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CN111234294A
CN111234294A CN202010085026.6A CN202010085026A CN111234294A CN 111234294 A CN111234294 A CN 111234294A CN 202010085026 A CN202010085026 A CN 202010085026A CN 111234294 A CN111234294 A CN 111234294A
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Abstract

The present invention provides a method for producing thermally expandable microspheres comprising a thermoplastic resin shell and a foaming agent encapsulated in the shell and having a boiling point not higher than the softening point of the thermoplastic resin, the method comprising the steps of: in an aqueous dispersion medium, a polymerizable component is subjected to suspension polymerization in the presence of a water-soluble composition, an acrylic monomer composition is adopted as a main monomer of the polymerizable component, a shell with high barrier property and high glass transition temperature is formed after polymerization, and a virulent acrylonitrile monomer is not adopted, so that the comprehensive cost of monomer raw materials is reduced, the safety in the production operation process is improved, and the potential pollution risk of the production environment is reduced.

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Preparation method of thermal expansion microspheres
Technical Field
The invention relates to a preparation method of thermal expansion microspheres, belonging to the technical field of preparation of thermal expansion microspheres by a suspension polymerization method.
Background
The great expansion capacity of the thermally expandable microspheres makes them useful in a wide variety of fields, for example, to reduce the mass of products, to change the properties of products (such as thermal, acoustic and electrical insulation properties) and to save the amount of materials used; the thermal expansion microsphere also has the advantages of excellent solvent resistance, wear resistance, good mechanical property, no toxicity, no pollution and the like. At present, the thermal expansion microspheres are prepared by a suspension polymerization method which is a common method for synthesizing functional polymer microspheres at home and abroad, and a plurality of monomers and foaming agents are copolymerized in liquid drops and are precipitated on the surfaces of the liquid drops by the suspension polymerization method to obtain the thermal expansion microspheres with a core-shell structure. And the suspension polymerization method for preparing the thermal expansion microspheres at home and abroad at present basically adopts virulent acrylonitrile as a main monomer, and has the advantages of low operation safety, strict environmental protection requirement, high cost and complex process control.
Therefore, there is a need for a novel method for preparing thermally expandable microspheres.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to solve the defects of high toxicity, low operation safety and high environmental protection requirement in the prior art and provide a monomer composition for replacing acrylonitrile monomers.
In order to realize the purpose of the invention, the technical scheme of the invention is as follows:
the present invention provides a method for producing thermally expandable microspheres comprising a thermoplastic resin shell and a foaming agent encapsulated in the shell and having a boiling point not higher than the softening point of the thermoplastic resin, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
(1) preparation of oil phase: mixing 80-200 parts by weight of foaming agent, 100 parts by weight of polymerization combined monomer composition, 0.05-5 parts by weight of cross-linking agent and 0.01-10 parts by weight of initiator to prepare oil phase;
(2) preparation of the aqueous phase: mixing 0.001-2 parts by weight of a water-soluble composition, 100-800 parts by weight of an aqueous dispersion medium, 5-50 parts by weight of a dispersion stabilizer and 0.005-0.03 parts by weight of an alkali metal nitrite inhibitor to prepare an aqueous phase;
(3) preparation of thermally expanded microspheres: and (3) mixing the oil phase in the step (1) with the water phase in the step (2) to prepare a suspension, then transferring the suspension into a reaction kettle, heating to 35-105 ℃ in the atmosphere of nitrogen, reacting for 8-20h, and drying to obtain the thermal expansion microspheres.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the blowing agent is one or more of isobutane, isopentane, n-pentane, isohexane, isooctane, or n-octane, preferably isopentane or isooctane.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the polymeric combination monomer composition comprises one or more of methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, isobornyl methacrylate, hydroxyethyl methacrylate, methyl acrylate, trifluoroethyl methacrylate, hexafluorobutyl methacrylate, N dimethylacrylamide or poly (ethylene glycol) methyl methacrylate, preferably comprises methyl methacrylate, N dimethylacrylamide, poly (ethylene glycol) methyl methacrylate, isobornyl methacrylate and hexafluorobutyl methacrylate.
In a more preferred embodiment of the invention, the weight ratio of methyl methacrylate, N dimethylacrylamide, poly (ethylene glycol) methyl methacrylate, isobornyl methacrylate, and hexafluorobutyl methacrylate is 8: 2.5: 0.2: 1: 0.5.
in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the crosslinking agent is one or more of ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, diethylene glycol dimethacrylate, triethylene glycol dimethacrylate, triallyl cyanurate, 1, 3-propanediol dimethacrylate or 1, 4-butanediol dimethacrylate.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the water-soluble composition comprises polyvinylpyrrolidone and sodium lauryl sulfate.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the blowing agent is present in an amount of 23 to 32 parts by weight.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the initiator is an organic peroxide or azo compound, preferably one or more of dibenzoyl peroxide, dilauryl peroxide, didecanoic acid peroxide, tert-butyl peracetate, tert-butyl peraurate or azobisisobutyronitrile, 2 '-azobis, (2, 4-dimethylpentanenitrile) and 1, 1' -azobis (cyclohexane-1-carbonitrile).
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the aqueous dispersion medium is water containing an electrolyte.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the oil phase prepared in step (1) and the water phase prepared in step (2) are made into a suspension by stirring mechanical shearing, wherein the rotation speed of the stirring mechanical shearing is 3000-8000rpm for 5-45 min.
Detailed Description
The invention aims to solve the defects of high toxicity, low operation safety and high environmental protection requirement in the prior art and provide a monomer composition for replacing acrylonitrile monomers.
In order to realize the purpose of the invention, the technical scheme of the invention is as follows:
the present invention provides a method for producing thermally expandable microspheres comprising a thermoplastic resin shell and a foaming agent encapsulated in the shell and having a boiling point not higher than the softening point of the thermoplastic resin, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
(1) preparation of oil phase: mixing 80-200 parts by weight of foaming agent, 100 parts by weight of polymerization combined monomer composition, 0.05-5 parts by weight of cross-linking agent and 0.01-10 parts by weight of initiator to prepare oil phase;
(2) preparation of the aqueous phase: mixing 0.001-2 parts by weight of a water-soluble composition, 100-800 parts by weight of an aqueous dispersion medium, 5-50 parts by weight of a dispersion stabilizer and 0.005-0.03 parts by weight of an alkali metal nitrite inhibitor to prepare an aqueous phase;
(3) preparation of thermally expanded microspheres: and (3) mixing the oil phase in the step (1) with the water phase in the step (2) to prepare a suspension, then transferring the suspension into a reaction kettle, heating to 35-105 ℃ in a nitrogen atmosphere, reacting for 8-20h, performing suction filtration and deionized water washing on milky white liquid obtained after reaction, and drying to obtain the thermal expansion microspheres.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the blowing agent is one or more of isobutane, isopentane, n-pentane, isohexane, isooctane, or n-octane, preferably isopentane or isooctane.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the polymeric combination monomer composition comprises one or more of methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, isobornyl methacrylate, hydroxyethyl methacrylate, methyl acrylate, trifluoroethyl methacrylate, hexafluorobutyl methacrylate, N dimethylacrylamide or poly (ethylene glycol) methyl methacrylate, preferably comprises methyl methacrylate, N dimethylacrylamide, poly (ethylene glycol) methyl methacrylate, isobornyl methacrylate and hexafluorobutyl methacrylate. The polymerization combination monomer composition is used for polymerization to form a shell of a thermoplastic resin.
In a more preferred embodiment of the invention, the weight ratio of methyl methacrylate, N dimethylacrylamide, poly (ethylene glycol) methyl methacrylate, isobornyl methacrylate, and hexafluorobutyl methacrylate is 8: 2.5: 0.2: 1: 0.5.
in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the crosslinking agent is one or more of ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, diethylene glycol dimethacrylate, triethylene glycol dimethacrylate, triallyl cyanurate, 1, 3-propanediol dimethacrylate, or 1, 4-butanediol dimethacrylate, etc.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the water-soluble composition comprises polyvinylpyrrolidone and sodium lauryl sulfate.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the blowing agent is present in an amount of 23 to 32 parts by weight.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the initiator is an organic peroxide or azo compound, preferably one or more of dibenzoyl peroxide, dilauryl peroxide, didecanoic acid peroxide, tert-butyl peracetate, tert-butyl peraurate or azobisisobutyronitrile, 2 '-azobis, (2, 4-dimethylpentanenitrile) and 1, 1' -azobis (cyclohexane-1-carbonitrile).
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the aqueous dispersion medium is water containing an electrolyte.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the oil phase prepared in step (1) and the water phase prepared in step (2) are made into a suspension by stirring mechanical shearing, wherein the rotation speed of the stirring mechanical shearing is 3000-8000rpm for 5-45 min.
The initiator and the crosslinking agent used in the suspension polymerization of the present invention are not particularly required, and those skilled in the art can select suitable materials and auxiliaries depending on the progress of the reaction and the intended result.
The diameter of the prepared thermal expansion microsphere before unexpanded is 15-25 mu m, and the content of the foaming agent is 23-32%.
The dispersing medium adopted by the invention is water containing electrolyte, the pH value is controlled to be 3-5, the electrolyte is not particularly limited, the selection can be carried out by a person skilled in the art, one or more of sodium chloride, potassium chloride, magnesium chloride, calcium chloride, sodium sulfate and potassium sulfate is preferred in the invention, sodium chloride or potassium chloride is more preferred, the dosage of the electrolyte is preferably 10-30 parts, and in addition, the commonly used colloidal silica dispersion stabilizer and alkali nitrite salt inhibitor such as sodium nitrite are selected.
After the water phase and the oil phase are dispersed into suspension in the step (2), the suspension polymerization is initiated by adopting an oil-soluble initiator preferentially, and the thermal expansion microspheres are prepared after the polymerization reaction is carried out for 8-20 hours. The suspension polymerization temperature may be determined depending on the kind of the initiator used, and the suspension polymerization temperature recommended in the present invention is 35 to 105 ℃. The process of dispersing the oil phase and the water phase into the suspension in the step (2) can be carried out by a stirring method such as a homogenizer, an electric stirrer and the like, and the rotating speed of the stirring high-speed mechanical shearing is 3000-8000rpm for 5-45 min.
The preparation method comprises the following steps: in an aqueous dispersion medium, a polymerizable component is subjected to suspension polymerization in the presence of a water-soluble composition, an acrylic monomer composition is adopted as a main monomer of the polymerizable component, a shell with high barrier property and high glass transition temperature is formed after polymerization, and a virulent acrylonitrile monomer is not adopted, so that the comprehensive cost of monomer raw materials is reduced, the safety in the production operation process is improved, and the potential pollution risk of the production environment is reduced.
The preparation process of the thermal expansion microsphere is simple, and the prepared thermal expansion microsphere has excellent performance and can be widely applied to the fields of textile, shoe industry, building, industry and the like. And acrylonitrile type highly toxic monomers are not adopted in the preparation process of the thermal expansion microspheres. The preparation of the thermal expansion microsphere adopts the monomer composition, and has safe operation and low environmental protection requirement.
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The following are more specific examples to develop the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to the scope of these examples. Ratios, proportions, parts, percentages herein are by weight and all temperature units are in degrees Celsius unless otherwise indicated.
Example 1
(1) Preparation of oil phase: mixing 6g of isopentane, 6g of isooctane, 8g of methyl methacrylate, 2.5g N, N-dimethylacrylamide, 0.2g of poly (ethylene glycol) methyl methacrylate, 1g of isobornyl methacrylate, 0.5g of hexafluorobutyl methacrylate, 0.05g of triallyl cyanurate and 0.05g of azobisisobutyronitrile at 25 ℃ for 10-15min to form a uniform oil phase;
(2) preparation of the aqueous phase: dissolving 20g of sodium chloride in 100g of deionized water, then adding 20g of a 25% colloidal silica solution, adding 4g of a 1% polyvinylpyrrolidone aqueous solution and 0.1g of sodium dodecyl sulfate, then adding 1.8g of a 1% sodium nitrite aqueous solution, uniformly stirring, and then continuously adding hydrochloric acid to adjust the pH value to 3, wherein the formed solution is a water phase;
(3) homogenizing the water phase and the oil phase: pouring the oil phase into the water phase, and dispersing the mixed liquid in a homomixer at 6000rpm for 10min to prepare suspension;
(4) preparation of thermally expanded microspheres: the suspension is transferred into a reaction kettle and is heated to 65 ℃ in the atmosphere of nitrogen to react for 20 h. And filtering the milky white liquid obtained after the reaction, washing the milky white liquid with deionized water, and drying the milky white liquid to obtain the thermal expansion microspheres, wherein the average particle size of the thermal expansion microspheres is 15 microns, the content of the foaming agent is 28 percent, and the average expansion ratio is 50 times.
Example 2
(1) Preparation of oil phase: mixing 6g of isopentane, 7g of isooctane, 8g of methyl methacrylate, 3g of N, N-dimethylacrylamide, 0.5g of poly (ethylene glycol) methyl methacrylate, 1.2g of isobornyl methacrylate, 0.6g of hexafluorobutyl methacrylate, 0.06g of triallyl cyanurate and 0.04g of benzoyl peroxide at 25 ℃ and stirring for 10min-15min to form a uniform oil phase;
(2) preparation of the aqueous phase: dissolving 20g of sodium chloride in 100g of deionized water, then adding 20g of a colloidal silicon dioxide solution with the mass concentration of 25%, adding 5g of a 1% polyvinylpyrrolidone aqueous solution and 0.1g of sodium dodecyl sulfate, then adding 2g of a 1% sodium nitrite aqueous solution, stirring uniformly, and then continuously adding hydrochloric acid to adjust the pH value to 3, wherein the formed solution is a water phase;
(3) homogenizing the water phase and the oil phase: pouring the oil phase into the water phase, and dispersing the mixed liquid in a homomixer at 6000rpm for 15min to prepare suspension;
(4) preparation of thermally expanded microspheres: the suspension is transferred into a reaction kettle and heated to 80 ℃ in the atmosphere of nitrogen to react for 16 h. And filtering the milky white liquid obtained after the reaction, washing the milky white liquid with deionized water, and drying the milky white liquid to obtain the thermal expansion microspheres, wherein the average particle size of the thermal expansion microspheres is 20 microns, the content of the foaming agent is 26%, and the average expansion ratio is 45 times.
Example 3
(1) Preparation of oil phase: 5g of isopentane, 7g of isooctane, 8g of methyl methacrylate, 2.5g of N, N dimethylacrylamide, 0.2g of poly (ethylene glycol) methyl methacrylate, 1g of isobornyl methacrylate, 0.5g of hexafluorobutyl methacrylate, 0.07g of ethylene glycol dimethacrylate and 0.04g of azobisisobutyronitrile are mixed and stirred at 25 ℃ for 10min to 15min to form a uniform oil phase;
(2) preparation of the aqueous phase: dissolving 20g of sodium chloride in 100g of deionized water, then adding 20g of a colloidal silicon dioxide solution with the mass concentration of 25%, adding 3.5g of a 1% polyvinylpyrrolidone aqueous solution and 0.2g of sodium dodecyl sulfate, then adding 1.8g of a 1% sodium nitrite aqueous solution, uniformly stirring, and then continuously adding hydrochloric acid to adjust the pH value to 3, wherein the formed solution is a water phase;
(3) homogenizing the water phase and the oil phase: pouring the oil phase into the water phase, and dispersing the mixed liquid in a homomixer at 6000rpm for 10min to prepare suspension;
(4) preparation of thermally expanded microspheres: the suspension is transferred into a reaction kettle and is heated to 65 ℃ in the atmosphere of nitrogen to react for 20 h. And filtering the milky white liquid obtained after the reaction, washing the milky white liquid with deionized water, and drying the milky white liquid to obtain the thermal expansion microspheres, wherein the average particle size of the thermal expansion microspheres is 21 microns, the content of the foaming agent is 25%, and the average expansion ratio is 40 times.
Example 4
(1) Preparation of oil phase: mixing 6g of isopentane, 6g of isooctane, 8g of methyl methacrylate, 2.5g of N, N dimethylacrylamide, 0.2g of poly (ethylene glycol) methyl methacrylate, 1g of isobornyl methacrylate, 0.5g of hexafluorobutyl methacrylate, 0.04g of 1, 4-butanediol dimethacrylate and 0.05g of dibenzoyl peroxide at 25 ℃ and stirring for 10min to 15min to form a uniform oil phase;
(2) preparation of the aqueous phase: dissolving 20g of sodium chloride in 100g of deionized water, then adding 20g of a colloidal silicon dioxide solution with the mass concentration of 25%, adding 3.5g of a 1% polyvinylpyrrolidone aqueous solution and 0.15g of sodium dodecyl sulfate, then adding 1.8g of a 1% sodium nitrite aqueous solution, uniformly stirring, and then continuously adding hydrochloric acid to adjust the pH value to 3, wherein the formed solution is a water phase;
(3) homogenizing the water phase and the oil phase: pouring the oil phase into the water phase, and dispersing the mixed liquid in a homomixer at 7500rpm for 15min to obtain suspension;
(4) preparation of thermally expanded microspheres: the suspension is transferred into a reaction kettle and is heated to 65 ℃ in the atmosphere of nitrogen to react for 20 h. And filtering the milky white liquid obtained after the reaction, washing the milky white liquid with deionized water, and drying the milky white liquid to obtain the thermal expansion microspheres, wherein the average particle size of the thermal expansion microspheres is 25 microns, the content of the foaming agent is 30%, and the average expansion ratio is 50 times.

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1. A method for producing thermally-expanded microspheres comprising a thermoplastic resin shell and a foaming agent having a boiling point not higher than the softening point of the thermoplastic resin encapsulated in the shell, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
(1) preparation of oil phase: mixing 80-200 parts by weight of foaming agent, 100 parts by weight of polymerization combined monomer composition, 0.05-5 parts by weight of cross-linking agent and 0.01-10 parts by weight of initiator to prepare oil phase;
(2) preparation of the aqueous phase: mixing 0.001-2 parts by weight of a water-soluble composition, 100-800 parts by weight of an aqueous dispersion medium, 5-50 parts by weight of a dispersion stabilizer and 0.005-0.03 parts by weight of an alkali metal nitrite inhibitor to prepare an aqueous phase;
(3) preparation of thermally expanded microspheres: and (3) mixing the oil phase in the step (1) with the water phase in the step (2) to prepare a suspension, then transferring the suspension into a reaction kettle, heating to 35-105 ℃ in the atmosphere of nitrogen, reacting for 8-20h, and drying to obtain the thermal expansion microspheres.
2. The method for producing thermally expandable microspheres according to claim 1, wherein the blowing agent is one or more selected from isobutane, isopentane, n-pentane, isohexane, isooctane and n-octane, preferably isopentane or isooctane.
3. The method for preparing thermally expandable microspheres according to claim 1, wherein the polymeric combination monomer composition comprises one or more of methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, isobornyl methacrylate, hydroxyethyl methacrylate, methyl acrylate, trifluoroethyl methacrylate, hexafluorobutyl methacrylate, N dimethylacrylamide or poly (ethylene glycol) methyl methacrylate, preferably comprises methyl methacrylate, N dimethylacrylamide, poly (ethylene glycol) methyl methacrylate, isobornyl methacrylate and hexafluorobutyl methacrylate.
4. The process for producing thermally expandable microspheres according to claim 3, wherein the weight ratio of methyl methacrylate, N-dimethylacrylamide, poly (ethylene glycol) methyl methacrylate, isobornyl methacrylate and hexafluorobutyl methacrylate is 8: 2.5: 0.2: 1: 0.5.
5. the method of producing thermally expandable microspheres according to claim 1, wherein the crosslinking agent is one or more of ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, diethylene glycol dimethacrylate, triethylene glycol dimethacrylate, triallyl cyanurate, 1, 3-propanediol dimethacrylate, and 1, 4-butanediol dimethacrylate.
6. The method for producing thermally expandable microspheres according to claim 1, wherein the water-soluble composition comprises polyvinylpyrrolidone and sodium lauryl sulfate.
7. The method for producing thermally expandable microspheres according to claim 1, wherein the blowing agent is used in an amount of 23 to 32 parts by weight.
8. The method for preparing thermally expandable microspheres according to claim 1, wherein the initiator is an organic peroxide or an azo compound, preferably one or more of dibenzoyl peroxide, dilauryl peroxide, didecanoic acid peroxide, t-butyl peracetate, t-butyl peraurate or azobisisobutyronitrile, 2 '-azobis, (2, 4-dimethylpentanenitrile) and 1, 1' -azobis (cyclohexane-1-carbonitrile).
9. The method for producing thermally expandable microspheres according to claim 1, wherein the aqueous dispersion medium is water containing an electrolyte.
10. The method for preparing thermally expandable microspheres according to claim 1, wherein the oil phase prepared in step (1) and the aqueous phase prepared in step (2) are subjected to stirring mechanical shearing to prepare a suspension, wherein the rotation speed of the stirring mechanical shearing is 3000-8000rpm for 5-45 min.
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