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Dispersion polymerization of methyl methacrylate in supercritical carbon dioxide stabilized with poly(ethylene glycol)-b-perfluoroalkyl compounds
2004
Abstract In this work selected components of an easily synthesible class of poly(ethylene glycol)-perfluoroalkyl block compounds were tested as stabilizers for the dispersion polymerization of methyl methacrylate in scCO 2 . As already observed in the case of different block surfactants the anchor soluble balance (ASB) of the stabilizer is the crucial parameter affecting the efficacy of the stabilization and the kinetics of the polymerization process. When stabilizers with appropriate ASB were used, high molecular weight poly(methyl methacrylate) was synthesized under the form of microspherical polymer particles with yields ranging up to 80%. In these experiments the occurrence of a gel-eff…
Dispersion Polymerization of Vinylidene Fluoride in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
2006
The dispersion polymerization of vinylidene fluoride in supercritical carbon dioxide is investigated using two ammonium carboxylate perfluoropolyether stabilizers of different molecular weights. Under suitable operating conditions a polymer made of well-dispersed spherical particles has been obtained up to relatively high conversion. The experimental data of polymerization rate and molecular weight distribution are in good agreement with the predictions of a model previously developed. Such an agreement supports the conclusion that the polymerization kinetics is dominated by the interphase transport of the active radicals between the continuous phase and the polymer particles.
Copolymerization of vinylidene fluoride and acrylic acid in supercritical carbon dioxide
2009
The free-radical copolymerization of vinylidene fluoride (VDF) and acrylic acid (AA) was carried out in supercritical carbon dioxide using both precipitation and dispersion techniques in the presence of an ammonium carboxylate perfluoropolyether compound. Formation of a copolymer was confirmed by variable contact time CP MAS NMR spectroscopy. Macromolecular matrices were significantly enriched in AA with respect to the initial feed composition and we found that the nonfluorinated monomer has a much higher reactivity ratio with respect to VDF. The cumulative concentration, crystallinity, and water affinity of the synthesized copolymers could be modified changing the initial feed composition,…
Control of mesogen configuration in colloids of liquid crystalline polymers
2010
We report on a method to chemically predetermine the surface anchoring of mesogens in liquid crystalline colloids formed by different types of dispersion polymerization, and hence to achieve control over the mesogen configuration in such colloids. The surface anchoring is controlled by the chemical linkage of the polymers forming the colloids to the surfactants stabilizing the colloids towards the dispergent. We find that the hydroxypropyl cellulose used in conventional dispersion poylmerization induces parallel mesogen surface anchoring that in turn leads to bipolar director-field configurations, while a methacrylate terminated polysiloxane stabilizer, which is used in nonpolar dispersion …
Polymerization of methyl methacrylate through ionizing radiation in CO2-based dense systems
2000
Herein, we report the use of ionizing radiation to induce a dispersion polymerization reaction in dense CO2. As a model system, the polymerization of methyl methacrylate in the presence of poly(dimethylsiloxane) stabilizers was investigated. It was demonstrated that the dose plays the key role in the progress of the reaction and in the morphology of the resulting polymer. Dispersion polymerization carried out in the presence of mono- and bifunctionalized surfactants gave differently structured polymers. The polymers obtained have been characterized by scanning electron microscopy, solubility tests, and gel permeation chromatography, and the molecular structure has been related to dynamic me…
Polymer Synthesis in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
2003
It is current opinion of most of the people involved in supercritical fluids (SCFs) technology that as the end of the twentieth century has been devoted to enlarge exploitation of compressed gases in separation processes the beginning of the twenty-first will be mainly aimed to improve their utilisation as solvents for reactions.
Synthesis and Spectroscopic Properties of Silica−Dye−Semiconductor Nanocrystal Hybrid Particles
2010
We prepared silica-dye-nanocrystal hybrid particles and studied the energy transfer from semiconductor nanocrystals (= donor) to organic dye molecules (= acceptor). Multishell CdSe/CdS/ZnS semiconductor nanocrystals were adsorbed onto monodisperse Stöber silica particles with an outer silica shell of thickness 2-23 nm containing organic dye molecules (Texas Red). The thickness of this dye layer has a strong effect on the energy transfer efficiency, which is explained by the increase in the number of dye molecules homogeneously distributed within the silica shell, in combination with an enhanced surface adsorption of nanocrystals with increasing dye amount. Our conclusions were underlined by…
Leitfahigkeitsmessungen an Polystyrylnatrium in Dimethoxiäthan (DME) und Tetrahydrofuran (THF)
1971
An Polystyrylnatrium werden in zwei polaren organischen Losungsmitteln Leitfahigkeitsmessungen uber einen groseren Temperaturbereich ausgefuhrt. Aus der Temperaturabhangigkeit der Dissoziationskonstante ergibt sich, das die undissoziierte Verbindung in zwei Formen, dem Kontaktionenpaar (I) und dem solvatgetrennten Ionenpaar (II), vorkommt. Enthalpie- und Entropiedifferenz beim ubergang von I nach II, sowie die entsprechenden thermodynamischen Parameter der Dissoziation von II werden ermittelt. Der effektive Ladungsabstand im solvatgetrennten Ionenpaar betragt etwa 7 A. Conductivity measurements were carried out with polystyryl sodium in two polar solvents within a large temperature range. T…
The Dissociation Constant of Pyruvic Acid: Determination by Spectrophotometric Measurements
1991
Aqueous solutions of sodium pyruvate/hydrochloric acid mixtures were studied with regard to changes in the intensity of optical absorption at 317 nm wavelength, caused by varying pH and temperature. The data were evaluated to determine the pyruvic acid apparent dissociation constant at infinite dilution. Its temperature dependence followed the relation ln Kod = −(0.55 ± 0.47) − (1538 ± 135)/T or, if previous results of Pedersen at two temperatures are included, In Kod = −(0.97 ± 0.35) − (1418 ± 102)T. The effective absorption coefficient for pyruvic acid and its anion differ because the former species is largely hydrated, whereas the latter is not. The known hydration constant and its tempe…
Results of a literature review on methods for estimating buildings energy demand at district level
2019
Abstract In the framework of distributed energy planning, evaluating reliable energy profiles of different sectors has a prominent role. At the same time, it is a quite challenging task, since the availability of actual energy profiles of buildings at the district level is not widespread. A survey of over 70 studies in scientific literature has been accomplished and a set of criteria has been defined for classifying the selected contributions based on the energy demand data features, source and/or estimation methods, highlighting the ones adopting hourly energy profiles. As final results, tables summarizing the main methods characteristics and a selection of studies providing directly useab…