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Title: | Miniemulsion photopolymerization in a continuous tubular reactor: particle size control via membrane emulsification | Authors: | Nauman, Nida ZAQUEN, Neomy Boyer, Cyrille Zetterlund, Per B. |
Issue Date: | 2020 | Publisher: | ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY | Source: | POLYMER CHEMISTRY, 11 (28) , p. 4660 -4669 | Abstract: | Synthesis of polymeric nanoparticles of adjustable size in the submicron-range 200-950 nm has been conductedviamembrane emulsification combined with photoinduced miniemulsion polymerization in a continuous tubular flow reactor. Monomer droplets comprising methyl methacrylate (MMA), hexadecane and the photoinitiator diphenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphine oxide were prepared as an aqueous emulsion with the surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) using fixed membrane pore sizes of 100, 200, 300 and 400 nm. Radical polymerizations were subsequently conducted by exposure of these emulsions to visible (violet) irradiation (lambda(max)= 405 nm) at room temperature in a continuous tubular flow reactor for polymerization times (residence times) as short as 10 min. Careful consideration of the SDS concentration as well as the use of an aqueous phase radical scavenger enabled design of systems providing exclusive monomer droplet nucleation (in the absence of secondary nucleation). In contrast to conventional emulsification techniques, membrane emulsification provides an energy efficient method for tuning the polymer particle size from submicron to micron range by appropriate selection of pore size. | Notes: | Boyer, C; Zetterlund, PB (corresponding author), Univ New South Wales, Ctr Adv Macromol Design CAMD, Sch Chem Engn, High St Gate 2, Sydney, NSW 2033, Australia.; Boyer, C (corresponding author), Univ New South Wales, Australian Ctr Nanomed, High St Gate 2, Sydney, NSW 2033, Australia. cboyer@unsw.edu.au; p.zetterlund@unsw.edu.au |
Other: | Boyer, C; Zetterlund, PB (corresponding author), Univ New South Wales, Ctr Adv Macromol Design CAMD, Sch Chem Engn, High St Gate 2, Sydney, NSW 2033, Australia; Univ New South Wales, Australian Ctr Nanomed, High St Gate 2, Sydney, NSW 2033, Australia. cboyer@unsw.edu.au; p.zetterlund@unsw.edu.au | Keywords: | Controlled/Living Radical Polymerization;Critical Micelle Concentration;Oil-Soluble Initiator;Emulsion Polymerization;Surfactant Concentration;Membrane Emulsification;Ionic-Strength;Styrene;Copolymerization;Nanoparticles | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/32640 | ISSN: | 1759-9954 | e-ISSN: | 1759-9962 | DOI: | 10.1039/d0py00654h | ISI #: | WOS:000550557800012 | Rights: | The Royal Society of Chemistry 2020. | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution | Validations: | ecoom 2021 |
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