Acrylate–vinylidene chloride copolymers derived from corresponding water‐borne latexes: Influence of acrylate units on their potential as heavy‐duty anticorrosive coating materials

A series of aqueous latexes with solid contents of 56%–59% were synthesized by binary emulsion copolymerization of vinylidene chloride (VDC) with an acrylate, namely methyl acrylate (MA), ethyl acrylate (EA), butyl acrylate (BA), hexyl acrylate (HA), or 2‐ethylhexyl acrylate (EHA). Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and Fourier‐transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy showed that the acrylate units with short ester side‐chains, such as MA and EA, made the copolymers hard and the crystallization tendency of their PVDC segments was reduced. Hydrophobic acrylates with relatively long ester groups, such as HA and EHA, gave flexible copolymers, and favored the crystallization of their PVDC segments. BA endowed the copolymers with medium flexibility and crystallization tendency. As coating materials, the copolymers bearing MA and EA adhered poorly to the tinplate before or after 100 hr of salt‐spray corrosion, whereas those bearing BA, HA, or EHA showed good adhesion to tinplate when they had little or no crystallinity. After 100 hr of salt‐spray corrosion, only BA–VDC80, containing 80% VDC, retained both excellent adhesion to metal and excellent barrier performance. Further study demonstrated that BA–VDC80 could protect tinplate from rusting for at least 250 hr under harsh salt‐spray corrosion. Scanning electron microscopy, FTIR‐attenuated total reflectance spectroscopy and DSC were used to evaluate the corroded BA–VDC80 film. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014 , 131, 40192.     

Photopolymerization of butyl acrylate microemulsions 1. Post-polymerization

The oil-in-water-type microemulsion polymerization of butyl acrylate initiated by UV light was investigated. The polymerization showed two nonstationary rate intervals with a short rise to a maximum. The rate of polymerization was found to be proportional to the 0·7th power of the incident light intensity. The number of radicals per particle was found to be much below 0·5. The initiating radicals are supposed to be formed by the decomposition of the excited (SDS/BA)^* intermediates (micelles). Desorbed radicals were found to increase the number of new particles after the cessation of illumination. The number of polymer particles increased during the whole polymerization. The micellar mechanism was proved to apply to the present system. The dependence of the molecular weight, or the relative viscosity of the microemulsion versus conversion is described by a curve with a maximum.     

中空聚合物乳胶粒子的制备

研究了在制备中空乳胶粒子的过程中,复合乳液（苯乙烯（Ｓｔ）－丙烯酸丁酯（ＢＡ）－甲基丙烯醛（ＭＡ））进行种子聚合时,Ｓｔ／ＢＡ的质量比和ＭＡ的用量对胶乳粒子的空径、粒径和表面羧基质量摩尔浓度的影响。实验结果表明,当Ｓｔ／ＢＡ的质量比为１９,ＭＡ质量分数为单体的５．６％时,形成的乳胶粒子的空径最大。     

Experimental study of the spontaneous thermal homopolymerization of methyl and n‐butyl acrylate

This article presents an experimental study of the spontaneous thermal homopolymerization of methyl acrylate (MA) and n‐butyl acrylate (nBA) in the absence of any known added initiators at 120 and 140°C in a batch reactor. The effects of the solvent type, oxygen level, and reaction temperature on the monomer conversion and polymer average molecular weights were investigated. Three solvents, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO; polar, aprotic), cyclohexanone (polar, aprotic), and xylene (nonpolar) were used. The spontaneous thermal polymerization of MA and nBA in DMSO resulted in a lower conversion and higher average molecular weights in comparison to polymerization in cyclohexanone and xylene under the same conditions. The highest final conversion of both monomers was obtained in cyclohexanone. The high polymerization rate in cyclohexanone was most likely due to an additional initiation mechanism where cyclohexanone complexed with the monomer to generate free radicals. Bubbling air through the mixture led to a higher monomer conversion during the early stage of the polymerization and a lower polymer average molecular weight in xylene and cyclohexanone; this indicated the existence of a distinct behavior between the air‐ and nitrogen‐purged systems. Matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization time‐of‐flight analysis of the polymer samples taken from nitrogen‐bubbled batches did not reveal fragments from initiating impurities. On the basis of the identified families of peaks, monomer self‐initiation is suggested as the principal mode of initiation in the spontaneous thermal polymerization of MA and nBA at temperatures above 100°C. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010     

Copolymerization propagation kinetics of styrene with alkyl acrylates

Propagation rate constants have been determined at two temperatures (298 K and 323 K) for the copolymerizations of styrene (STY) with methyl acrylate (MA) and STY with n-butyl acrylate (BA) over a range of monomer feed compositions. A pulsed UV laser was used as an initiation source and gel permeation chromatography (GPC) was utilized to analyse the products. None of the copolymerizations conformed to the Mayo-Lewis model, with respect to their propagation rate constants. The results were interpreted on the basis of a penultimate effect on the propagation reaction. In addition, Mark-Houwink constants were determined for poly(MA) and poly(BA) in tetrahydrofuran (THF) at 298 K. These constants are given as [K(dm³ kg^?1),α]: 7·88 × 10^?3, 0·885 and 8·57 × 10³, 0·865 for poly(MA) and poly(BA) respectively.     

含氟丙烯酸酯共聚乳液的制备及表征

以甲基丙烯酸甲酯（MMA）、丙烯酸丁酯（BA）等为主要单体,丙烯酸全氟烷基酯（Zonyl TM）为含氟单体,甲基丙烯酸羟乙酯（HEMA）为交联单体,采用种子乳液聚合法制备了含氟丙烯酸酯共聚物乳液。研究了Zonyl TM、HEMA、引发齐（APS）用量、复合乳化剂（SDS/OP—10）、聚合温度、聚合时间和搅拌速度等因素对聚合反应最终转化率、耐水性和乳液稳定性的影响。制备的乳液单体总转化率高,乳液凝聚率低,聚合反应稳定,涂膜的综合性能优良。此外,含氟乳胶膜对水的接触角及TG分析结果表明,Zonyl TM有效参与了共聚反应,提高了涂膜的耐水性及耐热性。     

高性能水性印花涂料的制备

以丙烯酸甲酯(MA)、丙烯酸乙酯(EA)、丙烯酸丁酯(BA)、环氧树脂和乳化剂分别制备核、壳预乳化剂,然后通过种子乳液聚合法制备了具有核壳结构的聚合乳液。以环氧树脂E-44和有机硅氧烷KH-570对聚合乳液进行改性,制备了印花涂料用乳液。研究了乳化剂和核壳单体的配比以及不同改性剂用量对乳液稳定性和成膜性能的影响。结果表明,制备乳液的较佳条件为:复合乳化剂[m(十二烷基硫酸钠)∶m(非离子型乳化剂OS-15)=1∶3]的质量分数为4%,核单体组成为m(MA)∶m(EA)∶m(BA)=1∶1∶3、质量分数为30%～40%,壳单体组成为m(MA)∶m(EA)∶m(BA)=2∶1∶1,改性剂环氧树脂E-44和有机硅氧烷KH-570的用量分别为2%和6%。当烘焙工艺条件为140℃/3min时,制得的印花涂料涂膜在弹性、手感、牢度等性能指标方面均达到了设计要求。     

Microemulsion polymerization of styrene in the presence of macroinimer

The kinetics of o/w electrostatically and sterically-stabilized microemulsion polymerization of styrene with and without macromonomeric azoinitiator (macroinimer; MIM) have been investigated. The microemulsion polymerization stabilized by the ionic emulsifier sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) or the non-ionic emulsifier Tween 20 (Tw 20) was initiated by ammonium peroxodisulfate (APS)/sodium thiosulfate (STS) redox system. The rate of polymerization vs. conversion curve shows the two non-stationary rate intervals. This behavior is a result of two opposing effects, the continuous particle nucleation and the decrease of monomer concentration at the reaction loci. The addition of MIM favors the additional particle nucleation. The sterically (Tw 20)-stabilized microemulsion polymerization is much faster than that of the electrostatically (SDS)-stabilized microemulsion polymerization. This was attributed to the higher Tw 20 concentration and increased solubilization of MIM and comonomer concentration in the polymer particles. The formation of initial large polymer particles is attributed to the intensive agglomeration polymer particles with monomer droplets. The continuous decrease in the average size is mainly attributed to the additional particle nucleation.     

Winsor I-like (micro)emulsion polymerization of styrene initiated by oil-soluble initiator

Batch emulsion polymerization of styrene initiated by an oil-soluble initiator and stabilized by non-ionic emulsifier (Tween 20) has been investigated. The rate of polymerization vs. conversion curve shows the two non-stationary rate intervals typical for the non-stationary-state polymerization. This behavior is a result of the continuous particle nucleation and the decrease of monomer concentration at the reaction loci with increasing conversion. The initial increase of the polymerization rate is attributed to the increase of particle number and the polymerization proceeding under the monomer-saturated condition—the Winsor I-like (micro)emulsion polymerization. The decrease of the polymerization rate is the result of the depressed transfer of monomer from the monomer reservoir to the reaction loci. Above 50 °C the monomer emulsion separates into two phases: the upper transparent monomer phase and the lower blue colored (microemulsion) phase. The polymerization mixture consists of the microdroplets (act as the reaction loci) and large degradable monomer droplets (act as the reservoir monomer and emulsifier). The continuous release of emulsifier from the monomer phase and the microdroplets induce the continuous particle nucleation up to high conversion. The initial formation of large particles results from the agglomeration of unstable growing particles and monomer droplets. The size of large (highly monomer-swollen) particles decreases with conversion and they merge with the growing particles at ca. 40-50% conversion. The coarse initial emulsion transformed during polymerization to the fine (semitransparent) polymer emulsion as a result of the continuous particle nucleation, the shrinking of highly monomer-swollen polymer particles and the depletion of monomer droplets. The low overall activation energy of polymerization is mainly ascribed to the decreased barrier for entering radicals into the latex particles with increasing temperature.     

Statistical experimental strategies approach to emulsion copolymerization of styrene and n-butyl acrylate

A batch emulsion copolymerization for the preparation of styrene-n-butylacrylate (St/BA) copolymer latexes is investigated. A series of n-butylacrylate-styrene copolymer latexes were obtained by emulsion copolymerization in the presence of K₂S₂O₈ (KPS) as initiator and with/without emulsifier (sodium lauryl sulfate). The effect of such preparation conditions as initiator concentration, the St/BA ratio, reaction temperature, agitation rate, and emulsifier concentration on the polymerization rate, particle size of copolymer latex, and molecular weight distribution of the resulting copolymer (∼ 80% conversion), respectively, is systematically studied using fractional factorial design methodology. Fractional factorial analysis indicates that the effects of the St/BA ratio, reaction temperature, emulsifier concentration, as well as the two-factor interaction of temperature and emulsifier concentration, are the key variables influencing the polymerization rate. At ∼ 80% monomer conversion, statistical analysis clearly isolates emulsifier concentration as the dominant factor affecting average particle size of copolymer latex; results also indicate that the effects of the St/BA ratio, reaction temperature, and emulsifier concentration are major effects influencing the polydispersity of polymer molecular-weight distribution. For 7.30 g KPS/100 g monomer and 500 rpm agitation rate, the conditions for minimizing molecular-weight distribution (∼ 80% conversion) occur for a reaction temperature, St/BA ratio, and surfactant concentration of 70°C, ∼ 3.59/1, and ∼ 2.08 g/100 g monomer, respectively, generating a minimum molecular-weight polydispersity of ∼ 3.0. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 69: 551–563, 1998     

酶解淀粉-苯乙烯/丙烯酸丁酯接枝共聚物乳液的制备研究

采用无皂乳液聚合的方法,以过硫酸铵(APS)为引发剂,制备了酶解淀粉与苯乙烯(St)和丙烯酸丁酯(BA)的接枝共聚物。探讨了淀粉与单体配比、过硫酸铵用量、单体配比和反应温度对接枝反应的影响。结果表明,反应的优化条件为:m(淀粉)∶m(单体)=1∶3,(NH4)2S2O8的加入量为淀粉与单体总质量的0.5%,单体质量比为1∶1,反应温度为82℃,在此条件下,接枝率可达103.8%,接枝效率为37.4%,单体转化率为91.9%。红外光谱分析表明,苯乙烯和丙烯酸丁酯参与了接枝反应;SEM结果显示,接枝反应之后,淀粉形貌发生了变化,球状颗粒已经消失。     

Ultrasonically initiated emulsion polymerization of n‐butyl acrylate

Ultrasonically initiated emulsion polymerization of n‐butyl acrylate (BA) without added initiator has been studied. The experimental results show that high conversion of BA can be reached in a short time by employing an ultrasonic irradiation technique with a high purge rate of N₂. The viscosity average molecular weight of poly(n‐butyl acrylate) (PBA) obtained reaches 5.24 × 10⁶ g mol^?1. The ultrasonically initiated emulsion polymerization is dynamic and complicated, with polymerization of monomer and degradation of polymer occurring simultaneously. An increase in ultrasound intensity leads to an increase in polymerization rate in the range of cavitation threshold and cavitation peak values. Lower monomer concentration favours enhancement of the polymerization rate. ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR and FTIR spectroscopies reveal that there are some branches and slight crosslinking, and also carboxyl groups in PBA. Ultrasonically initiated emulsion polymerization offers a new route for the preparation of nanosized latex particles; the particle size of PBA prepared is around 50–200 nm as measured by transmission electron microscopy. © 2001 Society of Chemical Industry     

Ultrasonically initiated emulsifier-free emulsion copolymerization of n-butyl acrylate and acrylamide. Part I: Polymerization mechanism

The polymerization mechanism of ultrasonically initiated emulsifier-free emulsion copolymerization of n-butyl acrylate (BA) and acrylamide (AM) was investigated. A four-step polymerization mechanism of the ultrasonically initiated emulsifier-free emulsion was put forward based on the monomer conversion and the main reaction locus. Improving the power output would increase the monomer conversion and the rate of polymerization. However, when the reaction temperature was 30 °C and the concentration of Na₂SO₄ was 0.1%, the monomer conversion and the rate of polymerization achieved maximum. The FTIR spectra showed that the sample obtained by this way was the copolymer of BA and AM, but not the blend of poly(butyl acrylate) and polyacrylamide.     

Effect of polyoxyethylene emulsifier composition on the course of emulsion polymerization of vinyl acetate

Three different emulsifier types from vinyl acetate monomer and methoxypolyoxyethylene (35: 65, 27: 73 and 19: 81wt: wt%) were prepared in the presence of benzoyl peroxide using a macroradical initiator technique. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and ¹H nuclear magnetic resonance were carried out to confirm the structure of the copolymers obtained (emulsifiers). The emulsion polymerization of vinyl acetate initiated by sodium persulphate as an initiator in the presence of non-ionic (polyoxyethylene (POE) type) emulsifier has been kinetically investigated. The rate of polymerization was found to be proportional to the 0·33, 0·40 and 0·44 power of the emulsifier concentration and to the 0·71, 0·79 and 0·87 power of the initiator concentration. The apparent activation energy was found to be 135, 56·5 and 38kJmol^-1 for 65wt%, 73wt% and 81wt% POE, respectively. The particle size was observed to increase with increasing initiator concentration and to decrease with increasing emulsifier concentration. The reaction order with respect to the emulsifier concentration (number of particles versus emulsifier concentration) was found to be 0·10, 2·05 and 0·89 for 65wt%, 73wt% and 81wt% POE, respectively. ©1997 SCI     

Surface Modification of Jute Fabrics Using Acrylic Monomers: Effect of Additives

Jute fabrics were modified with methyl acrylate (MA), ethyl acrylate (EA), and 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate (2-HEA) using UV radiation at different periods of time. It was found that 30% MA at 60 min, 15% EA at 40 min, and 15% 2-HEA at 15 min irradiation time in methanol along with photoinitiator showed the best results. Some additives, such as urea, acrylamide (AM), ethylhexyl acrylate (EHA), tripropelene glycol diacrylate (TPGDA), and trimethylol propane triacrylate (TMPTA), were incorporated into the optimized monomer solutions and monitored its effect on the properties. Various physico-mechanical properties of both treated and untreated jute fabrics were also performed.     

聚二甲基二烯丙基氯化铵的合成

以一步法工业单体二甲基二烯丙基氯化铵(DMDAAC)为原料,以过硫酸铵(APS)为引发剂,采用一次性加入引发剂,梯度升温,分步引发水溶液聚合反应的方法,对制备聚二甲基二烯丙基氯化铵(PDMDAAC)的聚合反应的工艺进行了优化研究。在前期实验基础上,用正交优化等方法研究了w(DMDAAC)(简称A)、w(APS)(简称B,以其质量占单体质量的百分比计)、w(Na4EDTA)(简称C,以其质量占单体质量的百分比计)和聚合反应引发温度(简称D)等因素对产物PDMDAAC特征黏度影响强弱的顺序和影响规律。结果表明:各因素影响强弱排序为A>B>D>C。最佳工艺条件为:A为65.0%,B和C分别为0.35%和0.007%,聚合反应在引发温度D44℃下反应3 h后,再在聚合反应温度50℃下反应3 h,最后在成熟温度70℃下完成反应3 h。在最佳工艺条件下得到的PDMDAAC产物的特征黏度为1.59 dL.g-1,单体转化率为95%;产物的最高特征黏度达到1.71 dL.g-1,单体转化率为94%。此外,对产物的结构、性质用1HNMR1、3CNMR和FTIR进行了分析表征。研究表明,所得的合成工艺方法是一种经济、清洁、易于工业化的PDMDAAC制备方法。     

Synthesis and characterization of poly(methyl methacrylate–butyl acrylate–acrylic acid)/polyaniline core–shell nanoparticles in miniemulsion media

Conductive polymer particles, polyaniline (PANI)‐coated poly(methyl methacrylate–butyl acrylate–acrylic acid) [P(MMA–BA–AA)] nanoparticles, were prepared. The P(MMA–BA–AA)/PANI core–shell complex particles were synthesized with a two‐step miniemulsion polymerization method with P(MMA–BA–AA) as the core and PANI as the shell. The first step was to prepare the P(MMA–BA–AA) latex particles as the core via miniemulsion polymerization and then to prepare the P(MMA–BA–AA)/PANI core–shell particles. The aniline monomer was added to the mixture of water and core nanoparticles. The aniline monomer could be attracted near the outer surface of the core particles. The polymerization of aniline was started under the action of ammonium persulfate (APS). The final product was the desired core–shell nanoparticles. The morphology of the P(MMA–BA–AA) and P(MMA–BA–AA)/PANI particles was characterized with transmission electron microscopy. The core–shell structure of the P(MMA–BA–AA)/PANI composites was further determined by Fourier transform spectroscopy and ultraviolet–visible measurements. The conductive flakes made from the core–shell latexes were prepared, and the electrical conductivities of the flakes were studied. The highest conductivity of the P(MMA–BA–AA)/PANI pellets was 2.05 S/cm. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2012     

Synthesis and characterization of silicone-modified vinyl acetate–acrylic emulsion copolymers

The triethoxyvinylsilane (TEVS) containing vinyl acetate (VAc)/2-ethylhexylacrylate (2-EHA) copolymers were prepared by emulsion copolymerization. The polymerization was performed with methacrylic acid (MAA) and auxiliary agents at 80 °C in the presence of ammonium peroxodisulfate (APS) as the initiator. Alkyl phenol ether sulfate and Arkupal N-300 were used as anionic and nonionic emulsifiers, respectively. The resulting copolymers were characterized by using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Thermal properties of the copolymers were studied by using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The morphology of copolymers was also investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and then the effects of temperature, agitation speed, initiator and silicone concentrations on the properties of the silicone-modified VAc–acrylic emulsion copolymers were discussed. The obtained copolymers have high solid content (53%) and can be used in emulsion paints as a binder. The calculations of monomer conversion versus time histories and monomer conversion indicate that by increasing the TEVS concentration, the polymerization rate and the number of polymer particles decrease, respectively.     

Preparation and characterization of poly(butyl acrylate‐co‐2‐ethylhexyl acrylate) grafting of vinyl chloride resin with good impact resistance

Crosslinked poly(butyl acrylate‐co‐2‐ethylhexyl acrylate) [P(BA–EHA)] latex was synthesized by seeded emulsion polymerization. P(BA–EHA)/poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) composite latex was prepared using P(BA–EHA) latex as the seed. The effects of the amount of P(BA–EHA) on the latex particle diameters and mechanical properties of the materials are discussed. The grafting efficiency (GE) of P(BA–EHA)‐grafted vinyl chloride (VC) in the synthesized resin was investigated, and the GE increased with an increasing P(BA–EHA)/VC ratio. The morphology of P(BA–EHA)/PVC was characterized using TEM, SEM, and DMA. TEM indicated that the particles of the P(BA–EHA)/PVC composite latex have a clear core–shell structure. DMA illustrated that the compatibility between P(BA–EHA) and PVC was well improved. With an increasing P(BA–EHA) content, the loss peak in the low‐temperature range became stronger than that of pure PVC, and the maximum values of the loss peaks gradually shifted to higher temperature. SEM showed that the fractured surface of the composite sample exhibited better toughness of the material. The notched impact strength of the material with 4.2 wt % P(BA–EHA) was 11 times that of PVC. TEM showed that P(BA–EHA) was uniformly dispersed in the PVC matrix and that the interface between the two phases was indistinct. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 90: 643–649, 2003     

Kinetic investigations of acrylic–polyurethane composite latex

The effect of various reaction parameters on the rate of polymerization, R_p, and on the particle size and morphology of aqueous acrylic–polyurethane hybrid dispersions, prepared by semibatch emulsion polymerization, was investigated. The particles of polyurethane dispersion were used as seeds during the polymerization of acrylic component: methyl methacrylate (MMA), butyl acrylate (BA), and a mixture of MMA and BA with the ratio of 1:1. These emulsions were found to form structured polymer particles in aqueous media using scanning electron microscopy. The kinetics of the emulsion polymerization was studied on the basis of Wessling's model. The influence of emulsifier and initiator concentrations, including the monomer feed rates, R_m, on the rates of polymerization and on the properties of the resulting dispersions were studied. The number of particles and the particle size were also measured during the polymerization process. The final values were found to be independent of the concentration of the emulsifier, initiator and the monomer feed rate in monomer starved conditions. In the steady‐state conditions, during the seeded semibatch hybrid emulsion polymerization, the rate of polymerization and the monomer feed rate followed the Wessling relationship 1/R_p = 1/K + 1/R_m. The dispersions MMA/PU, BA/PU, and MMA/BA/PU have K values of 0.0441, 0.0419 and 0.0436 mol/min, respectively. The seeded BA/PU hybrid polymerization proceeded according to Smith‐Ewart Case I kinetics, while the MMA/PU hybrid emulsions demonstrate Case II of the Smith‐Ewart kinetic model. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 84: 2639–2649, 2002