Structure evolution mechanism of poly(acrylonitrile/itaconic acid/acrylamide) during thermal oxidative stabilization process

Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) polymers with different compositions were prepared by an efficient aqueous free-radical polymerization technique. Thermal properties of polyacrylonitrile homopolymer (PAN), poly(acrylonitrile/itaconic acid) [P(AN/IA)] and poly(acrylonitrile/itaconic acid/acrylamide) [P(AN/IA/...

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Published in:Chinese journal of polymer science 2017-08, Vol.35 (8), p.1020-1034
Main Authors: Zeng, Zhao-po, Shao, Ze-chun, Xiao, Ru, Lu, Yong-gen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acrylamide
Activation analysis
Activation energy
Carbon fibers
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics
Differential scanning calorimetry
Exothermic reactions
Fibers
Fourier analysis
Fourier transforms
Free radicals
Heat measurement
Heat treatment
Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering
Infrared spectroscopy
Itaconic acid
Polyacrylonitrile
Polymer Sciences
Polymerization
Polymers
Releasing
Spectroscopic analysis
Stabilization
Terpolymers
Thermal stability
Thermogravimetry
X-ray diffraction
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Summary:Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) polymers with different compositions were prepared by an efficient aqueous free-radical polymerization technique. Thermal properties of polyacrylonitrile homopolymer (PAN), poly(acrylonitrile/itaconic acid) [P(AN/IA)] and poly(acrylonitrile/itaconic acid/acrylamide) [P(AN/IA/AM)] were studied by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetry in detail. It was found that AM had the ability to initiate and accelerate thermal oxidative stabilization process, which was confirmed by the lower initiation temperature and broader exothermic peak in P(AN/IA/AM) as compared with that in P(AN/IA) and PAN. The intensity of heat releasing during the thermal treatment was relaxed due to the presence of two separated exothermic peaks. Accompanied by DSC analysis and calculation of the apparent activation energy of cyclization reaction, two peaks were assigned to the ionic and free radical induction mechanisms, respectively. The higher rate constant in P(AN/IA/AM) indicated that the ionic mechanism actually had a kinetic advantage at promoting thermal stability over the free radical mechanism. This study clearly show that the synthesized P(AN/IA/AM) terpolymers possess larger room to adjust manufacture parameters to fabricate high performance of PAN-based carbon fibers.
ISSN:0256-7679
1439-6203
DOI:10.1007/s10118-017-1945-2