Change in the molecular weight distribution of poly(ethylene oxide) caused by the complexation with poly(acrylic acid)

The complexation between poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) was made by using double the molar quantity of either polymer component at pH 2 where the resulting complex completely precipitates. After the removal of the precipitate, PEO or PAA remaining in the supernatant was subjected to gel permeation chromatography to investigate the change in the molecular weight distribution (MWD) caused by the complexation. No remarkable difference is observed in the MWD curves for PEO[1] (M_w=1.37 × 10⁴) before and after the complexation with PAA[1] (M_w=1.10 × 10³) and PAA[2] (M_w=4.16 × 10⁵). However, the MWD curves of PEO[2] (M_w=1.26 × 10⁵) and PAA[2] become shortened and shift to the low molecular weight side after the complexation with PAA[1] or [2] and PEO[2], respectively. This tendency is enhanced by increasing the complexation temperature. From these results, it is indicated that the complexation between PEO and PAA deals with an equilibrium reaction, and the equilibrium constant is dependent on the chain length of both polymer components and also on the complexation temperature.     

The use of wood pulp and radiation‐modified starch in wastewater treatment

Radiation‐induced graft copolymerization of maize starch/acrylic acid has been performed. Also, natural byproduct wood pulp was used after chemical treatment for the removal of metal ions from the investigated wastewater. The surface and structure morphology of the wood pulp and starch/acrylic acid were investigated by scanning electron microscopy and infrared spectroscopy. The physical parameters, such as swelling, gel percentage, and grafting efficiency (%) of starch/acrylic acid copolymer, were studied. The factors affecting the abilities of the prepared materials for removing heavy metal ions and dyes from aqueous solutions were studied. It was found that the maximum metal uptake is in the following sequence: Fe³⁺ > Cr³⁺ > Pb²⁺ > Cd²⁺. The adsorption capacity of such investigated metal ions increases with the increase of pH values. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2006     

聚合工艺对室温交联丙烯酸乳胶漆性能的影响

研究了无皂、微皂和常规二种乳液聚合工艺对以双丙酮丙烯酰胺(DAAM)为交联单体、己二酰肼为固化剂的室温交联丙烯酸乳胶漆性能的影响。研究表明：采用常规乳液聚合涂膜的光泽较高，而采用无皂和微皂乳液聚合涂膜的耐水性较好，涂料的起泡性较低。     

Preparation and characterization of chitosan-poly(acrylic acid) polymer magnetic microspheres

A modified method to prepare chitosan-poly(acrylic acid)(CS-PAA) polymer magnetic microspheres was reported in this paper. First, via self-assembly of positively charged CS and negatively charged Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles, magnetic CS cores with a large amount of Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles were successfully prepared. Subsequently, the AA monomers were polymerized on the magetic CS cores based on the reaction system of water-soluble polymer-monomer pairs. These polymer magnetic microspheres had a high Fe₃O₄ loading content, and showed unique pH-dependent behaviors on the size and zeta potential. From the magnetometer measurements data, the CS-PAA polymer magnetic microspheres also had superparamagnetic property as well as fast magnetic response. A continuous release of the entrapped ammonium glycyrrhizinate in such polymer magnetic microspheres occurred, which confirmed the potential applications of these microspheres for the targeted delivery of drugs.     

Weathering modification of acrylic emulsion by introducing UV absorbing groups

A new kind of UV-absorbing silicon-fluorinated acrylic emulsion was prepared by emulsion polymerization with 4-allyloxy-2-hydroxybenzophenone, 3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane (MPS) and hexafluorobutyl methacrylate (HFMA) as functional monomers. The emulsion and its coating were characterized by transmission electron microscope, Fourier transform infrared spectrum (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, ultraviolet absorption spectrum,thermo-gravimetric analysis, water contact angle (CA), and artificial accelerated aging test. The results indicated that the emulsion with core-shell structure was synthesized and showed prominent absorption peaks at 320 and 350 nm. The water CA of the coating was increased from 70.2° to 86.7° because of the incorporated HFMAs and MPSs. Both of the initial and final decomposition temperatures of the coating were increased by more than 20°C compared with those of the unmodified coating. After 10 days of accelerated aging, the color difference (ΔE) and rate of loss of gloss (ΔG) were only 2.78% and 5.22%, while those of the unmodified coating were as high as 22.94% and 78.57%, respectively. Because of the UV absorbers were incorporated by chemical reaction, the new coating had a more durable and effective anti-ultraviolet performance compared with the coatings the UV absorbers were introduced by physical blending.     

丙烯酸类单体改性水性聚氨酯的研究进展

对丙烯酸类单体改性水性聚氨酯的各种方法进行了归纳分类,主要介绍了对水性聚氨酯膜改性的接枝改性法及对水性聚氨酯乳液改性的物理共混法、嵌段共聚法、核-壳乳液共聚法和互穿聚合物网络聚合法.     

自乳化水性环氧防腐涂料乳液的探索研究

通过相转化法,用磷酸和丙烯酸及其酯类单体对环氧树脂进行改性,得到了一种性能优良的自乳化水性环氧防腐涂料乳液,主要用于容器内壁的防护装饰。     

用超临界二氧化碳法制备超强吸水剂

以N，N’-亚甲基双丙烯酰胺(BIS)为交联剂，研究了疏水性单体丙烯酸十八酯(OA)与亲水性单体丙烯酸(AA)在超临界二氧化碳中的聚合反应，制备了超强吸水剂。结果表明，65℃、压力大于13MPa时，制备的产物都为白色固体粉末。用超临界二氧化碳萃取技术可以对产物进行纯化，50℃、20MPa下，产物经超临界二氧化碳萃取2次后纯度可大于95％，4次后单体残留率为0．28％。该超强吸水剂的吸水率有一定下降，然而保水率却得到提高。     

硅丙乳液的合成及其吸水性的研究

以丙烯酸丁酯、甲基丙烯酸甲酯、丙烯酸、乙烯基三乙氧基硅烷(VTES)为原料,分别采用半连续法、种子预乳化法和后添加VTES法制得了硅丙乳液。研究了聚合工艺对硅丙乳液的吸水率、冻融稳定性、钙离子稳定性等的影响。结果表明,采用半连续法和种子预乳化法制得的硅丙乳液,冻融稳定性比较好,经过冻融循环后可以复原;采用半连续法制得的乳胶膜的吸水率随着乙烯基三乙氧基硅烷的用量的增加而降低;采用后添加VTES法制得的硅丙乳液,其吸水率则随VTES用量的增加而升高,冻融循环后发生破乳。     

Hydrogen storage: The major technological barrier to the development of hydrogen fuel cell cars

In this paper, we review the current technology for the storage of hydrogen on board a fuel cell-propelled vehicle. Having outlined the technical specifications necessary to match the performance of hydrocarbon. fue1, we first outline the inherent difficulties with gas pressure and liquid hydrogen storage. We then outline the history of transition metal hydride storage, leading to the development of metal hydride batteries. A viable system, however, must involve lighter elements and be vacuum-tight. The first new system to get serious consideration is titanium-activated sodium alanate, followed by the lithium amide and borohydride systems that potentially overcome several of the disadvantages of alanates. Borohydrides can alternatively produce hydrogen by reaction with water in the presence of a catalyst but the product would have to be recycled via a chemical plant. Finally various possible ways of making magnesium hydride decompose and reform more readily are discussed. The alternative to lighter hydrides is the development of physisorption of molecular hydrogen on high surface area materials such as carbons, metal oxide frameworks, zeolites. Here the problem is that the surface binding energy is too low to work at anything above liquid nitrogen temperature. Recent investigations of the interaction mechanism are discussed which show that systems with stronger interactions will inevitably require a surface interaction that increases the molecular hydrogen-hydrogen distance.