ISSN:
0022-3832
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
Using a direct weight method, the rate of butadiene polymer growth has been found to be logarithmic with time and proportional to the initial mass of polymer seed present providing active polymer seeds are used. When solutions of potassium sulfide (0.005 and 0.0025 g. per ml.) were added to butadiene, the growth of popcorn polymer in the vapor phase was greatly inhibited. The final weights of 0.100 g. initial polymer seeds were 0.205 and 0.389 g. after 29.6 and 30.5 days at 60°C. respectively, for the two sulfide concentrations. This is to be compared with a normal growth of 2.85 g. after 13.5 days at 60° for a non-sulfided test. Water does not inhibit popcorn polymer growth and may possibly accelerate it. The activity of the popcorn seeds for spontaneous growth in the presence of monomer depends on the seed generation or extent to which the seeds have grown. The growth activity of a definite mass of polymer increases with continued seed growth until a point is reached where there is a structural change from popcorn-like to more glassy-like polymer. The latter has lower growth activity. It is believed that the effect of variation of activity with seed generation is independent of peroxide content and that these tests were performed with peroxide-free seeds.
Additional Material:
4 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pol.1952.120090506
