Zhang Zhicheng, Wu Xiangyue, Jiang Peiyun, et al. KINETICS OF RADIATION-INDUCED INVERSE EMULSION POLYMERIZATION OF ACRYLAMIDE SOLUTION. [J]. Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing, 1990,8(1):5-8.
Zhang Zhicheng, Wu Xiangyue, Jiang Peiyun, et al. KINETICS OF RADIATION-INDUCED INVERSE EMULSION POLYMERIZATION OF ACRYLAMIDE SOLUTION. [J]. Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing, 1990,8(1):5-8.DOI:
Co-Gamma rays initiated inverse emulsion polymerization of acrylamide solution in kerosene with SPAN 80 as emulsifier has been studied dilatometrically. The following expressions have been determined for the conditions investigated: R
p
∝I
0.6
[Am
]
1.0
[SPAN 80
]
0.3
M
v
∝I
-0.1
[Am
]
0.2
[SPAN 80
]
-0.2
. The overall activation energy for the rate of polymerization is 20.9 kJ/mol.
The shapes of the conversion-time curves are effected by the stirring rate of emulsification. The diameters of most of the particles of monomer emulsions and polymer latexes are estimated to be about 2 micrometers by optical microscope.
Based on the foregoing results
a monomer-droplet-nucleation mechanism is proposed for the systems studied.