Confining polymerization at emulsion interface by surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization on reactive Pickering stabilizer

Dezhong Yin, Wangchang Geng, Qiuyu Zhang, Baoliang Zhang

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Abstract

In this paper, surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) on surface of Pickering stabilizer for microencapsulation was investigated. By SI-ATRP on initiator-immobilized SiO2 particles, emulsion droplets were involved into microcapsules. The density of PMMA chains on SiO2 surface reached 1.31chainnm-2 and the initiator efficiency was estimated to be 28%. The results confirmed that polymerization was confined successfully at the interface of emulsion and 80% of polymer chains were formed via SI-ATRP on Pickering stabilizer. This covalent between SiO2 and polymer endowed the prepared microcapsules with good durability and thermal reliability in phase change materials application.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)360-366
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
Volume31
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 Nov 2015

Keywords

  • Microencapsulated phase change materials
  • Pickering emulsion
  • Polymerization mechanism
  • Surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization

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