Surface morphology control of immiscible polymer-blend thin films

The effects of the molecular weights (molecular weight of polystyrene, M_w,PS, varying from 2.9 to 129 k) on the surface morphologies of spin-coated and annealed polystyrene/poly (methyl methacrylate) (PS/PMMA=50/50, w/w) blend films were investigated by atomic force microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. For the spin-coated films, when the M_w,PS varied from 2.9 to 129 k, three different kinds of surface morphologies (a nanophase-separated morphology, a PMMA cellular or network-like morphology whose meshes filled with PS, a sea-island like morphology) were observed and their formation mechanisms are discussed, respectively. Upon annealing, two different morphology-evolution processes were observed. It is found that a upper PS-rich phase layer is formed when M_w,PS<4 k, and this behavior is mainly attributed to the low interfacial tension between PS and PMMA component. When M_w,PS>4 k, the PS-rich phase forms droplets on top of the PMMA-rich phase layer which wets the SiO_x substrate. These results indicate that the surface morphology of the polymer blend films can be controlled by the polymer molecular weight and annealing conditions.     

Thermal decomposition behavior of γ‐irradiated poly(vinyl acetate)/poly(methyl methacrylate) miscible blends

Miscible polymer blends based on various ratios of poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) were prepared in film form by the solution casting technique using benzene as a common solvent. The thermal decomposition behavior of these blends and their individual homopolymers before and after γ‐irradiation at various doses (50–250 kGy) was investigated. The thermogravimetric analysis technique was utilized to determine the temperatures at which the maximum value of the rate of reaction (T_max) occurs and the kinetic parameters of the thermal decomposition. The rate of reaction curves of the individual homopolymers or their blends before or after γ‐ irradiation displayed similar trends in which the T_max corresponding to all polymers was found to exist in the same position but with different values. These findings and the visual observations of the blend solutions and the transparency of the films gave support to the complete miscibility of these blends. Three transitions were observed along the reaction rate versus temperature curves; the first was around 100–200°C with no defined T_max, which may arise from the evaporation of the solvent. The second T_max was in the 340–380°C range, which depended on the polymer blend and the γ‐irradiation condition. A third transition was seen in the rate of reaction curves only for pure PVAc and its blends with PMMA with ratios up to 50%, regardless of γ‐ irradiation. We concluded that γ‐irradiation improved the thermal stability of PVAc/PMMA blends, even though the PMMA polymer was degradable by γ irradiation. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 99: 1773–1780, 2006     

PE-LLD／EVA／Mg（OH）2／复合阻燃剂高效无卤阻燃体系的研究

采用线形低密度聚乙烯/乙烯-醋酸乙烯共聚物作为复合材料主体,表面处理过的氢氧化镁(Mg(OH)2)为主阻燃剂,以微胶囊化红磷和自制硅类阻燃剂为核心的复合阻燃剂为阻燃增效剂,重点探讨了Mg(OH)2和复合阻燃剂的阻燃效果。结果表明,Mg(OH)2与复合阻燃剂并用具有良好的协同效应,当Mg(OH)2用量40份,复合阻燃剂5～7份时,可获得较高的氧指数,垂直燃烧试验通过FV0级,且材料抗静电能力提高,力学性能、加工性能较好。     

核壳型含氟丙烯酸酯共聚乳液

以十二烷基硫酸钠（SDS）和壬基酚聚氧乙烯基醚（OP-10）为复合乳化剂，甲基丙烯酸十二氟庚酯（Actyflon-God）、甲基丙烯酸甲酯（MMA）、丙烯酸丁酯（BA）为原料制备了壳层含氟的核壳型丙烯酸酯共聚物乳液。用红外光谱（FT—IR）表征乳胶膜化学组成，用透射电子显微镜（TEM）观察了乳胶粒的微观形态结构，并用X射线光电子能谱（XPS）进行了表面分析。发现氟有向空气与膜面迁徙的现象。通过吸水率表征含氟丙烯酸酯共聚物乳胶膜的表面性能，结果表明含氟量增加使乳胶膜吸水率大大降低。     

聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯／纳米SiO2复合粒子的制备与表征

采用甲基丙烯酸-3-甲氧基硅丙酯（MPs）对分散于甲基丙烯酸甲酯（MMA）中的纳米SiO2粒子进行偶联改性，得到了表面改性的纳米SiO2单体分散液，用原位悬浮聚合方法制备了不同SiO2含量的PMMA／纳米SiO2复合粒子。通过红外光谱、透射电镜、差示扫描量热分析和热重分析等方法对制备的纳米复合粒子进行了表征，结果表明，纳米SiO2粒子在PMMA中分散良好；MMA可通过与MPS的共聚而有效地接枝到SiO2粒子表面，当SiO2含量为6．6％（质量分数，下同）、MPS用量为0．06g／gSiO2时，其接枝率可达73．8％；同时，纳米SiO2的引入可提高PMMA的耐热性能，当Si02含量为14.7％时，其玻璃化转变温度和最大热分解速率时的温度分别提高了11．8℃和18．8℃。     

改性SBS胶粘剂的研制

以丙烯酸酯类混合单体对SBS热塑性弹性体在混合溶剂中接枝共聚，添加混合型增粘树脂，研制成接枝改性的SBS胶粘剂，具有较高的初粘力和终强度。探讨了单体比例、引发剂用量、反应温度、反应时间、增粘树脂对胶液性能的影响。     

The environment of lithium ions and conductivity of comb-like polymer electrolyte with a chelating functional group

The behavior of lithium ions in a comb-like polymer electrolyte with a chelating functional group have been characterized by differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, ac impedance and ⁷Li solid-state NMR measurements. The comb-like copolymer is synthesized by poly(ethylene glycol-methyl ether methacrylate) (PEGMEM) and (2-methylacrylic acid 3-(bis-carboxymethylamino) -2-hydroxy-propyl ester) (GMA-IDA). FTIR and ⁷Li solid-state NMR spectra demonstrate the interactions of Li⁺ ions with both the ether oxygen of the PEGMEM and the nitrogen atom of the GMA-IDA segments. Moreover, ⁷Li solid-state NMR shows that the lithium ions are preferentially coordinated to the GMA-IDA segment. The T_g increases for the copolymers doped with LiClO₄. These results indicate the interactions of Li⁺ with both PEGMEM and GMA-IDA segments form transient cross-links. The Vogel-Tamman-Fulcher (VTF)-like behavior of conductivity implies the coupling of the charge carriers with the segmental motion of the polymer chains. The dependence of the maximum conductivity on the composition of the copolymers and the doping lithium ion concentration was determined. The GMA-IDA unit in the copolymer improves the dissociation of the lithium salt, the mechanical strength and the conductivity.     

国外乙丙橡胶生产技术态势及经济评估

对国外乙丙橡胶生产概况，技术特点及发作了简述，并对ＥＰＲ的溶液法，悬浮法，简化悬浮法和气相法等４种生产方法作了技术经济评估。     

Strain-induced ordering of microdomain structures in polystyrene-block-polybutadiene-block-polystyrene triblock copolymers cross-linked in the disordered state

Strain-induced ordering of microdomain structures in cross-linked polystyrene-block-polybutadiene-block-polystyrene (SBS) triblock copolymers was examined by the small-angle X-ray scattering technique. To stretch the SBS samples at elevated temperature above the glass transition temperature of polystyrene, polybutadiene blocks were chemically cross-linked in the disordered state. The initial morphology was disorder-like or bicontinuous due to incompletion of microphase separation in the presence of the chemical cross-links. When the cross-linked SBS samples were mechanically stretched at 130 °C and were further annealed for 24 h under a stretched state, the random domain structures ordered gradually and lamellar-like regularity was finally attained. It was found that the ordering proceeded more for the case of the higher strain.     

The beneficial effect of small amount of water in the ambient temperature atom transfer radical homo and block co-polymerization of methacrylates

ATRP of several methacrylates viz. methyl methacrylate (MMA), ethyl methacrylate (EMA), n-butyl methacrylate (nBMA), t-butyl methacrylate (tBMA), benzyl methacrylate (BzMA) and (N,N-dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA) has been studied in neat as well as aqueous (up to 12 vol% water) acetone at 35 °C using CuCl/bipyridine (bpy) catalyst and ethyl 2-bromoisobutyrate as the initiator. Addition of water significantly enhances the rate of polymerization without losing control. Unlike CuCl/bpy the CuBr/bpy catalyst gives poor control which is attributed to the lower solubility and consequent heterogeneity in the latter case. Of the other ligands used with the CuCl catalyst viz. o-phenanthroline (o-phen), 1,1,4,7,7-pentamethyldiethylenetriamine (PMDETA), 1,1,4,7,10,10-hexamethyltriethylenetetramine (HMTETA), Me₆TREN only o-phen offers reasonably good control. The CuCl/bpy catalyst system has been used also in preparing some di- and tri-block copolymers with reasonably low polydispersity index (PDI) at ambient temperature (35 °C) using aqueous acetone as the solvent. The following block copolymers have been prepared PMMA-tBMA, PMMA-b-tBMA-b-MMA, PMMA-DMAEMA, by this method.