Statistical studies of branched ester latex and paint properties

Vinyl versatate, butyl acrylate and 2-ethylhexyl acrylate were compared as comonomer, for colloid-stabilized vinyl acetate latex polymers to assess their impact on latex coating properties. Vinyl versatate afforded advantages in scrub resistance, gloss, hydrophobicity and higher glass transition temperatures. Butyl acrylate developed better wet adhesion efficiency, gel content and hiding efficiency. 2-Ethylhexyl acrylate offered performance comparable to butyl acrylate in hiding efficiency, lowering copolymer glass transition temperatures, and gloss development. Combinations of these monomers, in many instances, afforded a better balance of performance properties than individual monomers alone. In the subject study, a simplex-centroid design was utilized to statistically map polymer compositions for determining the effect of comonomer composition on latex and paint film properties. In addition to developing contour maps of polymer and paint properties as a function of composition, a technique for studying structure-property relationships is presented.     

纳米碳酸钙/炭黑并用对丁苯橡胶性能的影响

研究了纳米碳酸钙／N330炭黑并用比对丁苯橡胶性能的影响。结果表明，随着CaCO3／N330并用比的改变，材料的强度有了显著的提高，特别是CaCOa／N330并用比为20／30(质量份)时复合材料的拉伸强度达到了20MPa以上，同时材料具有较好的弹性和较低的硬度；两种处理剂相比，树脂酸处理的碳酸钙具有较好的性能；表面处理的纳米炭酸钙与炭黑并用，可以降低炭黑填充橡胶的动态滞后，表面处理的纳米碳酸钙的加工性能比纳米炭黑好，可以通过并用纳米碳酸钙来改善炭黑胶料的加工性能。     

Elucidation of the miniemulsion stabilization mechanism and polymerization kinetics

Styrene/hexadecane miniemulsions were polymerized at 50°C using a redox initiator. The miniemulsions and their corresponding latexes were characterized in terms of size, polymerization rate, and surface properties. The resulting data were analyzed to elucidate the miniemulsion stabilization and polymerization mechanisms. It was found that the free surfactant concentration exceeded the critical micelle concentration when large amounts of surfactant (60 mM sodium lauryl sulfate) were used, resulting in simultaneous micellar and droplet nucleation. Most surfactant was on the surface of the droplets (85%) or particles (95%). The fractional surface coverage was proportional to the surfactant concentration to the 0.55 power. Using a particle diameter equation, the number of particles was calculated to be proportional to the surfactant concentration to the 1.35 power. Through direct particle size measurements, a power of 1.38 was confirmed. The rate of polymerization was determined by reaction calorimetry to be proportional to the number of particles to the 0.59 power, in contrast to classical Smith–Ewart kinetics for conventional emulsions (1.0 power). The average number of radicals per particle was estimated from the rate and number data, and varied with the particle diameter to the 0.97 power. The observed kinetic dependencies were validated through an extension of Smith–Ewart theory. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 90: 3987–3993, 2003     

稀土顺丁橡胶／SBR体系的力学性能

稀土顺丁橡胶与丁苯橡胶（ＳＢＲ）共混，可以改善ＳＢＲ的耐低温性能。当稀土顺丁橡胶／ＳＢＲ（质量比）这２０／８０时，－３０℃的ｔａｎδ仅小于ＳＢＲ，６０℃的ｔａｎδ最小。其共混胶的应力－应变性能、湿滑指数、磨耗及生热性能均优于镍系顺丁橡胶／ＳＢＲ共混体系。     

离子化对SBS/聚(苯乙烯-甲基丙烯酸甲酯)热塑性互穿聚合物网络结构与力学性能影响的研究

采用原子转移自由基聚合（ATRP）法合成了聚（苯乙烯一甲基丙烯酸甲酯）[P（St—MMA）]，采用两步法制备了SBS／P（St—MMA）热塑性互穿聚合物网络（TIPN）。在双螺杆挤出机上通过熔融挤出方法对SBS／P（St—MMA）直接进行水解，制备了含有离子键的SBS／P（St—MMA）TIPN。离子化后TIPN的拉伸强度明显增加，在离子化程度为25％时达到最大，断裂伸长率明显下降。TIPN的中PB和PS嵌段的Tg均明显增加，PS嵌段增加更加明显，提高20℃；弹性模量E’均明显提高。     

Controlled coagulation of emulsion polymers

Coagulation of latex particles is most often carried out in the diffusion limited aggregation (DLA) regime where the time for coagulation to take place is on the millisecond timescale. This process produces aggregates of low density, irregular shape, and a broad particle size distributions. When the coagulation is carried out in the reaction limited aggregation (RLA) regime, a coagulation time of about 1–120 sec, the system can be controlled by mixing to yield dense, spheroidal aggregates with a very narrow particle size distribution. The important variables in the RLA process for butyl acrylate/methyl methacrylate (BA/MMA) latexes were found to be mixing intensity, latex copolymer composition, and coagulation temperature. Dried aggregates formed in the RLA process were found to have excellent powder flow properties and low dustiness.     

原位乳液聚合制备聚苯乙烯丁二烯橡胶/凹凸棒石纳米复合材料

采用原位乳液聚合制备了聚苯乙烯丁二烯橡胶(SBR)/凹凸棒石(AT)纳米复合材料。凹凸棒石的存在一定程度上降低了乳液聚合速率,但对最终聚合产物的分子质量及分子质量分布影响不大。凹凸棒石以长0.5～5μm、直径为20～50nm的棒状纤维均匀的分散在SBR基体中。在硫化过程中,凹凸棒石纤维与橡胶形成互穿网络结构,增加了橡胶的交联密度。随着凹凸棒石的填充量增加,纳米复合材料的300%定伸应力和拉伸强度与纯SBR相比均提高了20%～100%,其补强效果明显高于等量的炭黑N330,还表现出良好的耐磨性能。     

改性沥青用丁苯胶乳粉末化制备及应用

以丁二烯和苯乙烯为原料，采用高低温复合工艺制备了高固含量(60%)丁苯橡胶乳液，后经凝聚法制备出粒径分布均匀(＜1mm)的粉末丁苯橡胶(PSBR)，探讨了凝聚原理，并优化了粉末丁苯橡胶的制备工艺。通过偏光显微镜研究了粉末丁苯橡胶形成阶段的形貌变化。结果表明，凝聚阶段的絮凝剂、凝聚剂和隔离剂对PSBR形貌影响最大。复配隔离剂(硬脂酸钠、油酸钠和硅油)的隔离效果最好，使用氯化钠为絮凝剂〔添加量为1.3%（以胶乳质量为基准，下同）〕，硫酸镁为凝聚剂（添加量为2.5%）时，丁苯胶乳成粉效果最佳，呈均匀粒径的粉末状橡胶。使用PSBR改性70#基质沥青，PSBR添加量为1.0%（以沥青的质量为基准，下同）时，改性沥青的软化点由70#基质沥青的47.6℃提高到51.8℃，5℃延度提高到100cm以上，优于目前丁苯橡胶(SBR)胶粉改性沥青。     

丁苯橡胶对水泥水化过程及水泥石微观结构的影响

用多种实验手段研究了在普通硅酸盐水泥中掺入丁苯橡胶乳液对水泥水化过程的影响，并用扫描电镜分析了掺入丁苯橡胶后水泥石微观结构形态的改变，从而探讨了丁苯橡胶改善水泥石物理力学性能的机理。