effect of the position of the substituent atom in the phenyl ring on the synthesized particle properties was small.