EG与APP协同阻燃硬质聚氨酯泡沫塑料燃烧及热降解机理研究

将可膨胀石墨（EG）与聚磷酸铵（APP）复合用于阻燃硬质聚氨酯泡沫（RPUF）,采用极限氧指数及锥形量热仪研究了EG/APP对RPUF燃烧性能的影响;通过扫描电镜、热失重分析及X射线光电子能谱表征了RPUF/EG/APP残炭的微观形貌、热降解行为及化学组成. 结果表明,添加质量分数20%、质量比为7:3的EG/APP阻燃RPUF的协同效果最好,氧指数可达36.0%,热释放速率最小,有一定的抑制产烟和CO释放的作用. 在阻燃RPUF燃烧过程中,EG热解残炭虽松散,但燃烧初期抑制烟气效果突出;APP残炭连续致密,但热稳定性不足,且易于生烟;而RPUF/EG/APP残炭隔热效果显著、抑制烟气效果较好. 其作用机理与多磷酸渗入EG残炭,增加了炭层的耐热性及炭层表面N/C、P/C元素摩尔比的增加有关.      

Gas and liquid permeation properties of modified interfacial composite reverse osmosis membranes

Gas permeation tests using nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen, helium and carbon dioxide were performed to assess how membrane modification procedures affect the separating layer morphology of thin-film composite reverse osmosis membranes. Gas selectivity data provided evidence for the presence of nanoscale separating layer defects in dry samples of six commercial membrane types. These defects were eliminated when the membrane surface was coated with a polyether–polyamide block copolymer (PEBAX 1657), as indicated by a 25-fold decrease in gas permeance and at least a 2-fold increase in most selectivity values. Treatment with n-butanol followed by drying reduced water flux and gas flux by 30% and 75%, respectively, suggesting that using n-butanol as a solvent for applying coatings negatively affects membrane performance. The results of this study demonstrate that gas permeation measurements can be used to detect morphological features that impact gas and water membrane flux.     

The future of reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer polymerization

We examine the reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) process with regard to its potential and limits in future industrial applications (including those conducted on a larger scale) as well as materials science. The outlook for the RAFT process is bright: Its unrivaled inherent process simplicity coupled with a wide tolerance to monomer classes and functionalities makes it a prime candidate for the use in large reactors. At the same time, it allows for ready access to complex macromolecular architectures of variable shape and size. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 5715–5723, 2008     

Synthesis of well‐defined polymeric activated esters

Monomers bearing an activated ester group can be polymerized under various controlled polymerization techniques, such as ATRP, NMP, RAFT polymerization, or ROMP. Combining the functionalization of polymers via polymeric activated esters with these controlled polymerization techniques generate possibilities to realize highly functionalized polymer architectures. Within this highlight two different research areas of activated esters in polymer science will be discussed: (i) the preparation of defined reactive polymer architectures by controlled polymerization techniques and (ii) the preparation of defined reactive thin films. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 6677–6687, 2008     

Synthesis of amphiphilic poly(methyl methacrylate‐ b‐ethylene oxide) copolymers from monohydroxy telechelic poly(methyl methacrylate) as macroinitiator

The synthesis of well‐defined poly(methyl methacrylate)‐block‐poly(ethylene oxide) (PMMA‐b‐PEO) dibock copolymer through anionic polymerization using monohydroxy telechelic PMMA as macroinitiator is described. Living anionic polymerization of methyl methacrylate was performed using initiators derived from the adduct of diphenylethylene and a suitable alkyllithium, either of which contains a hydroxyl group protected with tert‐butyldimethylsilyl moiety in tetrahydrofuran (THF) at ?78 °C in the presence of LiClO₄. The synthesized telechelic PMMAs had good control of molecular weight with narrow molecular weight distribution (MWD). The ¹H NMR and MALDI‐TOF MS analysis confirmed quantitative functionalization of chain‐ends. Block copolymerization of ethylene oxide was carried out using the terminal hydroxyl group of PMMA as initiator in the presence of potassium counter ion in THF at 35 °C. The PMMA‐b‐PEO diblock copolymers had moderate control of molecular weight with narrow MWD. The ¹H NMR results confirm the absence of trans‐esterification reaction of propagating PEO anions onto the ester pendants of PMMA. The micellation behavior of PMMA‐b‐PEO diblock copolymer was examined in water using ¹H NMR and dynamic light scattering. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 2132–2144, 2008     

Physical association of polymers with nanotubes

We use a coarse-grained Monte Carlo model to further investigate the association of polymers with carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Previous studies have shown ordered helical wrapping conformations for a range of investigated parameters. Such adsorbed conformations allow the polymers to spiral up and down the surface of the nanotube, retaining their helical state. We analyze the helical pitch of such conformations, and relate it to nanotube radius and chain stiffness using a simple model. The model reveals that the helical pitch is approximately determined by the matching between the radius of curvature of the helix with the average bending angle of the polymer, determined by its persistence length. In addition, we simulate adsorption of block and triblock copolymers (BCPs) whose different blocks are differentiated by their degree of association with the nanotube (hydrophobic or polar). The hydrophobic blocks of the copolymers initially adsorb in both helical and random conformations of the hydrophobic block, depending on which part of the chain (center or ends) adsorbs first on the CNTs surface. In both configurations, however, the polar block extends away from the nanotube, forming loops and tails for triblock and diBCPs, respectively. Such configurations may improve the interfacial adhesion in polymer–CNTs composites. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 46: 2711–2718, 2008     

Development of catalyst‐transfer condensation polymerization. Synthesis of π‐conjugated polymers with controlled molecular weight and low polydispersity

We describe the development of chain‐growth condensation polymerization for the synthesis of well‐defined π‐conjugated polymers via a new polymerization mechanism, catalyst‐transfer polymerization. We first studied the condensation polymerization of Grignard‐type hexylthiophene monomer with a Ni catalyst as a part of our research on chain‐growth condensation polymerization, and found that this polymerization also proceeded in a chain‐growth polymerization manner. However, the polymerization mechanism involving the Ni catalyst was different from that of previous chain‐growth condensation polymerizations based on substituent effects; the Ni catalyst catalyzed the coupling reaction of the monomer with the polymer, followed by the transfer of Ni(0) to the terminal C? Br bond of the elongated molecule. This catalyst‐transfer condensation polymerization is generally applicable for the synthesis of polythiophene with an etheric side chain and poly(p‐pheneylene), as well as for the synthesis of polyfluorene via the Pd‐catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reaction. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 753–765, 2008     

Molecular weight dependence of phase behavior of PEO/P(EO‐b‐DMS) blends: Application of Sanchez‐Lacombe lattice fluid theory

Molecular weight dependence of phase separation behavior of the Poly (ethylene oxide) (PEO)/Poly(ethylene oxide‐block‐dimethylsiloxane) (P(EO‐b‐DMS)) blends was investigated by both experimental and theoretical methods. The cloud point curves of PEO/P(EO‐b‐DMS) blends were obtained by turbidity method. Based on Sanchez‐Lacombe lattice fluid theory (SLLFT), the adjustable parameter, (quantifying the interaction energy between different components), was evaluated by fitting the experimental data in phase diagrams. To calculate the spinodals, binodals, and the volume changes of mixing for these blends, three modified combining rules of the scaling parameters for the block copolymer were introduced. The calculated binodals with those modified combining rules show good agreement with the experimental data. Furthermore, the calculated volume changes during mixing decrease with increasing molecular weight of PEO, and the relationship between the volume changes and temperature is quite different for the mixtures with different molecular weight of PEO. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 46: 452–459, 2008     

Synthesis and properties of segmented block copolymers based on mixtures of poly(ethylene oxide) and poly(tetramethylene oxide) segments

The synthesis and characterisation of segmented block copolymers based on mixtures of hydrophilic poly(ethylene oxide) and hydrophobic poly(tetramethylene oxide) polyether segments and monodisperse crystallisable bisester tetra-amide segments are reported. The PEO length was varied from 600 to 8000 g/mol and the PTMO length was varied from 650 to 2900 g/mol. The influence of the polyether phase composition on the thermal mechanical and the elastic properties of the resulting copolymers was studied.The use of high melting monodisperse tetra-amide segments resulted in a fast and almost complete crystallisation of the rigid segment. The copolymers had only one polyether glass transition temperature, which suggests that the amorphous polyether segments were homogenously mixed. Thermal analysis of the copolymers showed one polyether melting temperature that was lower than in the case of ideal co-crystallisation between the two polyether segments. However, at PEO or PTMO lengths larger than 2000 g/mol two polyether melting temperatures were observed. The copolymer with the best low temperature properties was based on a mixture of PEO and PTMO segments, both having a molecular weight of 1000 g/mol, at a weight ratio of 30/70.     

聚氨酯/分子筛复合材料的制备及性能

以聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯（PEA）、甲苯二异氰酸酯（TDI-80）、扩链剂（MOCA）、分子筛为原料,采用预聚体法制备了聚氨酯／分子筛复合材料．考察了分子筛的种类及加入量对聚氨酯／分子筛复合材料的耐溶剂性能、力学性能及热分解温度的影响．结果表明：在相同加入量的前提下,采用4A和13X分子筛制备的复合材料,前者的耐溶剂性能及力学性能要优于后者,当加入量为5％时,性能达到最佳．两者的加入均能提高复合材料的热分解温度,但影响相差不大．