Anionic graft polymerization of styrene onto nano-sized silica

Peng Liu, Jun Tian, Weimin Liu, Qunji Xue

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Abstract

Polystyrene (PS) grafted silica nanoparticles (PS-g-Silica) were preparaed by the anionic copolymerization of methacryloxyl propyl modified silica nanoparticles (MAMSN) and styrene initiated by n-butyl lithium (BL). The effect of the amount of BL on the conversion of styrene (C), percentage of grafting (PG), and the relative molecular mass (Mn) of PSs(PSnand PSg) were discussed. It was found that larger relative molecular masses of PS and higher conversion and percentage of grafting of styrene could be obtained with the proposed method compared with radical polymerizations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)685-688
Number of pages4
JournalChemistry Bulletin / Huaxue Tongbao
Volume67
Issue number9
StatePublished - 2004
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Anionic graft polymerization
  • Polystyrene
  • Silica nanoparticle

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