Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2012, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (01): 172.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0251-0790.2012.01.029

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Foaming Behavior of Compatible PMMA/[C12 MIM][PF6] System by Supercritical CO2

TONG Fang-Fang1, XU Hong2, YU Jian2, WEN Li-Xiong1, ZHANG Jun2, HE Jia-Song2   

  1. 1. State Key Lab of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China;
    2. Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science(BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Engineering Plastics, Joint Laboratory of Polymer Science and Materials, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100190, China
  • Received:2011-04-06 Online:2012-01-10 Published:2011-12-20
  • Contact: Jian Yu E-mail:yuj@iccas.ac.cn; wenlx@mail.buct.edu.cn

Abstract: A series of compatible blends of poly(methyl methacrylate) with an ionic liquid(IL), 1-dodecyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate[C12 MIM][PF6], was prepared by melt blending. The blends were foamed with supercritical CO2 as the blowing agent via a rapid pressure-quenching process. By adding IL, the CO2 absorption of PMMA was increased, and the glass transition temperature was lowered. The effects of IL on the foaming behavior of PMMA depended on foaming conditions. When the foaming temperature and pressure were low, pure PMMA could not be foamed, while the addition of IL facilitated the formation of cells. On the other hand, pure PMMA could be foamed at higher temperatures and pressures, and adding IL further increased the cell size of the foamed samples; however, the cell size was still within the micron-meter scale and had a narrow distribution.

Key words: [C12 MIM][PF6]ionic liquid, Poly(methyl methacrylate)(PMMA), Supercritical carbon dioxide, Foaming behavior

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