The effect of phase change materials on the frontal polymerization of a triacrylate

Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena

Volumn 239, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 838-847

  Viner, Veronika G ^a   Pojman, John A ^a   Golovaty, Dmitry ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

Filler; Frontal polymerization; Matched asymptotics; Mathematical modeling; Phase change material

Indexed keywords

FILLERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MELTING POINT; MIXTURES; POLYMERIZATION; SILICA;

FRONTAL POLYMERIZATION; HEAT OF FUSION; INERT MATERIALS; MATCHED ASYMPTOTIC EXPANSION; MATCHED ASYMPTOTICS; REACTION FRONT; REACTION TEMPERATURE; REACTIVE MIXTURES;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

EID: 77949492630     PISSN: 01672789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physd.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

References (68)

1. Chechilo N.M., Khvilivitskii R.J., and Enikolopyan N.S. On the phenomenon of polymerization reaction spreading. Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR 204 N5 (1972) 1180-1181
2. Davtyan S.P., Zhirkov P.V., and Vol'fson S.A. Problems of non-isothermal character in polymerisation processes. Russ. Chem. Rev. 53 2 (1984) 150-163
3. Khan A.M., and Pojman J.A. The use of frontal polymerization in polymer synthesis. Trends Polym. Sci. (Cambridge, UK) 4 (1996) 253-257
4. Pojman J.A., Ilyashenko V.M., and Khan A.M. Free-radical frontal polymerization: Self-propagating thermal reaction waves. J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 92 (1996) 2825-2837
5. Ivanov V.V., and Decker C. Kinetic study of photoinitiated frontal polymerization. Polym. Int. 50 (2001) 113-118
6. Terrones G., and Pearlstein A.J. Effects of optical attenuation and consumption of a photobleaching initiator on local initiation rates in photopolymerizations. Macromolecules 34 (2001) 3195-3204
7. Terrones G., and Pearlstein A.J. Diffusion-induced nonuniformity of photoinitiation in a photobleaching medium. Macromolecules 37 (2004) 1565-1575
8. Cabral J.T., et al. Frontal photopolymerization for microfluidic applications. Langmuir 20 (2004) 10020-10029
9. Warren J.A., Cabral J.T., and Douglas J.F. Solution of a field theory model of frontal photopolymerization. Phys. Rev. E 72 (2005) 021801
10. Norrish R.G.W., and Smith R.R. Catalyzed polymerization of methyl methacrylate in the liquid phase. Nature 150 (1942) 336-337
11. Trommsdorff E., Köhle H., and Lagally P. Zur polymerisation des methacrylsäuremethylesters. Makromol. Chem. 1 (1948) 169-198
12. Lewis L.L., et al. Isothermal frontal polymerization: Confirmation of the mechanism and determination of factors affecting front velocity, front shape, and propagation distance with comparison to mathematical modeling. J. Polym. Sci. Part A 43 (2005) 5774-5786
13. Evstratova S.I., et al. Isothermal frontal polymerization: Confirmation of the isothermal nature of the process and the effect of oxygen and polymer seed molecular weight on front propagation. J. Polym. Sci. Part A 44 (2006) 3601-3608
14. Nason C., et al. UV-induced frontal polymerization of multifunctional (Meth)acrylates. Macromolecules 38 (2005) 5506-5512
15. Pojman J.A., et al. Factors affecting propagating fronts of addition polymerization: Velocity, front curvature, temperature profile, conversion and molecular weight distribution. J. Polym. Sci. Part A 33 (1995) 643-652
16. Pojman J.A., Curtis G., and Ilyashenko V.M. Frontal polymerization in solution. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 118 (1996) 3783-3784
17. Pojman J.A., et al. Binary polymerization fronts: A new method to produce simultaneous interpenetrating polymer networks (SINs). J. Polym. Sci. Part A 35 (1997) 227-230
18. Fortenberry D.I., and Pojman J.A. Solvent-free synthesis of acrylamide by frontal polymerization. J. Polym. Sci. Part A 38 (2000) 1129-1135
19. Perry M.F., et al. Free-radical frontal copolymerization: The dependence of the front velocity on the monomer feed composition and reactivity ratios. Macromol. Theory Simul. 12 (2003) 276-286
20. Nagy I.P., Sike L., and Pojman J.A. Thermochromic composite prepared via a propagating polymerization front. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 117 (1995) 3611-3612
21. Gill N., et al. Polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) materials fabricated using frontal polymerization. J. Polym. Sci. Part A 41 (2003) 204-212
22. Chekanov Y.A., and Pojman J.A. Preparation of functionally gradient materials via frontal polymerization. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 78 (2000) 2398-2404
23. J.A. Pojman, T.W. McCardle, Functionally gradient polymeric materials. The University of Southern Mississippi: US Patent. 2000
24. J.A. Pojman, T.W. McCardle, Functionally gradient polymeric materials. The University of Southern Mississippi: US Patent. 2001
25. Kim C., et al. The continuous curing process for thermoset polymer composites. Part 1: Modeling and demonstration. J. Compos. Mater. 29 (1995) 1222-1253
26. Washington R.P., and Steinbock O. Frontal polymerization synthesis of temperature-sensitive hydrogels. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 123 (2001) 7933-7934
27. Lu G.D., Yan Q.Z., and Ge C.C. Preparation of porous polyacrylamide hydrogels by frontal polymerization. Polym. Int. 56 (2007) 1016-1020
28. Begishev V.P., et al. On some features of the process of anionic activated polymerization of ε-caprolactans under conditions of wave propagation. Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR 208 N4 (1973) 892
29. Begishev V.P., et al. On some features of the anionic activated ε -caprolactam polymerization process under wave propagation conditions. Dokl. Phys. Chem. 279 N4 (1985) 1075-1077
30. Davtyan S.P., et al. The Mechanism of Epoxide oligomer hardening by diamines under advancing reaction front conditions. Polym. Sci. USSR 19 12 (1978) 3149-3154
31. Korotkov V.N., Chekanov Y.A., and Rozenberg B.A. The simultaneous process of filament winding and curing for polymer composites. J. Comput. Sci. Tech. 47 (1993) 383-388
32. White S.R., and Kim C. A simultaneous lay-up and in situ cure process for thick composites. J. Reinf. Plast. Compos. 12 (1993) 520-535
33. Chekanov Y., et al. Frontal curing of epoxy resin: Comparison of mechanical and thermal properties to batch cured materials. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 66 (1997) 1209-1216
34. Mariani A., et al. Frontal ring-opening metathesis polymerization of dicyclopentadiene. Macromolecules 34 (2001) 6539-6541
35. Fiori S., et al. Interpenetrating polydicyclopentadiene/polyacrylate networks obtained by simultaneous non-interfering frontal polymerization. e-Polymers 29 (2002) 1-10
36. Pojman J.A., Griffith J., and Nichols H.A. Binary frontal polymerization: Velocity dependence on initial composition. e-Polymers 13 (2004) 1-7
37. Fiori S., et al. First synthesis of a polyurethane by frontal polymerization. Macromolecules 36 (2003) 2674-2679
38. Mariani A., et al. Synthesis and characterization of a polyurethane prepared by frontal polymerization. e-Polymers 44 (2003) 1-9
39. Bidali S., et al. Frontal atom transfer radical polymerization of tri-ethylene glycol dimethacrylate. e-Polymers 060 (2003) 1-12
40. Pojman J.A., et al. Frontal polymerization with thiolene systems. Macromolecules 37 (2004) 691-693
41. Falk B., Zonca M.R., and Crivello J.V. Photoactivated cationic frontal polymerization. Macromol. Symp. 226 (2005) 97-108
42. Crivello J.V., Falk B., and Zonca Jr. M.R. Photoinduced cationic ring-opening frontal polymerizations of oxetanes and oxiranes. J. Polym. Sci. Part A 42 (2004) 1630-1646
43. Washington R.P., and Steinbock O. Frontal free-radical polymerization: Applications to materials synthesis. Polym. News 28 (2003) 303-310
44. Tredici A., Pecchini R., and Morbidelli M. Self-propagating frontal copolymerization. J. Polym. Sci. Part A 36 (1998) 1117-1126
45. Goldfeder P.M., et al. Mathematical modeling of free-radical polymerization fronts. J. Phys. Chem. B 101 (1997) 3474-3482
46. Pojman J.A., Khan A.M., and Mathias L.J. Frontal polymerization in microgravity: Results from the Conquest I sounding rocket flight. Microgravity Sci. Technol. X (1997) 36-40
47. Ainsworth W., et al. Bubble behavior in frontal polymerization: Results from KC-135 parabolic flights. In: Downey J.P., and Pojman J.A. (Eds). Polymer Research in Microgravity: Polymerization and Processing. ACS Symposium Series vol. 793 (2001), American Chemical Society, Washington, DC 112-125
48. http://www.pojman.com/FP_Bibliography.html, May 21, 2007
49. McFarland B., Popwell S., and Pojman J.A. Free-radical frontal polymerization with a microencapsulated initiator. Macromolecules 37 (2004) 6670-6672
50. McFarland B., Popwell S., and Pojman J.A. Free-radical frontal polymerization with a microencapsulated initiator: Characterization of microcapsules and their effect on pot life, front velocity and mechanical properties. Macromolecules 39 (2006) 53-63
51. Nason C., Pojman J.A., and Hoyle C. The effect of a trithiol and inorganic fillers on the photo- induced thermal frontal polymerization of a triacrylate. J. Polym. Sci. Part A 46 (2008) 8091-8096
52. Bowden G., et al. The effect of convection on a propagating front with a solid product: Comparison of theory and experiments. J. Phys. Chem. B 101 (1997) 678-686
53. Bentz D.P., and Turpin R. Potential applications of phase change materials in concrete technology. Cem. Concr. Res. 29 (2007) 527-532
54. Merzhanov A.G., and Borovinskaya I.P. Self-propagating high-temperature synthesis of inorganic compounds. Dokl. Nauk SSSR 204 (1972) 336-339
55. Choi Y., Lee J.K., and Mullins M.E. Densification process of TiC-Ni composites formed by self-propagating high-temperature synthesis reaction. J. Mater. Sci. 32 (1997) 1717-1724
56. Matkowsky B.J., and Sivashinsky G.I. Propagation of a pulsating reaction front in solid fuel combustion. SIAM J. Appl. Math. 35 (1978) 465-478
57. Margolis S.B. An asymptotic theory of condensed two-phase flame propagation. SIAM J. Appl. Math. 43 (1983) 351-369
58. Margolis S.B. An asymptotic theory of condensed two-phase flame propagation. SIAM J. Appl. Math. 43 (1983) 351-369
59. Aldushin A.P., Matkowsky B.J., Shkadinsky K.G., Shkadinskaya G.V., and Volpert V.A. Combustion of porous samples with melting and flow of reactants. Combust. Sci. Technol. 99 (1985) 313-343
60. Raymond C.S., and Volpert V.A. Stability of uniformly propagating SHS waves in porous solids with melting and flow of reactants. Chem. Eng. Sci. 19 (1996) 4443-4462
61. Raymond C.S., and Volpert V.A. An asymptotic theory of condensed phase combustion with inert melting. Appl. Math. Lett. 12 (1999) 89-94
62. Binici B., et al. Spherically propagating thermal polymerization fronts. J. Polym. Sci. Part A 44 (2006) 1387-1395
63. Masere J., and Pojman J.A. Free radical-scavenging dyes as indicators of frontal polymerization dynamics. J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 94 7 (1998) 919-922
64. Solovyov S.E., Ilyashenko V.M., and Pojman J.A. Numerical modeling of self-propagating fronts of addition polymerization: The role of kinetics on front stability. Chaos 7 (1997) 331-340
65. Cardarelli S.A., et al. A numerical study of one-step models of polymerization: Frontal versus bulk mode. Physica D 206 (2005) 145-165
66. Schult D.A., and Volpert V.A. Linear stability analysis of thermal free radical polymerization waves. Int. J. Self-Propag. High-Temp. Synth. 8 (1999) 417-440
67. Schult D.A. Matched asymptotic expansions and the closure problem for combustion waves. SIAM J. Appl. Math. 60 (1999) 136-155
68. Spade C.A., and Volpert V.A. Linear stability analysis of nonadiabatic free radical polymerization waves. Combust. Theory Model. 5 (2001) 21-39