Synthesis of Polymers with Narrow Molecular Mass Distribution through Interface-Initiated Room-Temperature Polymerization in Emulsion Gels
Homopolymers of n-butyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, styrene, and their random copolymers were prepared via interface-initiated polymerization of emulsion gels at 20 °C. The polymerization was conducted in a free radical polymerization manner without inert gas protection. Compared with the polymer...
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| description | Homopolymers of n-butyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, styrene, and their random copolymers were prepared via interface-initiated polymerization of emulsion gels at 20 °C. The polymerization was conducted in a free radical polymerization manner without inert gas protection. Compared with the polymers synthesized at 60 °C, the polymerization of emulsion gels at 20 °C produced homo- and copolymers with a higher molecular mass and a narrower molecular mass distribution. The polydispersity indices for the polymers synthesized at 20 °C were found to be between 1.12 and 1.37. The glass transition temperatures for the as-synthesized butyl acrylate copolymers agree well with the prediction from the Gordon–Taylor equation. Interface-initiated room-temperature polymerization is a robust, energy-saving polymerization technique for synthesizing polymers with a narrow molecular mass distribution. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e02d88a22aa94778b4f154a3ebc9053d2023-11-19T17:50:53ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602023-10-011520408110.3390/polym15204081Synthesis of Polymers with Narrow Molecular Mass Distribution through Interface-Initiated Room-Temperature Polymerization in Emulsion GelsMiles Pamueles Duan0Zhirong Zhou1Tan Zhang2Division of Natural and Applied Sciences, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan 215316, ChinaDivision of Natural and Applied Sciences, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan 215316, ChinaDivision of Natural and Applied Sciences, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan 215316, ChinaHomopolymers of n-butyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, styrene, and their random copolymers were prepared via interface-initiated polymerization of emulsion gels at 20 °C. The polymerization was conducted in a free radical polymerization manner without inert gas protection. Compared with the polymers synthesized at 60 °C, the polymerization of emulsion gels at 20 °C produced homo- and copolymers with a higher molecular mass and a narrower molecular mass distribution. The polydispersity indices for the polymers synthesized at 20 °C were found to be between 1.12 and 1.37. The glass transition temperatures for the as-synthesized butyl acrylate copolymers agree well with the prediction from the Gordon–Taylor equation. Interface-initiated room-temperature polymerization is a robust, energy-saving polymerization technique for synthesizing polymers with a narrow molecular mass distribution.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/15/20/4081narrow molecular mass distributionradical polymerizationemulsionsroom-temperature polymerization |
| spellingShingle | Miles Pamueles Duan Zhirong Zhou Tan Zhang Synthesis of Polymers with Narrow Molecular Mass Distribution through Interface-Initiated Room-Temperature Polymerization in Emulsion Gels Polymers narrow molecular mass distribution radical polymerization emulsions room-temperature polymerization |
| title | Synthesis of Polymers with Narrow Molecular Mass Distribution through Interface-Initiated Room-Temperature Polymerization in Emulsion Gels |
| title_full | Synthesis of Polymers with Narrow Molecular Mass Distribution through Interface-Initiated Room-Temperature Polymerization in Emulsion Gels |
| title_fullStr | Synthesis of Polymers with Narrow Molecular Mass Distribution through Interface-Initiated Room-Temperature Polymerization in Emulsion Gels |
| title_full_unstemmed | Synthesis of Polymers with Narrow Molecular Mass Distribution through Interface-Initiated Room-Temperature Polymerization in Emulsion Gels |
| title_short | Synthesis of Polymers with Narrow Molecular Mass Distribution through Interface-Initiated Room-Temperature Polymerization in Emulsion Gels |
| title_sort | synthesis of polymers with narrow molecular mass distribution through interface initiated room temperature polymerization in emulsion gels |
| topic | narrow molecular mass distribution radical polymerization emulsions room-temperature polymerization |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/15/20/4081 |
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