Diffusion Crosslinking Kinetics of Thermoset Polymers

作者：Patlazhan Stanislav A^*; Berlin Alexander A; Bouquey Michel; Serra Christophe A; Muller Rene

来源：Macromolecular Theory and Simulations, 2011, 20(6): 389-398.

DOI：10.1002/mats.201000102

• crosslinking
• diffusion
• gelation
• kinetics (polym.)
• matrix

The problem of the delayed crosslinking arising due to the diffusion of a crosslinker molecule from a vector particle within a thermoset polymer matrix is discussed. The crosslinker molecules, initially embedded in the vector particles, diffuse from the particle to the polymer matrix and react with the functional groups grafted to polymer chains. The two-step diffusion crosslink kinetics is studied theoretically on the example of polyethylene functionalized with anhydride groups reacting with 1,4-butanediol as a crosslinker molecule. This provides the independent of time limiting distribution functions of the concentration of crosslinks, unreacted and intermediate functional groups, which are shown to be rather sensitive to system parameters as rates of chemical reactions, ratio of diffusion coefficients of matrix to vector particles, stoichiometric composition of the reactive groups, etc. The nonmonotonic distribution of the crosslink concentration around the vector particles at certain range of the parameters is revealed.

• 出版日期2011-7-19