{"title":"CaCO3–Polymer Nanocomposite Prepared with Supercritical CO2","authors":"H. Wakayama","doi":"10.1155/2018/9783941","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/9783941","url":null,"abstract":"A novel process for generation of a CaCO3–polymer nanocomposite with a controlled three-dimensional shape was developed. Specifically, a nanocomposite with a high CaCO3 content was produced by introducing supercritical CO2 into a polymer matrix containing Ca ions. A mixture of poly(vinyl alcohol), Ca acetate, and poly(acrylic acid) was poured into a mold, the mold was placed in an autoclave, and CO2 was introduced to precipitate CaCO3 within the polymer matrix. Laser Raman spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy showed that this process produced a nanocomposite containing highly dispersed CaCO3 (aragonite) nanoparticles. The flexural strength of the nanocomposite was larger than the flexural strengths of limestone and CaCO3 produced by hydrothermal hot pressing. The use of supercritical CO2 facilitated CO2 dissolution, which resulted in rapid precipitation of CaCO3 in the polymer matrix. The above-described process has potential utility for fixation of CO2.","PeriodicalId":429188,"journal":{"name":"Prime Archives in Polymer Technology","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130201430","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. Tseng, Tzuoo‐Tsair Luo, Hsiao-shan Chiu, Chih‐Chieh Wang, Gene-Hsiang Lee, H. Sheu, Kuang‐Lieh Lu
{"title":"Single-Crystal to Single-Crystal Structural Transformations of Amino-Acid-Based Coordination Polymers: Syntheses and Structural Characterization","authors":"T. Tseng, Tzuoo‐Tsair Luo, Hsiao-shan Chiu, Chih‐Chieh Wang, Gene-Hsiang Lee, H. Sheu, Kuang‐Lieh Lu","doi":"10.37247/papt.1.2019.1-23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37247/papt.1.2019.1-23","url":null,"abstract":"A discrete complex [Zn(tpro)2(H2O)2] (1, Htpro = L-thioproline), and two structural isomers of coordination polymers, a 1D chain of [Zn(tpro)2]n (2) and a layer structure of [Zn(tpro)2]n (3), have been synthesized and characterized. The discrete complex 1 undergoes a single-crystal to single-crystal temperature-driven structural transformation, leading to a 1D helical coordination polymer 2. Compound 3 has a 2D homochiral layer network with a (4,4) topology. These layers are mutually linked through hydrogen bonding interactions, resulting in the formation of a 3D network. When 1 was heated, it undergoes almost completely conversion to the microcrystalline of compound 2, which was confirmed by powder X-ray diffractions (PXRD). After removing the coordinated water molecules by heating at temperature of up to 150 C, the carboxylate motifs could be activated and their orientations became distorted, after which, they attacked the activation sites of the Zn(II) centers, leading to a the formation of a 1D helix. Moreover, a portion of the PXRD pattern of 3 was converted into a pattern for 2, and the ratio between 2 and 3 was precisely determined by the simulating study of the synchrotron in situ PXRD patterns. Consequently, such a 0D complex is capable of underdoing single-crystal to single-crystal transformations and can be converted into 1D and/or 2D amino acid-based coordination polymers. Prime Archives in Polymer Technology www.videleaf.com","PeriodicalId":429188,"journal":{"name":"Prime Archives in Polymer Technology","volume":"50 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120953925","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nano-Structure Studies of Perhydropolysilazane - Derived Silica Thin Layers","authors":"T. Niizeki, Y. Hasegawa, K. Akutsu-Suyama","doi":"10.37247/PAPT.1.2021.23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37247/PAPT.1.2021.23","url":null,"abstract":"The structure of perhydropolysilazane (PHPS)-derived silica (PDS) thin layers which were synthesized on the surface of the Si-, Al 2 O 3 -, MgO-, and polyvinyl alcohol PVA-substrate have been studied by neutron reflectivity (NR) analyses. The results suggested that uniform PDS thin layers were synthesized on the surface of the substrates and the density of the layers varied depending on the type of substrate. Since the change in PDS density is correlated with the p K a value of the OH group on the substrate, it can be suggested that the acidity of the substrate would be one of the main factors determining the density of the coated PDS thin layers. On the other hand, the fine nanostructure of the PDS thin layer in the deep-buried condition have been poorly understood because a large background scattering originating from the sample matrix is a major obstacle for fine-structure analysis of a nanometric layer buried in a bulk material. As polarization analysis can decrease undesired scattering in a NR profile, we performed NR experiments with polarization analysis on a polypropylene (PP)/PDS/Si substrate sample, having a deep-buried layer of SiO 2 for increasing the amplitude of the Kiessig fringes in the higher scattering vector ( Q z ) region of the NR profiles in the sample by decreasing the undesired background scattering. Fitting and Fourier transform analysis results of the NR data indicated that the synthesized PDS layer remained between the PP plate and Si substrate with a thickness of approximately 109 Å. Furthermore, the scattering length density of the PDS layer, obtained from the background subtracted data appeared to be more accurate than that obtained from the raw data. Although the density of the PDS layer was lower than that of natural SiO 2 , the PDS thin layer had adequate mechanical strength to maintain a uniform PDS layer in the depth-direction under the deep-buried condition.","PeriodicalId":429188,"journal":{"name":"Prime Archives in Polymer Technology","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130060182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Thermal Analysis of MWCNTs / NR Polymer Composite Aligned in a Magnetic Field","authors":"Jin Xu, Yan He","doi":"10.37247/papt.1.2019.01-014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37247/papt.1.2019.01-014","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":429188,"journal":{"name":"Prime Archives in Polymer Technology","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122611095","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Moral, R. Aguado, Andrea Pipió, A. Tijero, Menta Ballesteros
{"title":"Polyelectrolytes from Modified Natural Polysaccharides","authors":"A. Moral, R. Aguado, Andrea Pipió, A. Tijero, Menta Ballesteros","doi":"10.37247/papt.1.2019.1-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37247/papt.1.2019.1-6","url":null,"abstract":"This Book Chapter is a republication of an article published by Ana Moral, et al. at International Journal of Polymer Science in May 2015. (Ana Moral, Roberto Aguado, Menta Ballesteros, and Antonio Tijero, “Cationization of Alpha-Cellulose to Develop New Sustainable Products,” International Journal of Polymer Science, vol. 2015, Article ID 283963, 9 pages, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/283963.) In the chapter, authors want to simplify article conclusions to make a didactic explanation. The objective is to facilitate the knowing of the fundamental relationships between cellulose modifications and the most influential variables.","PeriodicalId":429188,"journal":{"name":"Prime Archives in Polymer Technology","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134065144","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G. Carissimi, A. A. Lozano-Pérez, G. Mercedes, Montalbán, S. Aznar-Cervantes, J. L. Cénis, G. Víllora
{"title":"Effect of Degumming in the Characteristics of Silk Fibroin Nanoparticles","authors":"G. Carissimi, A. A. Lozano-Pérez, G. Mercedes, Montalbán, S. Aznar-Cervantes, J. L. Cénis, G. Víllora","doi":"10.37247/papt.1.2020.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37247/papt.1.2020.9","url":null,"abstract":"Several studies have stated that the process used for sericin removal, or degumming, from silk cocoons has a strong impact on the silk fibroin integrity and consequently in their mechanical or biochemical properties after processing it into several biomaterials (e.g., fibers, films or scaffolds) but still, there is a lack of information of the impact on the features of silk nanoparticles. In this work, silk cocoons were degummed following four standard methods: autoclaving, short alkaline (Na 2 CO 3 ) boiling, long alkaline (Na 2 CO 3 ) boiling, and ultrasounds. The resultant silk fibroin fibers were dissolved in the ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate and used for nanoparticle synthesis by rapid desolvation in polar organic solvents. The relative efficiencies of the degumming processes and the integrity of the resulting fibroin fibers obtained were analyzed by mass loss, optical microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, infrared spectroscopy, and SDS-PAGE. Particle sizes and morphology were analyzed by Dynamic Light Scattering and Field Emission Scanning Electronic Microscopy. The results showed that the different treatments had a remarkable impact on the integrity of the silk fibroin chains, as confirmed by gel electrophoresis, which can be correlated with particle mean size and size distribution changes. The smallest nanoparticles (156 ± 3 nm) and the most negative Z potential (−30.2 ± 1.8 mV) were obtained with the combination of long treatment (2 h) of boiling in alkaline solution (Na 2 CO 3 0.02 eq/L). The study confirms that parameters of the process, such as the composition of the solution and time of the degumming step, must be controlled in order to reach an optimum reproducibility of the nanoparticle production.","PeriodicalId":429188,"journal":{"name":"Prime Archives in Polymer Technology","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124841027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}