Monomers dissolved

Suspension (co)polymerization is carried out in aqueous solutions of monomers dispersed in the form of 0.1-5 mm diameter droplets by stirring in nonmixed water-organic liquids in the presence of initiators. The organic liquids that are not dissolving monomers and (co)polymers are represented by solvents that either form azeotropic water mixtures (toluene, heptane, cy-... 

The liquid electrolytes used in lithium batteries can be gelled by addition of a polymer [25] or fumed silica [26], or by cross linking of a dissolved monomer [271. Depending on the mechanical properties, gelled electrolytes can be used as separators, or supported by a conventional [27]... 

The termination constants kt found previously (see Table XVII, p. 158) are of the order of 3 X10 1. mole sec. Conversion to the specific reaction rate constant expressed in units of cc. molecule" sec. yields A f=5X10". At the radical concentration calculated above, 10 per cc., the rate of termination should therefore be only 10 radicals cc. sec., which is many orders of magnitude less than the rate of generation of radicals. Hence termination in the aqueous phase is utterly negligible, and it may be assumed with confidence that virtually every primary radical enters a polymer particle (or micelle). Moreover the average lifetime of a chain radical in the aqueous phase (i.e., 10 sec.) is too short for an appreciable expectation of addition of a dissolved monomer molecule by the primary radical prior to its entrance into a polymer particle. 

The indicated formal potential E° n of the corresponding monomer (-1.17V) in solution is very near that of the surface film (-1.13V vs. SSCE). That formal potentials of surface films on chemically modified electrodes are near those of their corresponding dissolved monomers (13,18) is actually a common, and quite useful, observation. In the present case, it demonstrates that the electronic structures of the porphyrin rings embedded in the polymer film are not seriously perturbed from that of the monomer. 

With pure monomer and diluents a polymerization with a half-life of 8 hr has been recorded with these catalysts. There, stability would appear to be indefinite provided water or oxygen are not admitted to the system. In one experiment described in Table XII the monomer feed is switched off after 60 min and the dissolved monomer exhausted from the polymer slurry. If monomer is reintroduced some days later, polymerization begins again without an induction period and the rate was little changed from that previously observed. 

LIQUID-PHASE BEHAVIOR. The liquid phase contains dissolved substances and contacts the solid phase. For our purposes, the liquid phase is used synonymously with aqueous phase , and all processes discussed in this section take place in aqueous solutions. The dissolved monomers of the solid phase are formed in equilibrium with their uncomplexed components. Such components may be uncomplexed ions (which are charged atoms or molecules) free in solution or ionic complexes in equilibrium with dissociated ions. Concentrations of the uncomplexed ions, therefore, depend upon the concentrations of all chemical substances competing for binding interactions with them. Each complex-ation reaction is defined by either a solution equilibrium constant ... 

Prior to nucleation the free radicals generated in the continuous phase propagate by reaction with dissolved monomer. Propagation continues stepwise until the radicals have reached the critical chain length for nucleation, jcr, at which point... 

Finally, the HDPE slurry from the second reactor is sent to the postreactor (3) to reduce dissolved monomer, and no monomer recycling is needed. In the decanter (4), the polymer is separated from the dispersing medium. The polymer containing the remaining hexane is dried in a fluidized bed dryer (5) and then pelletized in the extrusion section. The separated and collected dispersing medium of the fluid separation step (6) with the dissolved co-catalyst and comonomer is recycled to the polymerization reactors. A small part of the dispersing medium is distilled to maintain the composition of the diluent. 

Removal of catalyst residue and amorphous polymer is not required. Unreacted monomer is flashed in a two-stage pressure system (2, 4) and recycled back to the reactors. This improves yield and minimizes energy consumption. Dissolved monomer is removed from the polymer by a steam sparge (5). The process can use lower-assay chemical-grade propylene (94%) or the typical polymerization-grade (99.5%). 

Not only the rigidity is crucial to the efficiency of MIPs, but also the accessibility as many recognition sites as possible should be accessible for rebinding. The material should therefore be porous. This is realised by dissolving monomers, cross-linkers and print molecules in a porogenic solvent prior to polymerisation. The effect of the solvent on the polymer morphology can be monitored by measuring physical parameters such as surface area, pore diameter and pore volume. 

Dissolved monomer determination Photometric determination of silicomolybdic acid with ammonium molybdate according to Motomizu... 

When nonionic surfactant is applied to a soil-aqueous system, the surfactant can exist as dissolved monomers, sorbed molecules on the soil, or aggregated groups of molecules called micelles. Molecules of HOCs in such a system can be solubilized in surfactant micelles, dissolved in the surrounding solution, sorbed directly on the soil, or sorbed in association with sorbed surfactant. The presence of nonionic surfactant micelles in the bulk solution of the system results in the partitioning of the HOC between two bulk solution compartments, commonly referred to as pseudophases. The micellar pseudophase consists of the hydrophobic interiors of surfactant micelles, whereas the aqueous pseudophase consists mainly of dissolved surfactant monomers and water. Micelles form when the bulk solution concentration exceeds the surfactant CMC. 

FIGURE 22.2 Pictorial representation of monomer distribution in emulsion polymerization. Dissolved monomer is represented by letters M, molecules of surfactant with hydrophilic ends indicated by open circles, connected to their hydrophobic alkyl tails represented by a solid line. 

The polymer is then steam-stripped of any residual dissolved monomers in an additional vessel. The same unit also neutralizes the residual active catalyst. The removed residual hydrocarbons are recovered and can be sent back to the reactor system, while the polymer is dried by a closed-loop nitrogen system in a small dryer. 

When surface active agents are considered, a further complication may be encountered. Because of their surface active nature, the surfactants not only emich at the surfaces, but also form extended structures themselves. At low concentrations, the surfactants remain as dissolved monomers or asssociate to oligomers. However, when the critical micellization concentration (cmc) is surpassed, a cooperative association is activated to micelles (1 to 10 nm) consisting typically of some 50 to 100 monomers. At stiU higher concentrations, or in the presence of cosurfactants (alcohols, amines, fatty acids, etc.), liquid crystalline phases may separate. These phases have an infinite order on the x-ray scale, but may remain as powders on the NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) scale. When the lamellar liquid crystalline phase is in equilibrium with the liquid micellar phase the conditions are optimal for emulsions to form. The interface of the emulsion droplets (1 to 100 pm) are stabilized by the lamellar liquid crystal. Both the micelles and the emulsions may be of the oil in water (o/w) or water in oil (w/o) type. Obviously, substances that otherwise are insoluble in the dispersion medium may be solubilized in the micelles or emulsified in the emulsions. For a more thorough analysis, the reader is directed to pertinent references in the literature. ... 

The sulfate radical ions generated from persulfate react with the dissolved monomer molecules in the aqueous phase to form ionic free radicals... 

With increasing temperatures the value of equilibrium concentration must rise, a finding shown by the measurement of W - [M]0 dependence at different temperatures in two solvents nitrobenzene and chlorobenzene. From these data the heats of dissolved monomer - dissolved polymer transition were estimated in34, 36, 37 ... 

M Dissolved monomer molecule —O Dissolved soap molecule A— soap - like free radical... 

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