苯乙烯-有机硅烷共聚物作为助稳定剂的细乳液聚合研究

以苯乙烯(St)与甲基丙烯酰氧基丙基三乙氧基硅烷(TEPM)的共聚物P(St-TEPM)为助稳定剂,用于不同亲水性单体的细乳液聚合.考察了P(St-TEPM)助稳定剂在不同亲水性单体(St、甲基丙烯酸甲酯MMA、醋酸乙烯酯VAc)的细乳液聚合过程中对单体转化率、聚合物粒子粒径的影响及成核机理.结果表明,P(St-TEPM)单独作为助稳定剂用于不同单体(St、MMA、VAc)的细乳液聚合,亲油性较好的St和亲水性较好的VAc的聚合转化率分别为90.6%和63.8%,聚合物粒子的最终数目和单体液滴的起始数目(N pf/Nmi )分别为1.06和0.10.通过以上分析认为P(St-TEPM)可以作为细乳液聚合的助稳定剂使用,亲油性单体St聚合机理以单体液滴成核为主体.     

醋酸乙烯酯乳液聚合数学模型(Ⅰ) 阶段Ⅰ模型

研究了较大亲水性单体醋酸乙烯酯(VAc)乳液聚合的乳胶粒生成和生长过程,提出了VAc乳液聚合阶段Ⅰ数学模型.该模型既考虑到胶束成核机理,又考虑到水相中低聚物沉淀成核机理.研究了自由基解吸与吸附在单体珠滴上的乳化剂对VAc乳液聚合阶段Ⅰ动力学的影响,并对模型预计结果与实验数据进行了比较和讨论.     

Synthesis of random and block copolymers of vinyl chloride and vinyl acetate by RAFT miniemulsion polymerizations mediated by a fluorinated xanthate

Reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer miniemulsion (co)polymerizations of vinyl acetate (VAc) and vinyl chloride (VC) are conducted in the presence of a fluorinated xthanate (X1). VAc miniemulsion polymerization can be well controlled by X1, and PVAc with small polydispersity index (PDI, <1.20) are obtained. X1 also shows well mediative effect to VC‐VAc miniemulsion copolymerization, while the PDI of VC‐VAc copolymer is greater than that of PVAc since a chain transfer rate to VC is greater than that to VAc. PVAc‐b‐PVC copolymers are synthesized by VC miniemulsion polymerizations mediated by X1‐terminated PVAc. PDIs of PVAc‐b‐PVC copolymers are greater than that of PVAc and VC‐VAc random copolymers with close monomer compositions, and increase with the increase of VC conversion. This is caused by the increased chain transfer to monomer and the formation of monomer‐rich and polymer‐rich phases during the VC polymerization stage. As‐prepared PVAc‐b‐PVC copolymers exhibit a micro‐phase separated morphology. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2017 , 134, 45074.     

VAc/VoeVa/DAAM三元共聚乳液的制备与性能研究

以VAE[醋酸乙烯酯(VAc)-乙烯共聚物]为种子乳液、聚乙烯醇(PVA)为保护胶体、叔碳酸乙烯酯(VoeVa10)为VAc的共聚单体、OP-10为乳化剂、己二酰肼(ADH)/双丙酮丙烯酰胺(DAAM)为交联体系和叔丁基过氧化氢/甲醛次硫酸钠为氧化还原型引发剂,采用种子乳液聚合法制备了VAc/VoeVa10/DAAM共聚乳液;然后在反应后期加入后交联剂(ADH),得到改性聚醋酸乙烯酯(PVAc)乳液。结果表明:当w(PVA1788+PVA1799)=3%、m(PVA1788)∶m(PVA1799)=1∶1、m(VoeVa10)∶m(VAc)=(10～15)∶100、w(氧化剂)=0.3%、w(VAE)=10%、w(OP-10)=2%、m(ADH)∶m(DAAM)=(0.5～1.5)∶1.0且w(DAAM)=2%时,相应乳液具有优异的耐水性和稳定性,并且其涂膜柔韧性和粘接性能俱佳。     

Facile synthesis of one‐to‐one copy of monomer droplet to latex particle via equilibrium stabilized miniemulsion polymerization

Miniemulsion polymerization has been traditionally used to synthesize latex particles with a high homogenization energy to prepare an oil/water miniemulsion followed by further polymerizations. However, the exact copy of monomer droplets to latex particles depends critically on emulsion formulation, homogenization condition as well as the stability of the miniemulsified droplets after homogenization. In this study, we demonstrated experimentally for the first time that one‐to‐one copy of monomer droplets to latex particles can be synthesized via polymerization of a miniemulsion prepared from a less stringent preparation process including formulation without costabilizer and low homogenization energy. The criterion to obtain narrow size distribution of monomer droplets was established by equilibration of a low energy homogenized emulsion for different keeping time and the bulk homogenized emulsion subsequently phase separated into two layers. Top layer is the polydispersed monomer‐rich phase. The bottom layer is the equilibrium‐stabilized monomer droplet emulsion, in which the size distribution of droplets is narrow. The equilibrium‐stabilized emulsion is stable for days and subsequent polymerization exhibits nearly 100% droplet nucleation. Furthermore, the effect of surfactant/costabilizer and initiator on the one‐to‐one feature for the synthesis of latex particles was investigated in details. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 2009. © 2009 Society of Plastics Engineers     

Miniemulsion and macroemulsion copolymerization of vinyl acetate with vinyl versatate

The miniemulsion and macroemulsion polymerization of vinyl acetate with vinyl versatate in batch and semibatch systems was investigated. Vinyl versatate was added either as an emulsion with the vinyl acetate, or as a neat liquid stream. In the batch runs, there is a poor dispersion of vinyl versatate during the nucleation period for the runs in which the vinyl versatate was added neat at the beginning of the polymerization. This led to smaller particles, lower polymerization rate, and different polymer composition evolution when compared with runs in which the vinyl versatate was emulsified with the vinyl acetate. In seeded semibatch runs, residual surfactant in the seed latex, along with the propensity for homogeneous nucleation in vinyl acetate emulsions, resulted in continuing nucleation during the entire semibatch interval. The polymerization rate was primarily affected by monomer feed rate rather than the feeding mode. The effect of monomer feeding mode on copolymer composition was weak when the semibatch feed rate was low, indicating some level of vinyl versatate mass transfer resistance. In all runs, only one glass transition temperature was observed, indicating effective copolymerization. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 85: 2219–2229, 2002     

醋酸乙烯酯乳液聚合数学模型(Ⅱ) 阶段Ⅱ与阶段Ⅲ模型

研究了较大亲水性单体醋酸乙烯酯(VAc)乳液聚合动力学,着重剖析了自由基解吸的影响及水相中的聚合反应对总聚合反应速率的贡献,提出了阶段Ⅱ和阶段ⅢVAc乳液聚合数学模型,成功地预计了聚合反应速率、自由基在乳胶粒中的分布及乳胶粒中平均自由基数随转化率的变化规律.并将模型预计结果和实验数据进行了比较和讨论.     

Miniemulsion copolymerization of styrene and butyl acrylate initiated by redox system at lower temperature: Reaction kinetics and evolution of particle‐size distribution

The kinetics of the miniemulsion copolymerization of styrene (St) and butyl acrylate (BA) initiated by redox initiators, (NH₄)₂S₂O₈/NaHSO₃, at lower temperature (45°C) was studied. The polymerization rate in miniemulsion copolymerization is lower than that of the corresponding conventional emulsion copolymerization. In regard to the rate of polymerization, the initiator concentration plays a more important role in miniemulsion copolymerization than in conventional emulsion polymerization, while the surfactant concentration has a more important role in conventional emulsion polymerization than in miniemulsion polymerization. These are attributed to their different nucleation mechanisms, which are the same as those found in the miniemulsion polymerization carried out at higher temperatures. While by eliminating nucleation via micelle and ensuring against homogeneous nucleation, miniemulsion polymerization can be carried out by the sole nucleation mechanism—monomer droplet nucleation—at lower temperature. Because of this, the particles become narrower during the polymerization and, finally, monodisperse polymer particles are obtained. The result of the particle numbers indicated that a continuous nucleation will cease at about 60% conversion. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 73: 315–322, 1999     

甲基丙烯酸甲酯-丙烯酸乙酯乳液共聚动力学研究

为了合成适于药物包衣用的甲基丙烯酸甲酯-丙烯酸乙酯(MMA-EA)共聚物胶乳,对以非离子型乳化剂OP-10为乳化剂、过硫酸钾为引发剂的MMA-EA乳液共聚动力学进行了研究。发现初期共聚速率随着乳化剂浓度、引发剂浓度和聚合温度的增加而增大,这是由于共聚物乳胶粒子平均粒径随着乳化剂、引发剂浓度和聚合温度的增加而减小,乳胶粒子数目增加所致。通过调节乳化剂、引发剂以及反应温度可以达到合适的聚合反应速率,最终合成出转化率大于95%的MMA-EA共聚乳液。     

The influence of monomer types on the colloidal stability in the miniemulsion copolymerization involving alkoxysilane monomer

Unlike conventional emulsion polymerization, monomer droplet nucleation becomes dominant in miniemulsion polymerization, offering the miniemulsion polymerization a great advantage over conventional emulsion polymerization when incorporating alkoxysilane monomer, which can easily undergo premature hydrolysis and condensation reactions, into polymer latex. The extensive premature hydrolysis and condensation can lead to the issue of the colloidal instability. In this article, the influence of monomer types on the colloidal stability in the miniemulsion co-(or ter-)polymerization was investigated when incorporating alkoxysilane monomer into styrene or acrylate latex. In the cases of butyl acrylate (BA)/γ-methacryoxypropytrimethoxysilane (MPMS), BA/methyl methyacrlate (MMA)/MPMS, and BA/styrene (St)/MPMS miniemulsion polymerization, nearly no coagulum was observed. The obtained latex had a long shelf life. However, the coagulum was formed in the late stage of MMA/MPMS and St/MPMS miniemulsion copolymerization. The shelf life of the corresponding latex was short. The selection of the main monomer, which can fast consume alkoxysilane comonomer, was critical to obtain the stable latex. In this way, the alkoxysilane groups were completely buried in particles thus the coagulation caused by condensation reactions derived from the alkoxysilane hydrolysis among particles was suppressed.     

Miniemulsion polymerization of styrene with polymeric costabilizers

The polymeric costabilizers poly(stearyl methacrylate‐co‐2‐hydroxyethylmethacrylate) (PSH) and poly(lauryl methacrylate‐co‐2‐hydroxyethylmethacrylate) (PLH), composed of a hydrophilic backbone and several hydrophobic alkyl (stearyl or lauryl) side chains, were prepared by the free‐radical copolymerization of stearyl methacrylate (SMA) or lauryl methacrylate (LMA) with 2‐hydroxyethylmethacrylate and evaluated in the miniemulsion polymerization of styrene (ST). For comparison, the reactive costabilizers SMA and LMA were also included in this work. The hydrophobicity of costabilizers in increasing order was PLH < PSH < LMA < SMA. Only a small amount of these comb‐like copolymers was capable of producing kinetically stable ST emulsion droplets. The more hydrophobic the costabilizer was, the more effective was the costabilizer in the retardation of Ostwald ripening. About 30–40% of the monomer droplets were successfully converted into latex particles during the polymerization. The degree of monomer droplet nucleation increased with increasing hydrophobicity of the costabilizer. The formation of particle nuclei in the continuous aqueous phase played a crucial role in the polymerization kinetics. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 92: 1961–1969, 2004     

Seeded emulsion polymerization of styrene: influence of acrylic acid on the particle growth process

The seeded batch emulsion copolymerization of styrene and acrylic acid was studied. The polymerization rate was investigated with pH as the main parameter. Some attempts were made to evaluate the average number of growing chains per particle during Stage II of the emulsion polymerization process. The final latex products were characterized by means of conductometric aqueous titration and potentiometric titration in an organic solvent mixture. The distribution of the acid groups over the aqueous phase, the particle surface, and the interior of the particles together with the kinetic results provided insight into important features governing the incorporation of acrylic acid. The results indicate that pH is the dominating parameter for the incorporation process. An optimal incorporation on the surface of the particles is observed for a low value of pH. In that case, all the acid groups are protonated. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 76: 1186–1196, 2000     

氯乙烯与甲基丙烯酸- 2-羟乙酯乳液共聚研究

对氯乙烯5甲基丙烯酸-2-羟乙酯(VC-HEMA)乳液共聚的稳定性、动力学和组成控制进行了研究。发现:由于反应过程中HEMA主要分配在水相,对乳化剂十二烷基硫酸钠有强烈增溶作用,并存在HEMA水相聚合,使乳液聚合稳定性随HEMA/H2O比增大而降低。随投料单体中HEMA含量增加,共聚速率和聚合转化率降低。得到了VC-HEMA共聚竞聚率为rVC=0.0123,rHEMA=18.53,乳液共聚表观竞聚率r'VC=0.341,r'HEMA=4.29。VC-HEMA间歇乳液共聚得到的共聚物组成极不均匀,采用多步添加HEMA的半连续乳液共聚,合成了组成较均匀、HEMA质量分数在10%以下的共聚物。     

Preparation and properties of alkoxysilane/butyl acrylate/methyl methacrylate copolymer latices

The incorporation of alkoxysilanes into latex systems is of major interest in the field of colloidal science. Two kinds of vinyl‐containing alkoxysilanes, methacyloxypropyltrimethoxyl silane and vinyltriethoxysilane, were copolymerized with butyl acrylate and methyl methacrylate by seeded emulsion polymerization, and copolymer latices were obtained. The morphologies of the latex particles were characterized with transmission electron microscopy. Dynamic light scattering showed that the particle size increased and the particle size distributions of all the copolymer latex particles were alike with increasing amounts of organosilane. The effects of the organosilane content on the morphology of the particles, the rheology, and the swelling properties were also investigated. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2009     

VAE／PVAc高固含量低粘度复合乳胶粘合剂

采用VAE为种子,半连续乳液聚合法制备VAE／PVAc复合乳液。用DSC和TEM分析结果表明在第二阶段聚合过程中,一次性加入乳化剂可获得大、小粒子共存在复合乳液,这种粒径分布有利于高固含量、低粘度乳液的制备。同时通过实验系统地考察了固含量、乳化剂、保护胶体和单体进料速度对乳液聚合的影响。采用这种以加宽粒径分布为目的的优化聚合工艺,制备出了一种稳定性好、粘接速度快且粘接力强的木材用高固含量低粘度白乳胶。     

Growth mechanism and pH-regulation characteristics of composite latex particles prepared from Pickering emulsion polymerization of aniline/ZnO using different hydrophilicities of oil phases

A Pickering emulsion polymerization of aniline, using different hydrophilicities of oil phases, was stabilized by ZnO nanoparticles and performed to synthesize composite latex particles of polyaniline/ZnO. Ammonium peroxydisulfate (APS) was used as an oxidizing agent. The morphologies and growth mechanisms of the resulted composite latex particles were studied. The pH-regulation capacity of the composite latex particles was discussed. When toluene was used as the oil phase, the composite latex particles showed hollow structure, irregular morphology, and hundreds of nanometer in size. It was ascribed to the polymerization of aniline on the interfaces of droplets/water. ZnO nanoparticles, with 50-100 nm in size, acted as surfactants to stabilize the emulsion. When THF was used as an oil phase, the composite latex particles showed spherical morphology and enwrapping ZnO nanoparticles. It was attributed to the homogeneous nucleation of polyaniline in the aqueous phase. ZnO nanoparticles acted as templates for the polyaniline particles. The stability of the Pickering emulsion polymerization was affected by the volume ratio of the oil phase to water. The aqueous solution with pH 3-9 could simply be regulated to about pH 7 by the composite latex particles. It was contributed by the dissolution of ZnO nanoparticles and doping-dedoping of polyaniline in the acidic and alkaline aqueous solutions.     

Preparation of hydrophobic polymer particles by radical polymerization and subsequent modification into magnetically doped particles

The application potential of hydrophobic polymer is numerous. Lauryl methacrylate (LMA) having long alkyl chain is a commercially available hydrophobic monomer. In this investigation, poly‐LMA (PLMA) latex particles were prepared by suspension polymerization in aqueous media using 2,2′‐azobis(isobutyronitrile) (AIBN) in presence of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) as steric stabilizer. The preparation kinetics was studied in detail in terms of percentage yield and particle size variation. Low glass transition temperature (～ ?65°C) associated with high flexibility did not allow electron micrographic observation though ¹H‐NMR and particle size measurement confirmed the formation of PLMA latex. To improve the glass transition temperature, aqueous emulsion copolymerization of LMA with methyl methacrylate (MMA) was carried out. The solubility of LMA was improved by adding ethanol to the aqueous phase. Two types of polymeric stabilizers, PVA and poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP) were used to stabilize the colloidal particles. The nature of the stabilizer affected both morphology and final rate of polymerization. The hydrophobic P(LMA‐MMA) copolymer particles were subsequently modified by nanosized magnetic (Fe₃O₄) particles by two different methods. The in situ formation of Fe₃O₄ particles in presence of P(LMA‐MMA) was found to be suitable for the preparation of magnetic latex particles. Scanning electron microscope (SEM), FTIR, transmission electron microscope (TEM), X‐ray diffraction (XRD) and energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy (EDX) were used for the characterization of magnetically doped particles. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 2013     

Convenient method for removing and concentrating hydrophobic organic compounds from water with amphiphilic polymers

A stable fluoroacrylate copolymer emulsion was successfully prepared by miniemulsion polymerization with fluoroacrylate, lauryl methylacrylate, and methyl methacrylate as monomers. Extremely hydrophobic fluoroacrylate, instead of conventional cosurfactants, was used as a reactive cosurfactant to stabilize the miniemulsions. The results indicated that fluoroacrylate retarded Ostwald ripening and allowed the production of stable miniemulsions. The chemical compositions of the copolymer were studied with Fourier transform infrared and ¹H‐NMR. The average composition of the copolymers prepared with miniemulsions was in good agreement with the feed ratio according to ¹H‐NMR from the integration ratios corresponding to typical protons of the individual monomers. The particle size distribution and morphology of the latex particles were determined with laser particle analysis and transmission electron microscopy. The particle size of the latex underwent no change in the process of miniemulsion polymerization, but the particle size distributions were broader than those of conventional emulsion polymerization. The effects of various reaction parameters, including the temperature and concentrations of the emulsifier and initiator, on the miniemulsion polymerization were also investigated, and the polymerization rate and conversion increased with increasing concentrations of nonylphenol polyethoxylate (with an average of 40 ethylene oxide units per molecule), cetyltrimethylammonium, and 2,2′‐azobisisobutyronitrile. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 104: 641–647, 2007     

具有核壳结构有机硅改性醋丙乳液的制备及其性能

采用半连续种子乳液聚合法,以聚合性乳化剂SVS制备核壳结构有机硅改性醋丙乳液,通过红外光谱和DSC表征乳胶粒化学组成和玻璃化温度。考察聚合性乳化剂SVS与有机硅单体用量对乳液聚合稳定性和制备乳液耐水性能的影响。DSC测试结果表明乳胶粒具有核壳结构;在SVS用量为2.5%（wt）,有机硅单体用量为3.0%（wt）时,乳液稳定性和乳胶膜的耐水性能较好。     

Semi-continuous emulsion copolymerization of vinyl acetate and butyl acrylate in presence of AMPS

The emulsifier-free emulsion polymerization of vinyl acetate (VAc) and butyl acrylate (BA) in the presence of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid (AMPS) was carried out by a semi-continuous process. AMPS was a reactive surfactant in the aqueous emulsion, due to its amphiphilic structure and the unsaturated double bonds. Potassium persulfate (KPS) was used as initiator. The following factors were mainly examined: quantity of AMPS, BA and KPS concentrations, which could significantly affect the particle size and its distribution, conversion, gel content, minimum film-forming temperature, etc. The particle size and its distribution were characterized by dynamic laser particle size analyzer, and morphology of the latex particles was characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy was used to characterize chemical structure of copolymers. The results indicated that AMPS was successfully reacted onto the resulted copolymer of vinyl acetate and butyl acrylate. A hydrophilic sulfonic acid group in the molecular structure of AMPS tended to be distributed in particles surface after polymerization. As a result, an electrostatic repulsion between the particles was produced in order to maintain stability of the system. Thermogravimetric analysis curves suggested that as BA content increased, thermal stability of the polymer increased accordingly. The conversion-time plots with varying AMPS and initiator contents were obtained, which illustrated that the initiator concentration could greatly influence the polymerization rate and the final conversion. The TEM micrographs of the final emulsifier-free latex particles for P(VAc/BA/AMPS) system revealed small particle size in monodisperse polymer latex. The particles of the latex were measured as about 150 nm.