The Role of Coagulants on the Preparation of Dipped film from Radiation Vulcanized Natural Rubber Latex

The effect of coagulants on the preparation of dipped film with good physical properties was studied. In order to optimize various parameters like coagulant concentration, latex concentration, and former dipping time in latex and coagulant, the effect of coagulant on the physical properties of radiation vulcanized natural rubber latex film was evaluated. Calcium nitrate, calcium chloride, and ammonium nitrate were used as the coagulant by dissolving either in water or ethanol. Calcium nitrate solution was found to be the best one among the coagulants used.     

A study on the synthesis of acrylic composite particles and investigation of their characterization

Core-shell latexes were synthesized by sequential emulsion polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA), styrene (St), and ethyl acrylate (EA) in the presence of anionic surfactant, and the characteristics of these latexes were evaluated. The core latex had to be synthesized carefully to avoid the formation of secondary particles. The sequential polymerization method adopted for this synthesis took advantage of stabilizing particles grown during shell polymerization. In core-shell latex polymerization, to suppress the generation of new particles and to minimize the gelation during the shell polymerization, the amount of surfactant (Sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate: SDBS) should be reduced to the minimum, 0.01 wt% and 0.02 wt% of SDBS to amount of monomer, respectively, when the Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and Polystyrene (PSt) core latexes are prepared. In addition, the monomer pre-emulsion method is better than monomer-add method. The core-shell structure for composite latex synthesized was demonstrated by Particle Size Analysis (PSA), Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC), Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM), formability of film, and hydrolysis under NaOH solution.     

An ESEM investigation of latex film formation in cement pore solution

Environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM) and complementary methods were employed to study the time dependent film formation of a latex dispersion in water and cement pore solution. First, a model carboxylated styrene/n-butyl acrylate latex dispersion possessing a minimum film forming temperature (MFFT) of 18 °C was synthesized in aqueous media via emulsion polymerization. Its film forming property was at a temperature of 40 °C, studied under an ESEM. The analysis revealed that upon removal of water, film formation occurs as a result of particle packing, particle deformation and finally particle coalescence. Film formation is significantly retarded when the latex dispersion is present in cement pore solution. This effect can be ascribed to adsorption of Ca²⁺ ions onto the surface of the anionic latex particles and to interfacial secondary phases. This layer of adsorbed Ca²⁺ ions hinders interdiffusion of the macromolecules and subsequent film formation of the latex polymer.     

A hybrid polyacrylate/OMMT nanocomposite latex: Synthesis,characterization and its application as a coating binder

Hybrid latex particles have an increasing importance in industrial applications especially for high performance waterborne coatings. They provide combined properties of different phase compositions for the final polymer which can also be enhanced by additives such as nanoclays. The present study describes the preparation of a hybrid polyacrylate/OMMT nanocomposite latex via two stage in situ emulsion polymerization with a low emulsifier content (1 wt%) which is usually a challenge for the preparation of stable polymer/OMMT nanocomposite latexes. The obtained nanocomposite latex was stable and had a fine average size diameter of 151 nm with a very narrow size distribution. The copolymer films exhibited a well exfoliated structure observed by WAXD and TEM. Other polymer properties were investigated by FTIR, DSC, TGA, DMTA and rheological measurements. The results indicated that the addition of clay even in low amount (2 wt%) yielded significantly improved mechanical and thermal properties of the final polymer. In addition, the nanocomposite latex was also applied on leathers as coating binder in a finishing formulation and the results of the performance tests revealed substantially increased rubbing and heat resistance whereas a slight decrease was observed at water vapor permeability of the coated leathers.     

Structure–property relationship in aging acrylic latex films

We have used environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM) and mechanical testing to study the effect of aging parameters (temperature, T and relative humidity, RH) on the structure–property relationship of aged specimens from two acrylic latex compositions, referred to as ‘standard’ and ‘novel’. It was found that the tensile strength of the novel system increases as a function of aging time, whereas the tensile strength of the standard specimens remains almost unchanged. This was attributed to the formation of salt dendrites in the aged novel samples. It was also found that humidity does not have a significant effect on the microstructures observed. However, it was found that aging at lower temperatures results in decreased rate of dendritic formation, which is suggested to be due to decreased diffusion of the species taking part in the crystallisation process. Further examination of fractured surfaces of the studied latex systems revealed features indicative for a more ductile behaviour of the standard specimens and a more brittle behaviour for the novel latex samples.     

Associative behavior of hydrophobically modified hydroxyethyl celluloses (HMHECs) in waterborne coatings

The associative behavior of hydrophobically modified hydroxyethyl cellulose (HMHEC) in polymer dispersions has been determined as a function of the composition of both the associative thickener (AT) and the latex. How changes in interaction between HMHEC and the latex influence the rheology of the latex thickener systems is discussed. Adsorption of HMHECs onto an acrylic emulsion strongly depends on the hydrophobe type and degree of substitution, as well as on the molecular weight of the associative thickener. The degree of latex adsorption is influenced dramatically by the stabilization system utilized, that is choice and level of surfactant and carboxylic acid content, in addition to the composition of the monomer mix. Rheological measurements demonstrate that HMHECs of specific composition can provide gloss emulsion paints with a balance of rheological properties, combining excellent levelling with sag resistance.     

胶粘纤维弹性材料的开发应用

阐述了胶粘纤维弹性材料的性能及应用，对其主要原材料的性能、选择及生产工艺进行探讨，并介绍了国内生产现状及开发前景。     

Using DC electrochemical techniques to assess the relative corrosiveness of water-based coatings and their ingredients

It has been common to assess corrosion inhibitors by ranking their relative corrosion currents at some arbitrary potential above the open circuit potential via DC potentiodynamic anodic scans. Groseclose et al.1 demonstrated that when bare steel panels are subjected to such scans, the difference in mV between the open circuit potential and breakdown potential is a sensitive measure of the panels’ tendency to corrode once coated and exposed to a corrosive environment. The present authors show that a combination of the two DC electrochemical techniques can be used to assess the relative corrosion (or inhibition) contribution of various ingredients in water-based coatings, and that those results translate into the same order of behavior when coatings utilizing those ingredients were applied to steel and tested in a corrosive environment. This technique is also shown to be capable of ranking finished liquid paints for their subsequent corrosion resistance as dried coatings on steel, and verifying the batch consistency of liquid paints in production.

The Influence of Lubricating Agents on the Formation of a Film of a Styrene/Butadiene Latex

The interactions between paper coating lubricants and a carboxylated styrene/butadiene latex emulsion and their effect on latex film morphology have been studied. Calcium stearate, non-ionic polyethylene emulsion and organic triglyceride lubricants showed different interaction characteristics with the latex emulsion according to viscosity, zeta potential and isothermal calorimetric measurements. Calcium stearate lowered the viscosity of the dilute latex emulsion at low concentration suggesting a strong interaction with the latex particles due to a change in the hydrodynamic dimensions of the latex particles. The exothermic enthalpy change supported the assumption of a dissociative interaction. In contrast, both non-ionic polyethylene and organic triglyceride emulsion showed less pronounced enthalpy changes, indicating lower affinity for the latex particles. The reduction in viscosity showed, however, that at low lubricant concentrations there is an interaction between the latex particles and particularly the organic triglyceride emulsion. This suggests a selective adsorption of stabilizing agents and species from the lubricant emulsion which alters the hydrodynamic radius of the latex particles. The effects of the colloidal interactions on the morphology of the latex films monitored by Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) indicated that specific surface interaction occurring in aqueous media influenced the topography and the surface chemical heterogeneity of the latex films. Especially in the case of calcium stearate, it seems that the dissolved species arrange themselves around the latex particles inhibiting film formation. The organic triglyceride, on the other hand, showed a lower interaction potential in the aqueous phase and it had a different impact on the film formation.     

Waterborne latex coatings of color: III. Triblock polyether influences on color development and viscosity

Oxyethylene (PEO)/oxypropylene (PPO) triblock polymers are added to colorant formulations to determine the influence of molecular weight and other structural variances on the rheology and color development of tinted latex paints. Waterborne coatings are a matrix of many coating components. In this study, a 108- or a 600-nm latex was thickened with a nonassociative thickener, hydroxyethyl cellulose, or an associative telechelic HEUR thickener. Triblock polymers with internal PPO segments and PEO terminal segments added as a dispersant to colorant packages, lead to better color development than PPO/PEO/PPO triblocks dispersants in carbon black (CB) tinted paints. The increase in color development with high molecular weight (MW) triblocks starts at a very low concentration (2 mM) and plateaus in a Langmuir-type adsorption isotherm. Lower molecular weight triblock polymers also exhibit this behavior in CB-, red-, and yellow-tinted latex coatings; however, increasing the terminal PEO segment sizes leads to better color development only in the CB-tinted coatings. With large PEO terminal units red and yellow tints are high only at very low concentrations (2 mM) of the triblock. This parabolic response in color development, in contrast to CB-tinted formulations, is attributed to the high surface area and porosity of CB that limits the amount of large PEO segments interacting with the talc particle present at twice the volume fraction of the colorant. With the lower surface areas of the red and yellow colorants, the interaction of the large PEO terminal segments with talc particles accounts for the limited triblock concentration for which good color development is observed. This can be reversed by decreasing or eliminating talc from the formulation.