Interfacial polycondensation of nylon-6,6 in microgravity as studied by free-fall experiments
| Autor: | Kazufumi Ohiwa, Akira Tsuchida, H. Yoshimi, Shigeharu Kiriyama, Tsuneo Okubo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Aqueous solution
Polymers and Plastics Vesicle Adipoyl chloride Interfacial polymerization Solvent chemistry.chemical_compound Colloid and Surface Chemistry Nylon 6 chemistry Chemical engineering Hexamethylenediamine Polymer chemistry Materials Chemistry Particle size Physical and Theoretical Chemistry |
| Zdroj: | Colloid & Polymer Science. 281:760-765 |
| ISSN: | 1435-1536 0303-402X |
| Popis: | Nylon-6,6 vesicles are synthesized by the interfacial polycondensation of hexamethylenediamine and adipoyl chloride in microgravity, and their size and shape are compared with those formed in normal gravity. Two methods are applied for the nylon syntheses. First, a carbon tetrachloride solution of adipoyl chloride (AC) is sprayed into an aqueous solution of hexamethylenediamine (HD) in a reaction column from the nozzle at the bottom of the column, and inversely HD solution is sprayed into the AC solution column. Nylon vesicles containing the solvent inside are formed. In the second method, both of the reaction solutions are sprayed in an air column and the reaction proceeds by the collision of both mists. For both methods, the reaction is followed by the transmitted-light intensity of the reaction mixture. Furthermore, the products are analyzed by microscopic observation. The nylon vesicles were not completely spherical in most cases, even if formed in microgravity. However, the size and the aspect ratio of the vesicles in microgravity are always smaller than those in normal gravity. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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