Combining Chromatographic, Rheological, and Mechanical Analysis to Study the Manufacturing Potential of Acrylic Blends into Polyacrylic Casts
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. (Co)monomers
2.2. Initiator
2.3. Accelerator
2.4. Other Substances
2.5. Coformulations/Blends and Flask Polymerization Experiments
2.6. Gas Chromatography (GC) Analysis and Conversion Calculations
2.7. Polymerization in a Rheometer and Rheological Analysis
2.8. Mechanical Property Tests
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Analysis of GC Data
3.2. Rheological Analysis
3.3. Analysis of Mechanical Properties
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Case | Monomer Molar Percentage | Initiator | Accel. 1 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MMA | BA | EGDMA | EGDA | cM0/cI0 | wA0/wI0 | |
1 | 100% | 100 | 0 | |||
2 | 100% | 100 | 1 | |||
3 | 100% | 100 | 0.5 | |||
4 | 100% | 100 | 2 | |||
5 | 90% | 10% | 100 | 1 | ||
6 | 50% | 50% | 100 | 1 | ||
7 | 98% | 2% | 100 | 1 | ||
8 | 95% | 5% | 100 | 1 | ||
9 | 98% | 2% | 100 | 1 | ||
10 | 95% | 5% | 100 | 1 |
Case | 2 min | 10 min | 15 min 1 | 20 min 2 |
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7 | × | |||
8 | × | × | × | |
9 | ||||
10 | × | × |
Case from Table 1 | T0 = 20 °C No Temperature Control | T = 20 °C Constant Temperature |
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3 | ≈37 min | ≈41 min |
5 | ≈27 min | ≈33 min |
7 | ≈17 min | ≈19 min |
9 | ≈21 min | ≈25 min |
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Reyes, P.; Edeleva, M.; D’hooge, D.R.; Cardon, L.; Cornillie, P. Combining Chromatographic, Rheological, and Mechanical Analysis to Study the Manufacturing Potential of Acrylic Blends into Polyacrylic Casts. Materials 2021, 14, 6939. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14226939
Reyes P, Edeleva M, D’hooge DR, Cardon L, Cornillie P. Combining Chromatographic, Rheological, and Mechanical Analysis to Study the Manufacturing Potential of Acrylic Blends into Polyacrylic Casts. Materials. 2021; 14(22):6939. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14226939
Chicago/Turabian StyleReyes, Pablo, Mariya Edeleva, Dagmar R. D’hooge, Ludwig Cardon, and Pieter Cornillie. 2021. "Combining Chromatographic, Rheological, and Mechanical Analysis to Study the Manufacturing Potential of Acrylic Blends into Polyacrylic Casts" Materials 14, no. 22: 6939. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14226939