COMPARISON OF OIL-SOLUBLE AND WATER-SOLUBLE INITIATION OF STYRENE POLYMERIZATION IN A 3-COMPONENT MICROEMULSION

被引:75
作者
PUIG, JE [1 ]
PEREZLUNA, VH [1 ]
PEREZGONZALEZ, M [1 ]
MACIAS, ER [1 ]
RODRIGUEZ, BE [1 ]
KALER, EW [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV DELAWARE,DEPT CHEM ENGN,NEWARK,DE 19718
关键词
STYRENE POLYMERIZATION; LATEX; MICROEMULSION; POLYSTYRENE;
D O I
10.1007/BF00651813
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The polymerization of styrene in three-component oil-in-water microemulsions made with the cationic surfactant dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide is studied by dilatometry and quasielastic light scattering as a function of type and concentration of initiator. Fast polymerization rates, high conversions, and high molecular weight polymers are achieved with both oil-soluble (AIBN) and water-soluble (potassium persulfate) initiators. The rate of polymerization shows initiation and termination intervals, but no constant-rate interval is observed. Stable monodisperse microlatexes are obtained with both types of initiators. or both AIBN and potassium persulfate, polystyrene molecular weight is proportional to initiator concentration [I]-0.4 and particle radii decrease as [I]-0.2. Polymerization initiation occurs in or at the microemulsion droplets, and polymer particles grow by recruiting monomer and surfactant from uninitiated swollen micelles.
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