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Preparation of polydivinylbenzene microspheres in supercritical carbon dioxide using acetone as cosolvent

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Monodisperse polydivinylbenzene (PDVB) microspheres with clean surface were prepared by precipitation polymerization without stabilizer in supercritical carbon dioxide using acetone as cosolvent. Effects of the cosolvent, reaction time and pressure, and monomer concentration on the polymerization were studied. It was found that the conversions in all polymerization systems were above 95%. Examination by scanning electron microscopy showed that reaction pressure, divinylbenzene concentration, and level of the cosolvent had pronounced effects on the morphology of the microspheres. When 6 ∼ 7 ml of acetone was used in a reactor of 50 ml, monodisperse PDVB microspheres of around 2.1 μm in diameter were obtained. Thermal gravimetrical analysis showed the products were of good thermostability up to about 400 °C.

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The authors are grateful to the National Natural Science Foundation of China (20904016), the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province, China (Y2008F30), and the Doctoral Foundation of Shandong Province, China (2007BS04036) for their financial supports.

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Li, C., Liang, J., Zhu, X. et al. Preparation of polydivinylbenzene microspheres in supercritical carbon dioxide using acetone as cosolvent. Colloid Polym Sci 288, 1571–1580 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-010-2296-5

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