Three poly(vinyl acetate)(PVAc)oligomers with controlled molecular weight and narrow molecular distribution are synthesized by reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer(RAFT)polymerization.The effects of the re...Three poly(vinyl acetate)(PVAc)oligomers with controlled molecular weight and narrow molecular distribution are synthesized by reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer(RAFT)polymerization.The effects of the reaction temperature and the added amount of initiator of the PVAc polymerization are discussed.In addition,the phase behavior of the prepared PVAc in pressured CO2 is determined via the cloud point method.The results indicate that the cloud point of PVAc increases with the increase in the molecular weight,the PVAc concentration,and the temperature.The cloud point pressures for the PVAc mass concentration of 0.12%with the molecular weight of 1 550,2 120,and 2 960 g/mol are 13.48,13.83 and 15.43 MPa,respectively,at the temperature of 35℃.It reveals that the solubility of PVAc in ScCO2 at relatively low pressure is remarkably limited.展开更多
基金The Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(No.BK20130602)the Applied Basic Research Program of Suzhou(No.SYG201836)the Project of the Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology
文摘Three poly(vinyl acetate)(PVAc)oligomers with controlled molecular weight and narrow molecular distribution are synthesized by reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer(RAFT)polymerization.The effects of the reaction temperature and the added amount of initiator of the PVAc polymerization are discussed.In addition,the phase behavior of the prepared PVAc in pressured CO2 is determined via the cloud point method.The results indicate that the cloud point of PVAc increases with the increase in the molecular weight,the PVAc concentration,and the temperature.The cloud point pressures for the PVAc mass concentration of 0.12%with the molecular weight of 1 550,2 120,and 2 960 g/mol are 13.48,13.83 and 15.43 MPa,respectively,at the temperature of 35℃.It reveals that the solubility of PVAc in ScCO2 at relatively low pressure is remarkably limited.
