Preparation and characterization of waterborne epoxy latexes and epoxy/(silica sol) composites

A series of waterborne epoxy latexes was synthesized, and epoxy/(silica sol) composite latexes were prepared. The effects of functional monomer methacrylic acid (MAA) and silica sol on the latex particle size, morphology, and stability were investigated. With increasing amounts of MAA, the conversion rate increased, the particle size reduced, and the viscosity of the epoxy latexes increased. The epoxy latexes had storage stability and could be stored at room temperature for more than 6 months with a solid content variation of less than 1%. For the (silica sol)‐modified waterborne epoxy latexes, the effects of preparation techniques and silica sol content on the latexes and latex films were investigated. When the silica sol content increased, the particle size of the composite latexes decreased. The morphology investigation showed that when the silica sol content increased, the uneven surface level of the latex films was increased. The increase of elemental silica on the surface was in accord with the improvement of the water resistance of the composite latex films. The heat resistance of these films was improved as well, and their overall performance was better than that of the epoxy latex films. J. VINYL ADDIT. TECHNOL., 20:57–64, 2014. © 2014 Society of Plastics Engineers     

Facile fabrication and modification of epoxy acrylate latexes by epoxy resin and silane coupling agent

For the purpose of obtaining solvent-free epoxy acrylate latexes of good stability and excellent integrated performance, the epoxy acrylate latexes were fabricated using facile semi-continuous emulsion polymerization with varying amounts of epoxy resin and were modified by a silane coupling agent γ-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane (KH-570). The effects of epoxy resin and KH-570 amounts on the performance of latexes and films were investigated from the aspects of particle size, morphology, tensile measurements, resistance properties, adhesion force, and thermal behavior. The results indicated that the acrylate monomers did graft onto the molecular chain of E-51 characterized by both epoxy value and Fourier transform infrared. Additionally, an emulsion of 80–100 nm particle size with a narrow distribution was obtained. The latex films retain resistances to satisfactory water, acid, alkali, and alcohol while maintaining good thermal stability, adhesion force, and flexibility. The importing of KH-570 could reinforce the spatial structure and cross-linking density and then improve the tensile strength of the latex films properly while keeping other performances well. This work provides a facile pathway for the optimized performance for epoxy acrylate latexes, and represents a tendency for environmental protection.     

Preparation and properties of poly[styrene‐co‐(butyl acrylate)‐co‐(acrylic acid)]/silica nanocomposite latex prepared using an acidic silica sol

BACKGROUND: Polyacrylate/silica nanocomposite latexes have been fabricated using blending methods with silica nanopowder, in situ polymerization with surface‐functionalized silica nanoparticles or sol–gel processes with silica precursors. But these approaches have the disadvantages of limited silica load, poor emulsion stability or poor film‐forming ability. RESULTS: In this work, poly[styrene‐co‐(butyl acrylate)‐co‐(acrylic acid)] [P(St‐BA‐AA)]/silica nanocomposite latexes and their dried films were prepared by adding an acidic silica sol to the emulsion polymerization stage. Morphological and rheological characterization shows that the silica nanoparticles are not encapsulated within polymer latex particles, but interact partially with polymer latex particles via hydrogen bonds between the silanol groups and the ? COOH groups at the surface of the polymer particles. The dried nanocomposite films have a better UV‐blocking ability than the pure polymer film, and retain their transparency even with a silica content up to 9.1 wt%. More interestingly, the hardness of the nanocomposite films increases markedly with increasing silica content, and the toughness of the films is not reduced at silica contents up to 33.3 wt%. An unexpected improvement of the solvent resistance of the nanocomposite films is also observed. CONCLUSION: Highly stable P(St‐BA‐AA)/silica nanocomposite latexes can be prepared with a wide range of silica content using an acidic silica sol. The dried nanocomposite films of these latexes exhibit simultaneous improvement of hardness and toughness even at high silica load, and enhanced solvent resistance, presumably resulting from hydrogen bond interactions between polymer chains and silica particles as well as silica aggregate/particle networks. Copyright © 2009 Society of Chemical Industry     

SiO2溶胶在微滴乳液聚合中的原位纳米复合

本文提出将正硅酸乙酯(TEOS)的非水sol-gel反应与单体的微滴乳液聚合技术相结合,制备聚丙烯酸酯/二氧化硅纳米复合乳液。首先采用凝胶时间的测定与动态光散射等手段研究TEOS在甲酸催化下的非水sol-gel反应动力学,表明当甲酸/TEOS的摩尔比大于6,有利于形成颗粒状纳米二氧化硅溶胶。以硅烷偶联剂KH-570对非水溶胶原位改性,然后引入丙烯酸酯共聚单体中,研究硅溶胶的存在对单体微滴乳液聚合的影响。结果表明,聚合动力学与单体的微滴乳液聚合基本相似,但二氧化硅的引入改变了单体微滴的均一性和剪切分散的稳定性,导致乳胶粒径逐渐增大,粒径分布变宽。复合乳胶粒是若干无机粒子以微相区被包覆于有机聚合物中的纳米复合结构形态。     

改性纳米SiO_2/聚丙烯酸酯复合乳液的制备及应用研究

用A-151和KH-570对纳米SiO2进行改性,并与丙烯酸酯单体反应制备得到复合乳液。用傅里叶红外光谱仪对改性硅溶胶进行了检测,测定了复合乳液的密度和黏度。加固过的土块耐水能力和抗压能力提高了2倍,并且抗盐碱和抗冻融能力有明显的提高。改性纳米SiO2/聚丙烯酸酯复合乳液可以应用于土遗址保护。     

Preparation and characterization of silica sol/fluoroacrylate core–shell nanocomposite emulsion

The silica sol/fluoroacrylate core?Cshell nanocomposite emulsion was successfully synthesized via traditional emulsion polymerization through grafting of KH-570 onto silica particles. Comparing the performance of the polyacrylate copolymer, the fluorinated polyacrylate copolymer and the silica sol/fluoroacrylate core?Cshell nanocomposite emulsion, we can come to a conclusion that the silica sol/fluoroacrylate core?Cshell nanocomposite emulsion presents significantly excellent performance in all aspects. The products were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), photon correlation spectroscopy (PCS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), thermogravimetry (TGA), Contact angle and UV?Cvis analyses techniques. The chemical structure of polyacrylate copolymer, fluorinated polyacrylate copolymer and silica sol/fluoroacrylate nanocomposite were detected by FTIR. The size and stability of emulsion latex particles were determined by PCS technique. TEM analysis confirmed that the resultant latex particle has the core?Cshell structure, obviously. The water absorption and contact angle data also showed that the silica sol/fluoroacrylate nanocomposite film has good hydrophobic performance. TGA analysis indicated the weight loss of the silica sol/fluoroacrylate nanocomposite film begins at around 350?°C which testifies its good thermal stability. The UV?Cvis spectroscopy analysis showed that the silica sol/fluoroacrylate nanocomposite film possess UV?Cvis shielding effect when the added volume amount of KH570 modified silica sol is up to 5?mL. Therefore, the excellent properties of hydrophobicity, thermodynamics and resistance to ultraviolet provide the silica sol/fluoroacrylate nanocomposite film with potential applications in variety fields. In addition, the formation mechanism of core?Cshell structure silica sol/fluoroacrylate nanocomposite latex particles was speculated.     

Nonionic surfactant-stabilized raspberry-like polymer/silica nanoparticles latex with film formability

Raspberry-like P(St-BA)/SiO₂ nanoparticle latexes were prepared via miniemulsion polymerization of styrene (St) and butyl acrylate (BA) in the presence of 20 nm glycerol-modified SiO₂ sol as a Pickering emulsifier and octaphenyl polyoxyethylene (CA-897) as a nonionic surfactant, using 2,2-azobis (isobutyronitrile) (AIBN) as an initiator. 2-(Methacryloyl) ethyltrimethylammonium chloride (MTC) was introduced to act as an auxiliary monomer to enhance the attraction of SiO₂ sol onto latex nanoparticles (NPs) via increasing their electrostatic interaction with negative-charged SiO₂ sol. The average particle sizes of the latex particles can be well controlled from 200 to 360 nm by variation of the SiO₂ sol content as well as soft monomer BA component. The latex NPs displayed a good colloidal stability with excellent resistance to both strong acidic and basic environment. Furthermore, the nanosized latexes exhibited good film formability. The influence of reaction parameters, e.g., the initial silica amount and soft monomer BA content was systematically investigated on the film performances, such as hardness, abrasive resistance, water absorption, gloss. The results indicated that the increase of SiO₂ sol content can contribute to the increase of the film hardness and water absorption ability, while increasing BA component is beneficial to the improvement of the film gloss.     

Epoxy‐silica nanocomposites: Preparation,experimental characterization,and modeling

Silica nanoparticles having different sizes were obtained by the sol‐gel process and characterized. The prepared nanoparticles were subsequently used as reinforcing fillers to prepare epoxy‐based composites with a silica content ranging from 1 to 5 wt %. SEM analysis and tensile tests carried out on the silica‐epoxy nanocomposites indicated the absence of particle aggregation and a reinforcing effect in terms of increased elastic modulus. Mechanical properties were also modeled by using a finite element code able to construct a numerical model from a microstructural image of the material. A more reliable model was prepared by considering the presence of an interphase layer surrounding the particles with intermediate elastic properties between the epoxy and the inclusions and a characteristic size proportional to the particle radius. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 97: 2382–2386, 2005     

硅溶胶／聚丙烯酸酯乳液型压敏胶的制备与性能

采用半连续加料乳液聚合方法制备了硅溶胶／聚丙烯酸酯核／壳结构聚合物,采用动态光散射方法跟踪了复合乳胶粒的粒径随反应进程的变化,其理论粒径与实测值基本一致,说明该聚合过程没有明显的二次成核过程。考查了壳层硬单体-甲基丙烯酸甲酯（MMA）含量对乳液聚合的影响,通过动态热机械分析仪（DMA）对聚合物的黏弹性能进行了表征,对制成的胶粘剂进行了压敏特性的测定,并与复合粒子的分子结构进行了关联。研究表明,随着MMA含量的增加,压敏胶的初粘性略有下降,而持粘性显著提高,剥离强度呈先升后降的趋势。     

硅溶胶/含氟聚丙烯酸酯复合乳液的制备与表征

采用经典的St(o)ber法在常温下制备纳米级硅溶胶,用3-(甲基丙烯酰氧)丙基三甲氧基硅烷对其改性.在阴离子乳化剂和非离子乳化剂共同存在下,通过乳液聚合制备了硅溶胶/含氟聚丙烯酸酯复合乳液.表征了乳胶粒形貌,测试了共聚物组成及性能、乳液稳定性和乳胶膜性能.结果表明:乳胶粒有明显的核壳结构,乳液有良好的储存稳定性、稀释稳定性、高温和低温稳定性;硅溶胶/含氟聚丙烯酸酯复合乳胶膜吸水率达12.50％,对水的接触角为93 5°;复合物的热稳定性高于普通聚丙烯酸酯共聚物和含氟聚丙烯酸酯共聚物.     

微滴乳液聚合制备PDMS/SiO2纳米复合材料

采用超声分散的方法,以少量八甲基环四硅氧烷(D₄)对硅溶胶粒子进行表面接枝改性。然后在改性硅溶胶存在下,以十二烷基苯磺酸(DBSA)为乳化剂兼催化剂进行D₄的微滴乳液聚合,得到聚硅氧烷(PDMS)/二氧化硅(SiO₂)纳米复合乳液。采用FTIR、TGA、纳米粒度仪、TEM和拉力机分别对样品进行了表征。结果表明:采用超声分散的方法,能够有效地实现硅溶胶粒子的表面改性。通过微滴乳液聚合得到的复合乳胶粒是聚合物包覆二氧化硅粒子的核壳结构形态。SiO₂的引入提高了有机硅复合膜力学性能,增强了热稳定性。     

Preparation and characterization of stable and high solid content St/BA emulsifier-free latexes in the presence of AMPS

Stable and high solid content (about 50 wt%) St/BA emulsifier-free latexes were successfully synthesized using emulsifier-free emulsion polymerization with the addition of a small amount of reactive emulsifier AMPS. Properties of the latexes, such as the average particle diameter and its distribution, the morphology of latex particles, and stability were investigated. Physical properties of the latex films, i.e., glass transition temperature (T _g), water resistance, and solvent resistance were investigated as well. The size of latex particles is 400–600 nm in diameter, which is larger than that prepared by conventional emulsion polymerization. And the particle size distribution is narrow and uniform. It was found that the diameter of the latex particles decreases with the increasing content of the initiator KPS and the reactive emulsifier AMPS. Compared with the film prepared by conventional emulsion polymerization, water resistant and solvent resistant of the films prepared by emulsifier-free emulsion polymerization are improved greatly.     

Synthesis and properties of branched organosilicon-acrylate copolymer latexes

Summary Stable organosilicon-acrylate copolymer latexes with high silicon content were prepared by seeded semibatch emulsion polymerization of butyl acrylate (BA), methyl methacrylate (MMA) with a novel branched organosilicon monomer 3-methacryloxypropyl tris(trimethylsiloxy) silane (MPTS). Monomer conversion, evolution of the particle size and its distribution were monitored by dynamic light scattering. The effects of MPTS on the polymerization kinetics, the nucleation mechanism and properties of latex were investigated. The results indicated that, in addition to micellar nucleation, a coagulative nucleation step was also observed as a result of the addition of the organosilicon monomer, accordingly, the particle number of the silicon-acrylate latexes increased, the average particle diameter decreased and the polymerization rate accordingly increased compared to those of the acrylate latexes without organosilicon monomer. Moreover, the particle size distribution presented bimodal curves, which indicated that there were large particles formed at an early stage. However, the particle size distribution curves became monomodal at the later stage, and the final latex shows a narrow particle size distribution. It was found that the properties of latex and latex film were obviously influenced by MPTS content. With increasing MPTS content, latex film glass transition temperature and water absorption ratio decreased, the degradation temperature and water contact angle were increased. Hence, the resulting latex films containing MPTS showed lower glass transition temperature and excellent water-resistance, which probably due to the incorporation of the bulky branched hydrophobic group of MPTS into the copolymer chains.     

细乳液聚合制备改性硅溶胶／聚丙烯酸酯复合乳液

常温下一步法制备改性硅溶胶,并通过细乳液聚合制备改性硅溶胶／聚丙烯酸酯复合乳液。考查了温度对聚合速率和单体转化率的影响以及不同乳化剂含量下聚合过程中乳胶粒粒径的变化情况;测试了乳胶膜的吸水率,并用接触角法表征了乳胶膜的表面自由能。     

共聚法制备疏水性SiO2气凝胶

以正硅酸乙酯为原料,应用溶胶-凝胶两步催化,甲基丙烯酸基丙基三甲氧基硅烷作为改性剂,无水乙醇为溶剂,共聚法常压下制备疏水性SiO₂气凝胶。运用原位红外在线监测反应历程,确定制备工艺步骤。运用N₂吸附仪、扫描电镜、红外光谱、TG-DSC对SiO₂气凝胶孔径分布、形貌、表面官能团及热稳定性进行分析。结果表明,经甲基丙烯酸基丙基三甲氧基硅烷改性的SiO₂气凝胶疏水性能良好,疏水的耐温性可达到407℃,比表面积为877.17 m²·g^-1, 由球形纳米颗粒堆积而成,颗粒尺寸范围在10～50 nm,孔径集中分布在1.9相似文献   

KH-570改性硅溶胶的制备及反应稳定性研究

以γ-甲基丙烯酰氧基丙基三甲氧基硅烷(KH-570)为改性剂、采用乳化剂代替助溶剂,对硅溶胶进行表面改性,制备了KH-570改性硅溶胶.研究了pH值、乳化剂的种类和用量对改性反应稳定性的影响,并采用傅里叶变换红外光谱和动态激光光散射对改性硅溶胶的结构进行了表征.结果表明:当体系pH值为5～7、以十二烷基硫酸钠代替助溶剂...     

The application research of environment-friendly reactive surfactants in acrylate emulsion pressure sensitive adhesives

In this article acrylate pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) latexes were synthesized via a pre-emulsion seeded semi-batch emulsion polymerization process with a conventional nonreactive surfactant (CO-436) and two polymerizable surfactants (traditional surfmer SE-10N and environment-friendly surfmer SR-10). The effects of surfactant contents on the particle size, zeta potential, electrolyte stability of the latexes and gel content, sol molecular weight (M_w, M_n), water absorption of the PSA copolymers were investigated. In addition, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and contact angle measurements were used to characterize the latex films. The results showed that the particle sizes of latexes prepared with surfmers were smaller than their CO-436 containing counterparts. And the latexes prepared with surfmers had a lower storage stability than the one prepared with CO-436. However, surfmers can improve the electrolyte stability of the latex. Furthermore, the water resistances of the latexes prepared with surfmers were better than that of the latex with CO-436, which can be confirmed by water absorption, contact angle and XPS analysis. The results also indicated that the PSA prepared with SR-10 exhibited the highest gel content among the three surfactants. Finally, the effects of surfactants on the adhesive properties of the PSAs were also evaluated.     

Preparation,rheology, and film properties of polyacrylate latex using amphiphilic macroreversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer agents as surfactants

Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) radical emulsion polymerization of n-butyl acrylate (nBA) and methyl methacrylate (MMA) was successfully performed in the presence of the amphiphilic macro-RAFT agents poly(acrylic acid-b-styrene) (PAA-PSt) trithiocarbonate. First, the amphiphilic macro-RAFT agents PAA-PSt were prepared and their surface activities in aqueous solutions were studied. Subsequently, the effects of pH values of the latexes and degree of polymerization (DP) of the PAA hydrophilic segments in the amphiphilic macro-RAFT agents on the latex particle size and molecular weight of the polyacrylate products, as well as the rheological properties of the latexes, surface morphology, and water resistance of the latex films were investigated in detail. It was found that the rheological behaviors of the as-prepared latexes can be tuned by adjusting solid content, temperature, pH value, and DP of the hydrophilic segments, respectively, due to their effects on particle packing, hydrophobic association, hydration layer, and hydrodynamics volume. In addition, atomic force microscopy (AFM) was applied to investigate the surface morphology, and the results demonstrated that the surface phase separation and roughness of the latex films changed with the latex pH values and DP of the hydrophilic segments. Finally, the films with good water resistance were obtained by directly casting the as-prepared polyacrylate latexes at room temperature. Our study indicated that employing amphiphilic macro-RAFT agents to prepare polyacrylate latexes with well-defined chemical compositions and structures is a facile and environmentally friendly strategy, which would have wide potential application in coatings, inks, adhesives and thickening agents, and so on. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2019 , 136, 47463.     

Film‐forming behavior and mechanical properties of colloidal silica/polymer latex blends with high silica load

In this article, silica sol (diameter: 8–100 nm) and polymer latex (T_g < 25°C) were mixed and dried at room temperature to prepare nanocomposite films with high silica load (≥50 wt %). Effects of silica size, silica load, and the T_g of the polymer on the film‐forming behavior of the silica/polymer latex blend were investigated. The transparency, morphology, and mechanical properties of the nanocomposite films were examined by UV–Vis spectroscopy, SEM, and nanoindentation tests, respectively. Transparent and crack‐free films were produced with silica loads as high as 70 wt %. Thirty nanometers was found to be the critical silica size for the evolution of film‐forming behavior, surface morphology, and mechanical properties. Colloidal silica particles smaller than this critical size act as binders to form strong silica skeleton. This gives the final silica/polymer nanocomposite film its porous surface and high mechanical strength. However, silica particles with sizes of 30 nm or larger tend to work as nanofillers rather than binders, causing poor mechanical strength. We also determined the critical silica load appeared for the mechanical strength of silica/polymer film at high silica load. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 2013     

Fabrication and properties of chemically bonded polysilsesquioxane‐polyacrylate/silica hybrid latex films with high silicon content

Polysilsesquioxane‐polyacrylate/silica hybrid latexes (PSQ‐PAS) with high silicon content were prepared by directly mixing colloidal silica with polysilsesquioxane‐polyacrylate emulsion (PSQ‐PA), which was prepared through seeded emulsion polymerization using polymethacryloxypropylsilsesquioxanes as the core and polyacrylate (PA) as the shell respectively. The chemically bonded PSQ‐PAS thin films were obtained via sol‐gel process after addition of hydrophilic cosolvent to PSQ‐PAS emulsion and subsequent drying at room temperature. The effects of silica/PSQ‐PA ratio (w/w) on the film properties of hardness, optical property and thermal stability were investigated. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), dynamic light scattering (DLS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to characterize the chemical composition and morphology of the resultant hybrid particles. DLS and TEM results indicated that both PSQ and PSQ‐PA particles had narrow size distribution and their average diameters were about 200 and 350 nm, respectively. Pendulum durometer, UV–vis spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) were used to characterize the hardness, optical property and thermal stability of PSQ‐PAS latex films. The results showed that the PSQ‐PAS films hardness increased with the increasing ratio of silica/PSQ‐PA, whereas the transmittance decreased slightly. TGA curves demonstrated PSQ‐PAS films displayed excellent thermal stability, and the residual silicon weight exceeded 30%. POLYM. COMPOS., 36:389–396, 2015. © 2014 Society of Plastics Engineers