The factors which influence polymeric kinetics of acrylate emulsion modified by vinyl alkoxy silane through seed emulsion polymerization were investigated
and the nucleation mechanism of emulsion polymerization was analyzed. The experimental results showed that reaction temperature
initiator concentration
emulsifier concentration and vinyl alkoxy silane amount had great influence on the kinetics of emulsion polymerization.At higher temperature
higher initiator concentration
higher emulsifier concentration and less amount of vinyl alkoxy silane monomer
the conversion rate of emulsion polymerization was higher.Besides
the pH value of the system between six and eight was favorable to emulsion polymerization kinetics.In the seed emulsion polymerization
RP∝[E]0.72,RP∝[I]0.56,Ea=143.92 kJ8226;mol-1. At the beginning of the shell reaction
nucleation of emulsion polymerization occurred in monomer droplet,while during core reaction
the nucleation mechanism was “micellar nucleation”.