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Types of Polymerization
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There are four types of polymerisation reactions;
(a) Addition or chain growth polymerisation
(b) Coordination polymerisation
(c) Condensation or step growth polymerisation
and
(d) Copolymerization
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Addition PolymerisationAddition PolymerisationAddition PolymerisationAddition Polymerisation
In this type of polymerisation, the molecules of the same monomer
or different monomers add together on a large scale to form a
polymer
The monomers normall em lo ed in this t e of ol merization
contain a carbon-carbon double bond (unsaturated compounds, e.g.,
alkenes and their derivatives) that can participate in a chain reaction
A chain reaction consists of three stages, Initiation, Propagation and
Termination.
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In the Initiation step an initiator molecule is thermally decomposed
or allowed to undergo a chemical reaction to generate an
“active species”
" This "active species," which can be a free radical or a cation or an
anion, then initiates the polymerization by adding to the monomer's
car on-car on ou e on
The reaction occurs in such a manner that a new free radical or
cation or anion is generated
The initial monomer becomes the first repeat unit in the incipient
polymer chain
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In the Propagation step, the newly generated "active species" adds to
another monomer in the same manner as in the initiation step
This procedure is repeated over and over again until the final step of the
process, termination, occurs
In the Termination step, the growing chain terminates through reaction
with another growing chain, by reaction with another species in the
polymerization mixture, or by the spontaneous decomposition of the
active site
Under certain conditions, anionic can be carried out without the
termination step to generate so-called "living" polymers
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General characteristics of addition polymerization
[1] Once initiation occurs, the polymer chain forms very quickly
[2] The concentration of active species is very low. Hence, the
polymerisation mixture consists of primarily of newly-formed
ol mer and unreacted monomer
[3] Since the carbon-carbon double bonds in the monomers are, in
effect, converted to two single carbon-carbon bonds in the polymer,
so energy is released making the polymerization exothermic with
cooling often required
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The mechanism of addition polymerisation can be
divided broadly into two main classes,
Free radical polymerization and Ionic polymerization,
although there are some others like Coordination
polymerization
Ionic polymerisation was probably the earliest type to
be noted, and is divided into cationic and anionic
polymerizations
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Free radical polymerizationFree radical polymerizationFree radical polymerizationFree radical polymerization
A variety of alkenes or dienes and their derivatives are polymerized
in the presence of a free radical generating initiator (catalyst) like
benzoyl peroxide, acetyl peroxide, tert-butyl peroxide, etc
A free radical may be defined as an intermediate compound
containing an odd number of electrons, but which do not carry an
electric charge and are not free ions
For example, the polymerization of ethene to polythene consists of
heating or exposing to light a mixture of ethene with a small amount
of benzoyl peroxide initiator
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The first stage of the chain reaction is the initiation process;
this process starts with the addition of phenyl free radical formed by
the peroxide to the ethene double bond thus generating a new and
larger free radical
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The second stage of the chain reaction is the propagation process,
the radical reacts with another molecule of ethene, and another
bigger sized radical is formed
The repetition of this sequence with new and bigger radicals carries
the reaction forward and the step is chain propagating step
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The final stage of the chain reaction is the termination process;
the product radical formed reacts with another radical to form the
polymerized product
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Ionic PolymerisationIonic PolymerisationIonic PolymerisationIonic Polymerisation
The addition polymerization that takes place due to
ionic intermediate is called ionic polymerization
Based on the nature of ions used for the initiation process ionic
polymerization classified into two types;
(a) Cationic polymerization and
(b) Anionic polymerization
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Cationic polymerization depends on the use of cationic initiators
which include reagents capable of providing positive ions or H+ ions.
Typical examples are aluminum chloride with water (AlCl3+H2O)
or boron trifluoride with water (BF3+H2O)
They are effective with monomers containing electron releasing
groups like methyl (−CH3) or phenyl (−C6H5) etc.
They include propylene (CH3−CH=CH2) and the styrene
(C6H5−CH=CH2)
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(i) Chain Initiation: Decomposition of the initiator is shown as
BF3 + H2O→ H+ + BF3(OH
– )
The proton (H+
) adds to C – C double bond of alkene to form stablecarbocation
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(ii) Chain Propagation: Carbocation add to the C – C double bond
of another monomer molecule to from new carbocation
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(iii) Chain Termination: Reaction is terminated by combination of
carbocation with negative ion (or) by loss of proton
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Anionic polymerization depends on the use of anionic initiatorswhich include reagents capable of providing negative ions
Typical catalysts include sodium in liquid ammonia, alkali metalalkyls, Grignard reagents and triphenylmethyl sodium [(C6H5)3C-Na]
They are effective with monomers containing electron withdrawing
groups like nitrile (–CN) or chloride (-Cl ), etc
They include acrylonitrile [CH2=C(CN)], vinyl chloride
[CH2=C(Cl )], methyl methacrylate [CH2=C(CH3)COOCH3], etc
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(i) Chain Initiation: Potassium amide (K+NH2−) adds to C – C
double bond of alkene to form stable carbanion
(ii) Chain Propagation: Carbanion adds to the C – C double bond
W is electron withdrawing group
of another monomer molecule to from new carbanion
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Coordination polymerizationCoordination polymerizationCoordination polymerizationCoordination polymerization
It is also a subclass of addition polymerization
It usually involve transition-metal catalysts
Here, the "active species" is a coordination complex, which initiates
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bond
The most important catalyst for coordination polymerization is
so-called Ziegler-Natta catalyst discovered to be effective for alkene
polymerization
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Ziegler-Natta catalysts combine transition-metal compounds
such as chlorides of titanium with organometallic compounds
[TiCl 3 with Al (C2H5)3]
An important property of these catalysts is that they yield
stereoregular polymers when higher alkenes are polymerized,
e.g., polymerization of propene produces polypropene with highselectivity
Branching will not occur through this mechanism since no radicalsare involved; the active site of the growing chain is the carbon atom
directly bonded to the metal
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Zeigler-Nata catalysts
These are a special type of coordination catalysts, comprising two
components, which are generally referred to as the catalyst and the
cocatalyst
The catalyst component consists of chlorides of titanium
(TiCl3 and TiCl4) and the cocatalysts are organometallic compoundsuch as triethyl aluminium (Al (C2H5)3)
Triethyl aluminium [Al (R)3] act as the electron acceptor whereas theelectron donor is titanium halides and the combination, therefore,
readily forms coordination complexes (Figure)
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The complex formed, now acts as the active centre
The monomer is complexed with the metal ion of the active centre in
—
(C from the alkyl group R) in the active centre, when it forms a ̟
complex with theTi ion (Figure)
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The bonds between R and Ti opens up producing an electron
deficientTi and a carbanion at R (Fig. 3)
The Ti ion attracts the ̟ electrons pair or the monomer and forms σ
bond (Fig. 4)
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This transition state now gives rise to the chain growth at the metal
carbon bond, regenerating the active centre (Fig. 5)
Repeating the whole sequence, with the addition of second
monomer molecule, we will get the structure of the resultant chain
growth as shown in Fig. 6
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CopolymerizationCopolymerizationCopolymerizationCopolymerization
It is a polymerisation reaction in which a mixture of more than one
monomeric species is allowed to polymerize and form a copolymer
The copolymer can be made not only by chain growth
polymerisation but by step growth polymerisation also
It contains multiple units of each monomer used in the same
polymeric chain
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Condensation PolymerisationCondensation PolymerisationCondensation PolymerisationCondensation Polymerisation
This type of polymerisation generally involves a repetitive
condensation reaction (two molecules join together, resulting
loss of small molecules) between two bi-functional monomers
These polycondensation reactions may result in the loss of some
simple molecules as water, alcohol, etc., and lead to the
formation of high molecular mass condensation polymers
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In these reactions, the product of each step is again a
bi-functional species and the sequence of condensation goes on
Since, each step produces a distinct functionalised species and is
independent of each other; this process is also called as step
growth polymerisation
The type of end polymer product resulting from a condensation
polymerization is dependent on the number of functional end
groups of the monomer which can react
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Monomers with only one reactive group terminate a growing chain,
and thus give end products with a lower molecular weight
Linear polymers are created using monomers with two reactive end
groups and monomers with more than two end groups give three
dimensional polymers which are cross linked.
,
involve the functional groups carboxyl and hydroxyl (an organic acid
and an alcohol monomer)
The formation of polyester like terylene or dacron by the interaction
of ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid is an example of this type of
polymerisation
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Polyamide is created through amide linkages between monomers,
which involve the functional groups carboxyl and amine (an organic
acid and an amine monomer)
Nylon-6 is an example which can be manufactured by the
condensation polymerisation of hexamethylenediamine with adipic
acid under high pressure and at high temperature.
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This type of polymerization normally employs two difunctional monomers that are
capable of undergoing typical organic reactions.
For example, a diacid can be allowed to react with a diol in the presence of an acid
catalyst to afford polyester, in this case, chain growth is initiated by the reaction of
one of the diacid's carboxyl groups with one of the diol's hydroxyl groups
The free carboxyl or hydroxyl group of the resulting dimer can then react with an
appropriate functional group in another monomer or dimer, this process is repeated
throughout the polymerization mixture until all of the monomers are converted to
low molecular weight species, such as dimers, trimers, tetramers, etc
These molecules, which are called oligomers, can then further react with each
other through their free functional groups
Polymer chains that have moderate molecular weight can he built in this manner.
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The following are several general characteristics of this type of polymerization:
(1) The polymer chain forms slowly, sometimes requiring several hours to several
days
(2) All of the monomers are quickly converted to oligomers, thus,the concentration of growing chains is high
3 Since most of the chemical reactions em lo ed have relativel hi h ener ies of
activation, the polymerization mixture is usually heated to high temperatures
(4) Step-reaction polymerizations normally afford polymers with moderate
molecular weights, i.e.,
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Monomers may be polymerized by the following methods
(1) polymerization in homogeneous systems
(2) polymerization in heterogeneous systems
Polymerization in Homogeneous systems:
e omogeneous po ymerization tec niques invo ve pure monomer
or homogeneous solutions of monomer and polymer in a solvent.
These techniques can be divided into two methods:
(i) the bulk and
(ii) the solution polymerizations
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Bulk polymerizationBulk polymerizationBulk polymerizationBulk polymerization
Bulk polymerization is the simplest technique and produces the
highest-purity polymers
Only monomer, a monomer-soluble initiator are used
s me o e ps easy po ymer recovery an m n mum
contamination of product
The viscosity of the mixture is low initially to allow ready mixing,
heat transfer, and bubble elimination, this method is used for the
preparation of polyethene, polystyrene, etc.
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Disadvantages:
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Disadvantages:
Reaction medium becomes increasingly viscous as reaction goes to higherconversion, making stirring, heat removal and processing more difficult
It leads to uneven polymerization and loss of monomer,
Free-radical polymerizations are typically highly exothermic
An increase temperature will increase the polymerization rate;
generate heat dissipation and a tendency to develop of localized “hot spots”
Near the end of polymerization, the viscosity is very high and difficult to
control the rate as the heat is “trapped” inside
It leads to the auto acceleration process in which the propagation rate is
very higher than that of termination rate, this method is seldom used in
commercial manufacture
Solution polymerization:Solution polymerization:Solution polymerization:Solution polymerization:
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Solution polymerization:Solution polymerization:Solution polymerization:Solution polymerization:
This method is used to solve the problems associated with the bulk
polymerization because the solvent is employed to lower the
viscosity of the reaction, thus help in the heat transfer and reduce
auto acceleration
.
monomer be soluble in each other and that the solvent are suitable
for boiling points, regarding the solvent-removal steps
It is often used to produce copolymers, this method is used for the
preparation of polyvinyl acetate, poly (acrylic acid), and
polyacrylamide
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Advantages:
(i) Solvent has low viscosity, reaction mixture can be stirred
(ii) Solvent acts as a diluent and aids in removal of heat of
polymerization
(iii) Solvent reduces viscosity, making processing easier
(iv)Thermal control is easier than in the bulk and
(v) “Cheap” materials for the reactors (stainless steel or
glass lined)
Disadvantages:
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g
(i) Reduce monomer concentration which results in decreasing the rate of
the reaction and the degree of polymerization
(ii) Mobility is reduced and this can affect termination events, so the rate of
reaction is increased
(iii) Solvent may terminate the growing polymer chain, leading to low
molecular weight polymers (iv) Difficult to remove solvent from final form, causing degradation of bulk
properties
(v) Clean up the product with a non solvent or evaporation of solvent
(vi) Small production per reactor volume
(vii) Not suitable for dry polymers
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Polymerization in heterogeneous systemsPolymerization in heterogeneous systemsPolymerization in heterogeneous systemsPolymerization in heterogeneous systems
Polymerization occurs in disperse phase as large particles in
water or occasionally in another non-solvent (suspension
polymerisation), or dispersed as fine particles
The last-named process is usually known as emulsion
polymerisation
S i (B d P l) l i tiS i (B d P l) l i tiS i (B d P l) l i tiS i (B d P l) l i ti
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Suspension (Bead or Pearl) polymerisationSuspension (Bead or Pearl) polymerisationSuspension (Bead or Pearl) polymerisationSuspension (Bead or Pearl) polymerisation
Monomer, initiator (must soluble in monomer) and polymer must be
insoluble in the suspension media such as water i.e., the reaction
mixture is suspended as droplets in an inert medium
Suspension polymerization consists of an aqueous system with
monomer as a dispersed phase and results in polymer as a dispersed
solid phase
This method is used for the preparation of polystyrene, polyvinyl
chloride, polyvinyl acetate, etc
f d h h l h d h l bl
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A reactor fitted with a mechanical agitator is charged with a water insoluble
monomer and initiator
Droplets of monomer (containing the initiator) are formed,
as the polymerization proceeds, the viscosity of dispersed phase increases and
they become sticky
Aggregation of these sticky droplets is prevented by the addition of adispersing agent (protective colloid, e.g., water-soluble colloid such as
gum acacia)
Near the end of polymerization, the particles are hardened, are the bead or
pearl shaped polymers recovered by filtration, and followed by washing step
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Advantages:
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Advantages:
(i) Polymerisation to high conversion
(ii) Low viscosity due to the suspension
(iii) Easy heat removal due to the high heat capacity of water
(iv) Excellent heat transfer because of the presence of the solvent
(v) Solvent cost and recovery operation are cheap
(vi) Polymerization yields finely divided, stable latexes and
dispersions to be used directly in coatings, paints, and adhesives
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Disadvantages
(i) Contamination by the presence of suspension and other
additives low polymer purity
(ii) Must separate and purify polymer, or accept contaminatedproduct
(iii) Reactor cost may higher than the solution cost
Emulsion polymerisation:Emulsion polymerisation:Emulsion polymerisation:Emulsion polymerisation:
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u s o po y e sat oEmulsion polymerisation:Emulsion polymerisation:u s o po y e sat o
An emulsion polymerization consists of
(a)Water (solvent or as the heat-transfer agent),
(b) Monomer,
(c) Initiator (is so u e in water an inso u e in t e monomer),
(d) A surfactant or emulsifier (such as sodium salt of long-chain
fatty acid)
This method is used for the preparation of polyvinyl acetate,
polychloroprene, butadiene/styrene/acrylonitrile copolymers, etc
A typical recipe for emulsion polymerization consists of water, monomer,
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yp p p y , ,
fatty acid soap (emulsifying agent), and water soluble initiator
When a small amount of soap is added to water, the soap ionizes and the
ions move around freely, the soap anion consists of a long oil-soluble
portion (R) terminated at one end by the water-soluble portion,
so emulsifier molecules arran e themselves into colloidal articles called
micelles
In water containing a insoluble monomer molecule,
the soap anion molecules orient themselves at the water–monomerinterfaces with the hydrophilic ends facing the water, while the hydrophobic
ends face the monomer phase
When the water-soluble initiator undergoes thermal decomposition to
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form the water-soluble radicals react with monomer dissolved in
interior of the micelle
Emulsion polymerization takes place almost exclusively in the micelles
As polymerization proceeds, the active micelles consume the
,
is replenished first from the aqueous phase and subsequently from the
monomer droplets
The active micelles grow in size with polymer formation, to preserve
their stability; these growing polymer particles absorb the soap of the
parent micelles
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Advantages:
(i) Overcomes many environmental problems: “solvent” is water
remove the soap phase by coagulation
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