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Model filled polymers. I. Synthesis of crosslinked monodisperse polystyrene beads

✍ Scribed by D. Zou; V. Derlich; K. Gandhi; M. Park; L. Sun; D. Kriz; Y. D. Lee; G. Kim; J. J. Aklonis; R. Salovey

Book ID
105337546
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1990
Tongue
English
Weight
892 KB
Volume
28
Category
Article
ISSN
0887-624X

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Monodisperse crosslinked polystyrene beads of varied size and crosslink density are prepared by emulsion copolymerization of styrene and divinylbenzene in the absence of emulsifier. Tumbling and internally stirred reactors were used for synthesis, with minimal agglomeration at at least 0.22 wt % potassium persulfate and up to 10% by weight of styrene in aqueous emulsion in the absence of oxygen. Particle sizes decreased from 800 to 200 nm on raising the polymerization temperature from 60 to 95°C. The glass transition temperature of the beads increased from 104.4 to 133°C by the inclusion of up to 10% by weight of divinylbenzene. The thermal stability of the beads was higher for peroxide than for persulfate initiation. The crosslink density estimated from the degree of swelling was about one third that expected from stoichiometry. The polystyrene beads are used as filler particles in polymer composites.

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