Study on the Emulsion Polymerization of poly(vinyl acetate-co-ethylene) Using Poly(vinyl alcohol) as Emulsifier

Poly(vinyl alcohol)을 이용한 Poly(vinyl acetate-co-ethylene) Emulsion 중합에 대한 연구

  • Choi, Yong-Hae (Division of Chemical Engineering, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Lee, Won-Ki (Division of Chemical Engineering, Pukyong National University)
  • 최용해 (부경대학교 고분자공학과) ;
  • 이원기 (부경대학교 고분자공학과)
  • Received : 2010.05.24
  • Accepted : 2010.06.21
  • Published : 2010.09.30

Abstract

In this paper, for polymerization of poly(vinyl acetate-co-ethylene) (VAE) by redox system using poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVOH) as emulsifier on the properties of the final emulsion, and pH changes affect the physical properties of the final emulsion was investigated. The results of the molecular weight of PVOH had a dramatic impact on the emulsion properties. The used a low molecular weight of PVOH products was obtained low viscosity and using the high molecular weight of PVOH were obtained high viscosity product. However, changing the pH of the final polymerized product properties for the PVOH obtained different results. Generally, a poly(vinyl acetate) emulsion by a high degree of polymerization and high molecular weight of PVOH was obtained high viscosity of the final emulsion. But, in VAE was lower emulsion viscosity in high pH. This is the molecular weight of the emulsion during the synthesis of PVOH is considered to be affected by degradation. The final viscosity was decreased by grafting ratio and molecular weight were decreased with increasing of pH.

본 논문에서는 poly(vinyl acetate-co-ethylene)을 산화, 환원 방법으로 중합할 때 poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVOH)이 최종 에멀젼의 물성에 미치는 영향과 pH의 변화가 최종 에멀젼의 물성에 미치는 영향에 대하여 알아보았다. 실험 결과 PVOH의 분자량이 에멀젼 성질에 크게 영향을 미쳤다. 분자량이 낮은 PVOH 이용 시는 점도가 낮은 제품을 얻었고, 분자량이 큰 PVOH를 이용 시는 높은 점도의 제품을 얻었다. 그러나 pH를 변화 시키면서 중합한 제품의 최종 성질은 PVOH에 대하여 다른 결과를 얻었다. 일반적으로 중합도가 높고 부분 검화물의 PVOH를 이용한 poly(vinyl acetate) 에멀젼 최종점도는 상대적으로 매우 높은 점도를 유지하는 데 비하여, VAE 에멀젼에서는 높은 pH에서 합성 시에는 낮은 에멀젼의 점도를 얻었다. 이것은 에멀젼 합성 중에 PVOH의 분자량의 저하에 의한 영향으로 판단된다. pH가 증가 할수록 그라프트율이 감소하고, 분자량이 감소하면서 점도가 낮아진다는 결과를 얻었다.

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