Spray coating process variable and property analysis of UV-curable polyurethane acrylate coating on polycarbonate substrate

A series of spray coating experiments were conducted on an UV-curable, polyurethane-modified, acrylate-based coating formulation with the aim to control defects, coating thickness, and thickness variation. Statistical approaches including design of experiment, residual examination, analysis of variance, and t-test were used in designing the experiments and analyzing data. Viscosity of formulation, atomizing pressure, liquid feeding pressure, distance between nozzle and substrate, and travel speed of substrate were the process variables studied. The ranges of process variables that gave defect-free coating were identified and used in the subsequent experiments to determine process variables and interactions that had significant contribution to the changes in coating thickness and thickness variation. All process variables studied were found to have contribution to the change in coating thickness, but they showed no significant contribution to the variation of coating thickness. No interaction displayed significant contribution. Confirmation tests performed on extra samples prepared with varying coating thicknesses indicated a good agreement with the experimental results. Additional samples were tested for total transmittance, transmission haze, adhesion, surface roughness, hardness, scratch hardness, abrasion resistance, and durability to attack of car wash chemicals. Spray coated samples showed slight improvement in the total transmittance over the uncoated samples, while maintaining the transmission haze and exhibiting rougher surfaces. Only samples with thin coatings were found to possess sufficient adhesion to the substrate. These thin coatings gave improved hardness, scratch hardness, and durability to car wash attack to the level comparable to commercial coated polycarbonate headlamp lenses, whilst giving better abrasion resistance.     

Relationship between the adhesion properties of UV-curable alumina suspensions and the functionalities and structures of UV-curable acrylate monomers for DLP-based ceramic stereolithography

Digital light processing (DLP)-based ceramic stereolithography has attracted significant attentions due to the high printing speed and high dimensional accuracy of DLP printers. However, undesired dropping of unfinished ceramic parts during printing, owing to inadequate adhesion between the first cured layer and the substrate of the building platform, still remains a challenge. In this study, the relationship between the adhesion properties of ultraviolet (UV)-curable alumina (α-Al₂O₃) suspensions and the functionalities and structures of UV-curable acrylate monomers was investigated. With an increase in the proportions of monofunctional monomers, the adhesion abilities of UV-curable alumina suspensions enhanced because of reduced volume shrinkage, however, inferior curing performances were observed due to a decrease in the double bond densities. Furthermore, the large-volume branched chain structures in monofunctional monomers and ethyoxyl groups in polyfunctional monomers effectively decreased the volume contraction, improving the adhesion performances of UV-curable alumina suspensions and facilitating the conversion of double bonds to provide excellent curing properties, further guaranteeing strong adhesion of these suspensions to the substrate.     

驱蚊酯的合成及应用研究

本文合成了一种高效低毒驱蚊剂-驱蚊酯[(insectifuge ester)[1],3-(Acetyl-butyl-amino)-propionic acid ethyl ester],并对其结构进行了全面鉴定,同时对其合成过程中所产生的副产物进行了分析测定。用驱蚊酯配成含2.3%驱蚊酯的花露水,并测试了其驱蚊效果,有效驱蚊时间可达5小时以上。     

Synthesis and characterization of functional gradient copolymers of glycidyl methacrylate and butyl acrylate

Epoxy-functional spontaneous gradient copolymers of glycidyl methacrylate (G) and n-butyl acrylate (B) were synthesized via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). The copolymerization reactions were carried out in toluene solution at 70 °C, using methyl 2-bromopropionate (MBrP) as initiator and copper chloride with N,N,N′,N′′,N′′-pentamethyldiethylenetriamine (PMDETA) as the catalyst system. The kinetic behaviour of the statistical copolymerizations was studied in a wide composition interval with molar fractions of G ranging from 0.10 to 0.75. The synthesized copolymers were characterized by size exclusion chromatography (SEC) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. ¹H NMR was employed to determine the copolymer composition, demonstrating the gradient character of the copolymers along the main chain in the whole monomer conversion interval. Apart from this, the sequence distribution and stereoregularity were analyzed. These microstructural experimental data agreed well with those calculated from Mayo-Lewis terminal model (MLTM) and a Bernoullian statistic with an isotacticity parameter of σ_G = 0.28 and a coisotacticity parameter of σ = 0.30.     

壳聚糖／聚丙烯酸钠聚离子复合膜的醇－水渗透汽化分离性能

研究了壳聚糖－醋酸溶液与聚丙烯酸钠溶液形成的复合膜用于水－乙醇混合物的渗透汽化分离，在膜组成Ｃ＝０．８０时，分离系数出现最大值，对异丙醇－水体系的分离系数为∞。溶解－扩散过程对渗透汽化过程起着重大作用。由－ＮＨ＋３…ＯＯＣ－交联的聚离子复合膜对醇－水体系具有稳定的分离性能。     

丙烯酸2-乙基己酯与醋酸乙烯酯共聚合成高吸油性树脂的研究

以丙烯酸2－乙基己酯与醋酸乙烯酯为单体，采用悬浮聚合法，以单体自交联制得高吸油性树脂。对影响其吸油性能的多种因素，如单体配比、引发剂、油水相比的用量等，进行了系统的研究，得到的高吸油性树脂吸苯最高达16．1g/g，吸甲苯为14．8g/g，吸环己烷为13．3g/g，吸煤油为12．5g/g，可用于河面、海洋浮油的回收及工厂废水处理等领域.     

Determination of polymer–polymer interaction parameters using inverse gas chromatography

A modified method is discussed that is based on Farooque and Deshpande's method to obtain polymer–polymer interaction parameters using inverse gas chromatography (IGC) data. In the Farooque and Deshpande method, the ratio of the difference of probe–polymer interaction parameters between two polymers and the probe volume [(χ₁₂ ? χ₁₃)/V₁] is used as the abscissa. In the modified method, the ratio [(?₂χ₁₂ + ?₃χ₁₃)/V₁] is used as the abscissa. Experimental data previously reported for a poly(?‐caprolactone)‐polyepichlorohydrin (PCL/PECH) blend and a poly(ethyl acrylate)‐poly(vinyl propionate) (PEA/PVPr) blend are analyzed. It is found that the slopes obtained by the new method had smaller deviations from the theoretical values than the Farooque and Deshpande method. The standard deviations of both slopes and intercepts obtained from the new method are also smaller. Using the new method, the polymer–polymer interaction parameters obtained from the intercept are negative numbers for the PCL/PECH system and very small positive numbers for PEA/PVPr. Explanations are given for the probe and concentration dependency of the polymer–polymer interaction parameters that are generally observed in IGC studies. A new method for selecting the best probe for calculating the interaction parameter is discussed. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 90: 671–680, 2003     

丙烯酸酯聚氨酯紫外固化凝胶生成动力学研究

采用丙烯酸酯聚氨酯和二苯甲酮/安息香乙醚复合光敏剂,对该体系紫外光固化反应的凝胶生成动力学进行分析。用红外光谱定量测定光聚合过程的变化,发现光聚合反应主要是以双键打开,交联为特征的,并得出1408cm~(-1)双键吸收峰随光照时间而变化的关系式:P_(c=c)=0.325 t~(0.135)。临界凝胶点可由双键反应程度与凝胶分数之间关系外推得到,凝胶点后,体系中存在一个凝胶与溶胶之间分配关系,此时凝胶与溶胶共存,凝胶中双键反应程度P_(A(g))>总双键反应程度P_A>溶胶中双键反应程度P_(A(S))。随着凝胶增加,P_A和P_(A(g))逐渐上升,而P_(A(s))下降。此体系的紫外固化实验工作曲线与理论值基本一致。