Monodisperse poly（poly（ethyleneglycol） methyl ether acrylate-co-acrylic acid） （poly（PEGMA-co-AA）） microspheres were prepared by distillation-precipitation polymerization with divinylbenzene （DVB） as crosslin...Monodisperse poly（poly（ethyleneglycol） methyl ether acrylate-co-acrylic acid） （poly（PEGMA-co-AA）） microspheres were prepared by distillation-precipitation polymerization with divinylbenzene （DVB） as crosslinker with 2,2＇- azobisisobutyronitrile （AIBN） as initiator in neat acetonitrile without stirring. Under various reaction conditions, four distinct morphologies including the sol, microemulsion, microgels and microspheres were formed during the distillation of the solvent from the reaction system. A 2D morphological map was established as a function of crosslinker concentration and the polar monomer AA concentration, in comonomer feed in the transition between the morphology domains. The effect of the covalent crosslinker DVB on the morphology of the polymer network was investigated in detail at AA fraction of 40 vol%. The ratios of acid to ethylene oxide units presenting in the comonomers dramatically affected the polymer-polymer interaction and hence the morphology of the resultant polymer network. The covalent crosslinking by DVB and the hydrogen bonding crosslinking between two acid units as well as between the acid and ethylene oxide unit played key roles in the formation of monodisperse polymer microspheres.展开更多
Monodisperse hollow polymer microspheres having various functional groups on the shell-layer, such as carboxylic acid, pyridyl and amide, were prepared by two-stage distillation precipitation polymerization in neat ac...Monodisperse hollow polymer microspheres having various functional groups on the shell-layer, such as carboxylic acid, pyridyl and amide, were prepared by two-stage distillation precipitation polymerization in neat acetonitrile in the absence of any stabilizer or additive, during which monodisperse poly（methacrylic acid） （PMAA） afforded from the first-stage polymerization was utilized as the seeds for the second-stage polymerization. The shell layer with different functional groups was formed during the second-stage copolymerization of either divinylbenzene （DVB） or ethyleneglycol dimethacrylate （EGDMA） as crosslinker and the functional comonomers, in which the hydrogen-bonding interaction between the carboxylic acid group of PMAA core and the functional groups of the corresponding comonomers, including carboxylic acid, amide and pyridyl, played an essential role for the formation of monodisperse core-shell functional microspheres. The hollow polymer microspheres were then developed after the subsequent removal of PMAA cores by dissolution in ethanol under basic condition. Transmission electron microscopy （TEM） and scanning electron microscopy （SEM） were used to determine the morphology of the resultant PMAA core, functional core-shell microspheres and the corresponding hollow polymer microspheres with different functional groups. FT-IR spectra confirmed the successful incorporation of the various functional groups on the shell layer of the hollow polymer microspheres.展开更多
Monodisperse crosslinked poly(chloromethylstyrene-co-divinylbenzene)(poly(CMSt-co-DVB))microsphereswere prepared by distillation-precipitation copolymerization of chloromethylstyrene(CMSt)and divinylbenzene(DVB)inneat...Monodisperse crosslinked poly(chloromethylstyrene-co-divinylbenzene)(poly(CMSt-co-DVB))microsphereswere prepared by distillation-precipitation copolymerization of chloromethylstyrene(CMSt)and divinylbenzene(DVB)inneat acetonitrile.The polymer particles had clean surfaces due to the absence of any added stabilizer.The size of the particlesranges from 2.59 μm to 3.19 μm and with mono-dispersity around 1.002-1.014.The effects of monomer feed incopolymerization on the microsphere formation were described.The polymer microspheres were characterized by SEM andchlorinity elemental analysis.展开更多
To prepare polymer supported ionic liquids(PSILs)as effective catalysts for esterification,the free radical suspension copolymerization of vinylbenzyl chloride(VBC,monomer),styrene(St,monomer)and divinylbenzene(DVB,cr...To prepare polymer supported ionic liquids(PSILs)as effective catalysts for esterification,the free radical suspension copolymerization of vinylbenzyl chloride(VBC,monomer),styrene(St,monomer)and divinylbenzene(DVB,crosslinker)with the addition of n-heptane(porogen)was carried out for the fabrication of the porous polymer(PVD)microsphere as support,followed by the immobilization of sulfonic acid-functionalized ionic liquids by the successive treatment of benzimidazole(BIm),1,3-propane sultone and sulfuric acid(H2SO4)or trifluoromethanesulfonic acid(CF3SO3H).The effects of the compositions of DVB and n-heptane on the internal structure of the polymer supports were investigated,and it was found that the support with 40 wt%DVB and 60 wt%n-heptane(with relative to the monomer)could endow the final PSILs with the relatively optimal catalytic performance.The preliminary experiment in the batch reactor indicated that PSILs herein exhibited higher catalytic activities than commercial Amberlyst 46 resin for the esterification of propanoic acid(PROAc)with n-propanol(PROOH).Consequently,the optimal PSILs catalyst,PVD-[Bim-SO3H]HSO4,was selected for further study in the batch reactive distillation column because of low cost and its ease of preparation.The yield of propyl ropionate(PROPRO)could reach up to 97.78%at the optimized conditions of PROOH/PROAc molar ratio(2:1)and catalyst dosage(2.0 wt%).The investigation of the reaction kinetic manifested that the calculated results of second order pseudo-homogeneous kinetic model were in good agreement with experimental values.The pre-exponential factor and activation energy were 4.12×107 L·mol-1·min-1 and 60.57 k J·mol-1,respectively.It is worth noting that the PSILs catalyst could be simply recovered and reused with relatively satisfactory decrease in the catalytic activity,which made it an environmental friendly and promising catalyst in the industrial application.展开更多
Narrow disperse poly（ethyleneglycol dimethacrylate-co-4-vinylpyridine） （poly（EGDMA-co-4-VPy）） microspheres were prepared by distillation-precipitation copolymerization of ethyleneglycol dimethacrylate （EGDMA） ...Narrow disperse poly（ethyleneglycol dimethacrylate-co-4-vinylpyridine） （poly（EGDMA-co-4-VPy）） microspheres were prepared by distillation-precipitation copolymerization of ethyleneglycol dimethacrylate （EGDMA） and 4-vinylpyridine （4-VPy） with 2,2＇-azobisisobutyronitrile （AIBN） as initiator in neat acetonitrile. The polymer microspheres containing pyridyl group were then utilized as stabilizer for gold metallic colloids with the diameter around 7 nm, which were prepared by the in situ reduction of gold chloride trihydrate with sodium borohydride through the coordination of the pyridyl group on the gel layer and surface of the microsphere with the gold metallic nano-particles. The catalytic properties of the pyridyl- functionalized microsphere-stabilized gold metallic colloids and the behavior of the stabilized-catalyst for the recycling were investigated with reduction of 4-nitrophenol to 4-aminophenol as a model reaction.展开更多
基金This work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation of China (No. 20504015)the starting project for young teachers from the Ministry of Education, China.
文摘Monodisperse poly（poly（ethyleneglycol） methyl ether acrylate-co-acrylic acid） （poly（PEGMA-co-AA）） microspheres were prepared by distillation-precipitation polymerization with divinylbenzene （DVB） as crosslinker with 2,2＇- azobisisobutyronitrile （AIBN） as initiator in neat acetonitrile without stirring. Under various reaction conditions, four distinct morphologies including the sol, microemulsion, microgels and microspheres were formed during the distillation of the solvent from the reaction system. A 2D morphological map was established as a function of crosslinker concentration and the polar monomer AA concentration, in comonomer feed in the transition between the morphology domains. The effect of the covalent crosslinker DVB on the morphology of the polymer network was investigated in detail at AA fraction of 40 vol%. The ratios of acid to ethylene oxide units presenting in the comonomers dramatically affected the polymer-polymer interaction and hence the morphology of the resultant polymer network. The covalent crosslinking by DVB and the hydrogen bonding crosslinking between two acid units as well as between the acid and ethylene oxide unit played key roles in the formation of monodisperse polymer microspheres.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.20874049)
文摘Monodisperse hollow polymer microspheres having various functional groups on the shell-layer, such as carboxylic acid, pyridyl and amide, were prepared by two-stage distillation precipitation polymerization in neat acetonitrile in the absence of any stabilizer or additive, during which monodisperse poly（methacrylic acid） （PMAA） afforded from the first-stage polymerization was utilized as the seeds for the second-stage polymerization. The shell layer with different functional groups was formed during the second-stage copolymerization of either divinylbenzene （DVB） or ethyleneglycol dimethacrylate （EGDMA） as crosslinker and the functional comonomers, in which the hydrogen-bonding interaction between the carboxylic acid group of PMAA core and the functional groups of the corresponding comonomers, including carboxylic acid, amide and pyridyl, played an essential role for the formation of monodisperse core-shell functional microspheres. The hollow polymer microspheres were then developed after the subsequent removal of PMAA cores by dissolution in ethanol under basic condition. Transmission electron microscopy （TEM） and scanning electron microscopy （SEM） were used to determine the morphology of the resultant PMAA core, functional core-shell microspheres and the corresponding hollow polymer microspheres with different functional groups. FT-IR spectra confirmed the successful incorporation of the various functional groups on the shell layer of the hollow polymer microspheres.
基金This work was funded by the financial support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Project No.20274018)Nankai University.
文摘Monodisperse crosslinked poly(chloromethylstyrene-co-divinylbenzene)(poly(CMSt-co-DVB))microsphereswere prepared by distillation-precipitation copolymerization of chloromethylstyrene(CMSt)and divinylbenzene(DVB)inneat acetonitrile.The polymer particles had clean surfaces due to the absence of any added stabilizer.The size of the particlesranges from 2.59 μm to 3.19 μm and with mono-dispersity around 1.002-1.014.The effects of monomer feed incopolymerization on the microsphere formation were described.The polymer microspheres were characterized by SEM andchlorinity elemental analysis.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(21576053,91534106)the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province(2016J01689).
文摘To prepare polymer supported ionic liquids(PSILs)as effective catalysts for esterification,the free radical suspension copolymerization of vinylbenzyl chloride(VBC,monomer),styrene(St,monomer)and divinylbenzene(DVB,crosslinker)with the addition of n-heptane(porogen)was carried out for the fabrication of the porous polymer(PVD)microsphere as support,followed by the immobilization of sulfonic acid-functionalized ionic liquids by the successive treatment of benzimidazole(BIm),1,3-propane sultone and sulfuric acid(H2SO4)or trifluoromethanesulfonic acid(CF3SO3H).The effects of the compositions of DVB and n-heptane on the internal structure of the polymer supports were investigated,and it was found that the support with 40 wt%DVB and 60 wt%n-heptane(with relative to the monomer)could endow the final PSILs with the relatively optimal catalytic performance.The preliminary experiment in the batch reactor indicated that PSILs herein exhibited higher catalytic activities than commercial Amberlyst 46 resin for the esterification of propanoic acid(PROAc)with n-propanol(PROOH).Consequently,the optimal PSILs catalyst,PVD-[Bim-SO3H]HSO4,was selected for further study in the batch reactive distillation column because of low cost and its ease of preparation.The yield of propyl ropionate(PROPRO)could reach up to 97.78%at the optimized conditions of PROOH/PROAc molar ratio(2:1)and catalyst dosage(2.0 wt%).The investigation of the reaction kinetic manifested that the calculated results of second order pseudo-homogeneous kinetic model were in good agreement with experimental values.The pre-exponential factor and activation energy were 4.12×107 L·mol-1·min-1 and 60.57 k J·mol-1,respectively.It is worth noting that the PSILs catalyst could be simply recovered and reused with relatively satisfactory decrease in the catalytic activity,which made it an environmental friendly and promising catalyst in the industrial application.
基金This work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation of China(No.20504015)the Opening Research Fund from the State Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics,Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.200613).
文摘Narrow disperse poly（ethyleneglycol dimethacrylate-co-4-vinylpyridine） （poly（EGDMA-co-4-VPy）） microspheres were prepared by distillation-precipitation copolymerization of ethyleneglycol dimethacrylate （EGDMA） and 4-vinylpyridine （4-VPy） with 2,2＇-azobisisobutyronitrile （AIBN） as initiator in neat acetonitrile. The polymer microspheres containing pyridyl group were then utilized as stabilizer for gold metallic colloids with the diameter around 7 nm, which were prepared by the in situ reduction of gold chloride trihydrate with sodium borohydride through the coordination of the pyridyl group on the gel layer and surface of the microsphere with the gold metallic nano-particles. The catalytic properties of the pyridyl- functionalized microsphere-stabilized gold metallic colloids and the behavior of the stabilized-catalyst for the recycling were investigated with reduction of 4-nitrophenol to 4-aminophenol as a model reaction.
