Kinetics of polymerization and particle stabilization mechanism on dispersion copolymerization of styrene and divinylbenzene
writer：H.T. Zhang, J.X. Huang, B.B. Jiang
keywords：polystyrene; radical polymerization; kinetics of copolymerization, particle nucleation, stabilization, dispersion copolymerization
source：期刊
specific source：J Appl Polym Sci
Issue time：2002年
Monodisperse highly crosslinked microspheres were prepared by dispersion copolymerization of styrene and divinylbenzene in an ethanol/water
medium using poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) as the stabilizer. The locus
of polymerization and growth of particles were investigated. The
polymerization kinetics, average particle diameter (Dn), polydispersity index (PDI), and numbers of particles (Np)
were presented. When the initial styrene concentration is below 20%,
the results indicate that the polymerization occurs in the particles,
and the particles grow to their final size by the diffusion of monomer
and oligomer into the existing particles. The polymerization rate can be
described by the equation Rp = k[l]0.87 ([St]1.91 + [DVB]0.09) (1 + [PVP]0.01) exp(? 45.35/RT).
The data from infrared spectroscopy demonstrated that the graft
stabilizer was present. The dissolution experiments show that the
crosslinking reaction occurred irregularly in batch dispersion
polymerization. Using the postaddition approach, up to 3% divenylbenzene
(DVB) was successfully incorporated in the synthesis of coagulum-free
substance, and monodisperse crosslinked 5 μ m microspheres with a
superior resistance to solvents have been prepared.