Influence of metal ions on the alkali-swelling behavior of carboxylated acrylic polymer latexes |
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Authors: | H Wiese R Rupaner |
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Institution: | (1) BASF AG, Polymer Research Division ZKD-B1, D-67056 Ludwigshafen Germany e-mail: harm.wiese@basf-ag.de, DE |
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Abstract: | The alkalization of carboxylated acrylic polymer latexes by sodium hydroxide gives rise to swelling of the particles. For
a poly(n-butyl acrylate) latex copolymerized with 15 wt % methacrylic acid (MAA) and 7 wt % acrylonitrile the particle volume increases
by a factor of 30. The alkali-swelling does not depend on the type of monovalent cation used in the base (LiOH, NaOH, KOH,
NH4OH). In contrast, when bivalent cation bases such as Ca(OH)2 are employed no latex swelling is observed during neutralization because of ionic crosslinking of the copolymer chains. Crosslinking
also takes place when the bivalent cations (Ca2+, Zn2+, Mg2+) are added as chlorides to dispersions with latexes previously swollen by sodium hydroxide. In these experiments the original
size of the latexes is reached again at a molar ratio MAA: bivalent metal ion of 2:1, i.e. at charge compensation of the carboxyl
groups. The shrinking behavior is almost independent of the type of bivalent metal ion used. On the other hand, it is more
pronounced when trivalent cations such as Fe3+ are added. In general, the experiments demonstrate that the alkali swelling of acrylic latexes is dominated by electrostatic
forces.
Received: 18 August 1998 Accepted in revised form: 26 October 1998 |
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Keywords: | Alkali swelling Acrylic polymer dispersion Ionic crosslinking Ion exchange |
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