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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 360-366 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry |
Volume | 31 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 25 Nov 2015 |
Keywords
- Microencapsulated phase change materials
- Pickering emulsion
- Polymerization mechanism
- Surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization