ISSN:
0360-6376
Keywords:
Physics
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The size, distribution, and number of PTFE particles formed by radiation-induced emulsifier-free polymerization were measured by electron microscope and automatic particle analyzer (centrifugation method). From the electron micrographs we found that the particles are formed within 5 min. The change in the number of polymer particles (np) with reaction time (t) depends on the relative concentration of growing polymer chains to stabilizing species produced by the radiolysis of water and monomer; that is, it was governed by TFE pressure/dose rate ratio and classified into three cases: case I, dnp/dt = 0 (e.g., at 3 × 104 rad/hr and 20 kg/cm2); case II, dnp/dt 〈 0 (e.g., at dose rate below 1.9 × 104 rad/hr and 20 kg/cm2); case III, dnp/dt 〉 0 (e.g., at 3 × 104 rad/hr and 2 kg/cm2). The polymer molecular weight above 106 is almost independent of the particle size. The polymerization loci are mainly on the surface of polymer particles dispersed in the aqueous phase in cases I and II except in the initial stage. In case III new particles are formed successively during polymerization. Therefore the polymerization loci are mainly in the aqueous phase. Especially in case I, we concluded that after the generation of particles the propagation proceeds mainly on the surface of polymer particles like the core shell model proposed by Granico and Williams.
Additional Material:
10 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pol.1979.170170111
