Cure shrinkage control in polymerization of multicomponent resin systems with phase separation

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dc.contributor.advisorArmeniades, C. D.en_US
dc.creatorBecker, Christian Guyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:43:27Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:43:27Zen_US
dc.date.issued1993en_US
dc.description.abstractThis work investigates the volume changes effected during multicomponent resin polymerization/crosslinking (cure shrinkage) in an effort to reduce or eliminate this phenomenon (zero-shrinkage polymerization). The systems under study contained: a polyfunctional monomer; a second, difunctional low-boiling monomer; and a thermoplastic polymer additive. These components are miscible forming a single (transparent) phase, which remains stable and shows the expected cure shrinkage in slow polymerization. Upon rapid cure (within 2-10 minutes) these systems undergo phase separation and show significantly reduced cure shrinkage, attaining zero shrinkage within certain composition ranges. Experimental evidence based on Scanning Electron Microscopy, polymerization under pressure, photopolymerization, and solvent extraction indicates that the reduction in cure shrinkage is due to the nucleation and growth of vapor bubbles of the low-boiling monomer within separate microdomains formed during rapid polymerization and precipitated by the high temperatures attained at peak exotherm, as well as negative hydrostatic pressures arising from cure shrinkage of the crosslinked polymer phase.en_US
dc.format.extent138 p.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS CH.E. 1993 BECKERen_US
dc.identifier.citationBecker, Christian Guy. "Cure shrinkage control in polymerization of multicomponent resin systems with phase separation." (1993) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13691">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13691</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/13691en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.subjectPolymer chemistryen_US
dc.titleCure shrinkage control in polymerization of multicomponent resin systems with phase separationen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentChemical Engineeringen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineeringen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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