Papers by Vahid Haddadi-Asl
Polymer Composites, May 5, 2011
Poly acrylic siloxane coatings are generating a lot of interest due to their high durability and ... more Poly acrylic siloxane coatings are generating a lot of interest due to their high durability and superior performance properties in different applications. However, synthesis of high siloxane containing acrylic binder through emulsion polymerization is a challenge. Herein, we present a study on the synthesis and characterization of polystyrene-acrylate/polysiloxane core shell latex systems through regular seeded emulsion polymerization. Hybrid polymers have been characterized for their physical, chemical, thermal and surface properties using different characterizing techniques like FTIR, DSC, DMA, SEM, TEM, DLS and contact angle measurements. Incorporation of polysiloxane in the shell of the polymer particle was found to improve hydrophobicity and mechanical properties. Exterior paints prepared using the hybrid polymers as binders exhibited superior performance properties like weather ability and dirt pick up resistance.
Polymer Composites, Nov 1, 2011
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Journal of Polymer Research, Dec 14, 2013
Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of styrene was performed at 110°C in the presence of ... more Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of styrene was performed at 110°C in the presence of organically modified silica aerogel. A hydrophobic silica aerogel was prepared by a two-step, acid-base catalyzed sol-gel polymerization of tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) and surface modification by hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) at the ambient pressure drying (APD) condition. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), nitrogen adsorption/desorption, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were employed to characterize the silica aerogel. Kinetics of styrene ATRP was evaluated in the presence of silica aerogel. Molecular weight and molecular weight distribution were determined by gel permeation chromatography (GPC). There is a critical silica aerogel content that polymerization rate reaches to its lowest level. Thus, the sample with 1 wt% of silica aerogel shows minimum k app with respect to the neat polystyrene. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) results reveals that competition between chains mobility and increase of molecular weight by addition of silica aerogel content results in an inconsiderable variation of the T g value. The nanocomposite with 1 wt% of silica aerogel shows minimum T g value (81.4°C) respect to near polystyrene (94°C). Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was used to exhibit the pore size distribution of silica aerogel and either the disappearing of pores by a layer of polystyrene after polymerization.
nano Online, 2016
Well-defi ned poly(styrene-co-butyl acrylate) nanocomposite latexes were synthesized via reverse ... more Well-defi ned poly(styrene-co-butyl acrylate) nanocomposite latexes were synthesized via reverse atom transfer radical polymerization (RATRP) in miniemulsion. Successful RATRP was carried out by using a hydrophobic ligand of 4,4 ′-dinonyl-2,2 ′-bipyridine (dNbpy) and a cationic surfactant of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB). Dynamic light scattering (DLS) results show that droplets and particles with sizes in the range of about 170 nm were formed. Overall, conversion and molecular weight evaluation were performed by using gravimetry and size exclusion chromatography (SEC), respectively. Increasing nanoclay loading resulted in an increase in the conversion and molecular weight of the nanocomposites. However, polydispersity index (PDI) values increased by adding nanoclay content. Thermal stability of all the nanocomposites improved in comparison with the neat copolymer, according to the thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) results. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) results showed that the glass transition temperature (T g) increased by increasing nanoclay content. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images of the nanocomposite with 1 wt % of nanoclay showed a monodisperse distribution of spherical particles, with sizes in the range of approximately 170 nm, as confi rmed by the DLS data. Similarly, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images show that clay layers are delaminated and well dispersed in the matrix of nanocomposite with 1 wt % clay content.
E-polymers, Dec 1, 2009
An optimized and high-performance Monte Carlo simulation is developed to take thorough account of... more An optimized and high-performance Monte Carlo simulation is developed to take thorough account of the influence of chain-length-dependent termination rate constant on polymer microstructure in ATRP. According to the simulation results, bimolecular termination rate constant sharply drops throughout the polymerization when chain length dependency is applied to the program. The dependence of 0 M ln M on reaction time, as a common feature of ATRP, is almost linear. Moreover, the polymerization proceeds to higher conversion when the chain-length-dependent termination rate constant is applied to the simulation model. In addition, the plot of 0 I ln I against reaction time is completely linear; also, the initiator is entirely decomposed at the early stages of the polymerization as the plot of C I against time shows. The concentration of the catalyst in lower oxidation state decreases first and then plateaus at higher conversion. Furthermore, the amount of n t M Y / L used in the polymerization is lower when the chain-length-dependent termination rate constant is employed in the simulation. Finally, the peak of molecular weight distribution of polymer chains shifts toward higher molecular weight during the reaction. Besides, the molecular weight distribution broadens at higher conversion. However, the molecular weight distribution of polymer chains produced under conditions of applying chain-lengthdependent termination rate constant is narrower.
Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, Mar 21, 2013
Aerogel/polystyrene nanocomposites with mixed free and aerogel-attached polystyrene chains were s... more Aerogel/polystyrene nanocomposites with mixed free and aerogel-attached polystyrene chains were synthesized using reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization. 3-methacryloxypropyldimethylchlorosilane containing a double bond, which could be incorporated into polystyrene chains by a ''grafting through'' approach, was used as an aerogel modifier. Kinetics of RAFT polymerization of styrene in the presence of modified silica aerogel was studied by monitoring conversion and molar mass values. To further study, attached polymers were detached and their molecular characteristics were compared to free chains. According to results, the presence of silica aerogel particles has a sensible influence on polymerization kinetic and more aerogels result in decreased polymerization rate and conversion. The dispersity (Ð) of polymer chains increased by the addition of silica aerogel. In the case of aerogel-attached polystyrene chains, number-averaged molar mass values were slightly lower than that of free chains. Also, thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) techniques were used to observe the effect of loading on thermal properties of synthesized nanocomposites.
International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, 2009
An optimized and high-performance Monte Carlo simulation is developed to take thorough account of... more An optimized and high-performance Monte Carlo simulation is developed to take thorough account of the influence of chain-length-dependent termination rate constant on polymer microstructure in ATRP. According to the simulation results, bimolecular termination rate constant sharply drops throughout the polymerization when chain length dependency is applied to the program. The dependence of 0 M ln M on reaction time, as a common feature of ATRP, is almost linear. Moreover, the polymerization proceeds to higher conversion when the chain-length-dependent termination rate constant is applied to the simulation model. In addition, the plot of 0 I ln I against reaction time is completely linear; also, the initiator is entirely decomposed at the early stages of the polymerization as the plot of C I against time shows. The concentration of the catalyst in lower oxidation state decreases first and then plateaus at higher conversion. Furthermore, the amount of n t M Y / L used in the polymerization is lower when the chain-length-dependent termination rate constant is employed in the simulation. Finally, the peak of molecular weight distribution of polymer chains shifts toward higher molecular weight during the reaction. Besides, the molecular weight distribution broadens at higher conversion. However, the molecular weight distribution of polymer chains produced under conditions of applying chain-lengthdependent termination rate constant is narrower.
Nanoscale
Halloysite nanotubes decorated with poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) brushes exhibit temperature-respo... more Halloysite nanotubes decorated with poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) brushes exhibit temperature-responsive drug release behavior and accumulate in the lysosomes of HeLa cells.
علوم و تکنولوژی پلیمر, 2016
Poly()ε-caprolactone) ()PCL) has been widely investigated for medical applications because of its... more Poly()ε-caprolactone) ()PCL) has been widely investigated for medical applications because of its good physicochemical properties; however hydrophobic nature of PCL has been a colossal obstacle toward achieving scaffolds which offer satisfactory cell attachment and proliferation. To date, different methods have been proposed to lower the hydrophobicity of PCL. Moreover, molecular dynamic simulation (MD) is an excellent method to predict and study the chemical and physical properties of polymeric systems. To this end, MD study was assigned to evaluate the PCL/Pluronic blend. Moreover, some experimental data on PCL/Pluronic blend were collected and compared with the simulated results. Thermodynamic properties of neat and blended PCL were also calculated using MD simulation. The blend of PCL/Pluronic possessed lower density and higher free volume in comparison with neat PCL because of high mobility and low glass transition temperature of Pluronic chains and due to good molecular intera...
W ater born poly(styrene-butyl acrylate)/clay nanocomposite latexes were synthesized by a novel i... more W ater born poly(styrene-butyl acrylate)/clay nanocomposite latexes were synthesized by a novel initiating system of activators generated by electron transfer (AGET) in a system of atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). Initially, the clay was swelled in a mixture of styrene, butyl acrylate, and hexadecane. The mixture was then sonicated to obtain a stable miniemulsion. To synthesize poly(styrene-butyl acrylate)/clay nanocomposite latexes, the reducing agent (ascorbic acid) was added dropwise to the reactor (to reduce termination reactions). Particle size and particle size distribution of resulting nanocomposite latexes were determined by dynamic light scattering (DLS). These latex particles were produced with diameters in the size range of 138-171 nm. In addition, the increase in clay content led to increased particles size. Number and weight-average molecular weights of the resultant copolymer nanocomposites and their molecular weight distributions were determined by gel permeation chromatography. The narrow molecular weight distribution of the nanocomposites is an indication of a successful ATRP which was accomplished in miniemulsion formation. Using 1 H NMR, copolymers were characterized and the mol ratios of monomers in copolymer composition were calculated. X-Ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy results showed the mixed intercalated and exfoliated morphologies of nanocomposites in which homogeneous distributions of clay layers in the polymer matrix have been achieved.
Materials Research Bulletin, 2021
Materials Today Communications, 2020
A novel water-compatible magnetic molecularly imprinted polymer (MMIP) was fabricated for sunset ... more A novel water-compatible magnetic molecularly imprinted polymer (MMIP) was fabricated for sunset yellow dye removal by surface imprinting approach. The magnetic halloysite nanotubes were prepared by co-precipitation method and used as support for surface polymerization. The synthesis of Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles on the halloysite nanotubes were confirmed by X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). Water and ethanol were used as polymerization solvents and the effect of porogenic solvent was investigated on final adsorption behavior of the polymers. The Brunauer-Emmett-Taller (BET) and Barrett-Joyner-Halenda (BJH) techniques were employed for surface area and pore diameter assessments. The MMIP synthesized in water (W-MMIP) showed higher adsorption capacity (46.4 μmol/g) and selectivity (K sel = 3.60) toward sunset yellow dye. The adsorption kinetic data were well-fitted by pseudo-second-order kinetic model representing the chemisorption of dye molecules onto the specific recognition sites of MMIPs. The intraparticle diffusion was assessed by Morris-Weber kinetic plots. The experimental data were assessed by the Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption Isotherm models.
Polymers for Advanced Technologies, 2020
Novel magnetic halloysite‐based molecularly imprinted polymer (MMIP) is fabricated for sunset yel... more Novel magnetic halloysite‐based molecularly imprinted polymer (MMIP) is fabricated for sunset yellow dye removal from water solution. Field emission scanning electron microscopy, vibrating sample magnetometer, Zeta potential test, thermogravimetric, and nitrogen gas adsorption analysis were all employed for characterizations of the obtained magnetic halloysite and the final adsorbent. Transmission electron microscope images proved the synthesis of polymeric shell onto the magnetic nanotubes with the thickness of 10 nm. The adsorption kinetics were assessed by pseudo‐first order, pseudo‐second order, and intraparticle diffusion models and the results revealed that the obtained MMIP adsorption procedure would be controlled by chemical adsorption due to the high correlation coefficient (R2 ≥ 0.99) achieved for pseudo‐second order model. The effect of dye initial concentration was observed on the pseudo‐second order rate constant and the final equilibrium capacity of the MMIP. The adsor...
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Journal of Polymer Research, 2020
Magnetite nanoparticles (MNPs) were synthesized on the surface of halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) thr... more Magnetite nanoparticles (MNPs) were synthesized on the surface of halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) through co-precipitation approach and the achieved nanocomposites were employed as the support of surface polymerization of [2-(acryloyloxy) ethyl]trimethylammonium chloride (AETAC) to obtain a hybrid adsorbent for removal of Sunset Yellow from wastewater. The resulting magnetic nanocomposite was assessed by several characterizations. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern confirmed the synthesis of Fe 3 O 4 MNPs on HNTs. The field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) images showed that spherical Fe 3 O 4 MNPs were successfully synthesized and the energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) confirmed the presence of Fe element in nanocomposite structure. The solid adsorbent was prepared by the aid of the magnetic HNTs as the support. The vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) was employed for assessment of the magnetic properties of the magnetic HNTs and the solid polymeric adsorbent. The Freundlich isotherm model was fitted the experimented data better than Langmuir isotherm model, indicating the multi-layer adsorption of the dye to the polymeric adsorbent. The polymeric adsorbent had facile elution procedure by the aid of NaCl solution of 1 M. The prepared adsorbent showed fast separation kinetic, reaching equilibrium in about 15 min. and high absorption capacity of 33.8 µmol/g at room temperature, which made this adsorbent a good candidate for industrial wastewater treatment procedures.
Designed Monomers and Polymers, 2019
Polyurethane/Halloysite Nantubes nanocomposites containing 1 wt.% nanoparticles were prepared usi... more Polyurethane/Halloysite Nantubes nanocomposites containing 1 wt.% nanoparticles were prepared using in situ polymerization method with different mixing sequences. Various experiments have been performed in order to evaluate the effect of nanoparticle dispersion and the different orders of mixing of the samples on the mechanical properties and morphology of nanocomposites. The results obtained from the ATR-FTIR test demonstrated that the presence of nanoparticles led to an increase in phase separation, and the sample with the best nanoparticle dispersion has shown more phase separation than the other samples. Furthermore, the results of the Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) also confirmed more phase separation and the crystallinity of the samples in the presence of nanoparticles. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images were utilized in order to investigate the dispersion of nanoparticles in polyurethane matrix and to examine surface fracture of the samples. Moreover, differential mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA) revealed that the presence of nanoparticles has altered the glass transition temperature of polymers, and there are physical and chemical interaction and hydrogen bonding between nanoparticles and hard and soft polyurethane segments. In addition, in the presence of nanoparticles the damping of the samples was reduced compared to the neat sample. Change in behavior from liquid like to solid like in the range of low angular frequencies was observed which is in agreement with the formation of a network structure that can be broken even at low shear rates. In the second step, kinetics of the phase separation process of thermoplastic polyurethane and nanocomposites was studied by rheological experiments. The results showed that the kinetics of phase separation process of thermoplastic polyurethane is similar to that of the crystallization process. Phase separation kinetics of neat samples and nanocomposite have been studied. The presence of nanoparticles by nucleation mechanism increased the rate of the phase separation.
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