• Macromolecular Research
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.491-497
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• 2007

NPT Monte Carlo simulations were performed to calculate the molecular properties of syndiotactic poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) and syndiotactic poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) melts using the configurational bias Monte Carlo move, concerted rotation, reptation, and volume fluctuation. The density, mean square backbone end-to-end distance, mean square radius of gyration, fractional free-volume distribution, distribution of torsional angles, small molecule solubility constant, and radial distribution function of PVC at 0.1 MPa and above the glass transition temperature were calculated/measured, and those of PVA were calculated. The calculated results were compared with the corresponding experimental data and discussed. The calculated densities of PVC and PVA were smaller than the experimental values, probably due to the very low molecular weight of the model polymer used in the simulation. The fractional free-volume distribution and radial distribution function for PVC and PVA were nearly independent of temperature.

• Journal of Adhesion and Interface
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.89-99
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• 2010

In this paper, for polymerization of poly(vinyl acetate-co-ethylene) (VAE) by redox system using poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVOH) as emulsifier on the properties of the final emulsion, and pH changes affect the physical properties of the final emulsion was investigated. The results of the molecular weight of PVOH had a dramatic impact on the emulsion properties. The used a low molecular weight of PVOH products was obtained low viscosity and using the high molecular weight of PVOH were obtained high viscosity product. However, changing the pH of the final polymerized product properties for the PVOH obtained different results. Generally, a poly(vinyl acetate) emulsion by a high degree of polymerization and high molecular weight of PVOH was obtained high viscosity of the final emulsion. But, in VAE was lower emulsion viscosity in high pH. This is the molecular weight of the emulsion during the synthesis of PVOH is considered to be affected by degradation. The final viscosity was decreased by grafting ratio and molecular weight were decreased with increasing of pH.

• Proceedings of the Korean Fiber Society Conference
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• 1998.04a
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• pp.130-134
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• 1998

The physical properties of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) are highly dependent on the degree of syndiotacticity, which is determined primarily by the choice of the vinyl ester monomer precursor. Efforts to produce more syndiotactic PVAs, as well to increase the molecular weight, have centered on the polymerization of vinyl trifluoroacetate,$^1$ vinyl trichloroacetate,$^2$ and vinyl pivalate (VPi).(omitted)

• Clean Technology
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.73-79
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• 2010

Vinyl acetate(VAc) was dispersion-polymerized using supercritical carbon dioxide that has many environmental advantages. To get poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc) of larger molecular weights from conventional emulsion polymerization, VAc was polymerized at temperatures between 333.15 and 343.15 K and pressures between 20 and 40 MPa with initiator (0.5 ~ 5% of monomer) and silicone-based stabilizer (1 ~ 10% of monomer) for 2 ~ 50 hr. The resulting PVAc was analyzed to see the variations in the yield and the molecular weight. The final product of this research, PVA (poly(vinyl alcohol)), was prepared from PVAc by saponification. The effect of saponification conditions on the yield and the molecular weight of polymer were also studied.

• Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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• v.42 no.2
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• pp.59-62
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• 2009

Antireflection pattern, moth-eye structure, was fabricated on lens using Ultra Violet nanoimprint lithography and flexible template. Ni template with conical shaped structure was used as a master template to molding. The flexible poly vinyl alcohol template was fabricated by molding. This poly vinyl alcohol template was used as an imprint template of imprint at lens. Using Ultra Violet nanoimprint lithography and poly vinyl alcohol template, polymer based moth-eye structure was formed on lens and its transmittance was increased up to 94% from 92% at 550 nm wavelength.

• Journal of Radiation Industry
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.377-382
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• 2011

Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) is an interesting material with good biocompatibility, high elasticity and hydrophilic chacrateristics. In this study, crosslinked hydrogels based on PVA, and poly(acrylic acid) (PAAc) were prepared by gamma-ray irradiation. PVA and PAAc powders were dissolved in deionized water, and then irradiated by a gamma-ray with a radiation dose of 50 kGy to make hydrogels. The hydrogels were then annealed in an oven at $120^{\circ}C$ for 10 min, 30 min and 50 min under nitrogen atmosphere. The properties of a hydrogel such as gel fraction, swelling behavior, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and adhesive strength as a function of PAAc content and annealing time were investigated. The gel fraction decreases with decreasing PAAc content and increasing annealing time. The thermal behaviors have shown different patterns according to the annealing time. The adhesive strength increases with increasing PAAc content.

• Journal of Adhesion and Interface
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.1-10
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• 2011

An automated reaction calorimeter was used to directly monitor the rate of emulsion polymerization of vinyl acetate using poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVAs) having different degrees of blockiness. By using this technique in conjunction with other off-line measurements of the evolution of particle size distributions, important details of the process were observed. No constant graft rate period was observed for both low and high initial monomer-water ratios. The gel effect was observed for the low monomer-water ratio recipe. The particle size distributions were broad (particle diameter 40~100 nm) and bimodal. Continuous nucleation was observed to be accompanied by 'limited aggregation' and flocculation during the particle growth stages. It was speculated to be due to the occurrence of the extensive 'limited aggregation' and chain transfer to PVA leading to grafting.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.53-60
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• 1994

The Synthesis of azobenzene containing long chain fatty acid and poly vinyl alcohol by esterification reaction($C_{n}-Azo-PVA$) was optimized, starting from P-(P'-hydroxy phenyl azo)-benzoic acid and the product of reaction containing azobenzene chromophores was investigated by ultraviolet spectrophotometery in toluene solvent at room temperature. In addition, UV absorption spectra of Langmmuir Blodggett (LB) film deposited on quartz plate have been measured and the structure of these compounds were ascertained by means of Ultraviolet and FT-IR. Recrystallization of reaction product in the solvent results the experimental yield obtained about 22.27% P-(P'-octadecyloxy phenyl azo)-benzoic acid-poly vinyl alcohol. Long chain azobenzene derivative-poly vinyl alcohols are induced phtoisomerization by u, v, and visible light irradiation. The LB film of azobenzene containing long chain fatty acids($C_{18}-Azo-PVA$) are possible of being applied to functional molecular devices such as photomemory and light switching.

• Proceedings of the Korean Fiber Society Conference
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• 1998.04a
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• pp.135-139
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• 1998

Poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc) from which atactic poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) is derived, is always noncrystalline. This was attributed to the irregular steric arrangement of the acetyl groups in PVAc. However, the X-ray diffraction patterns of atactic PVA, a derivative of PVAc, were found to show distinct crystallinity, and to give an identity period of 2,52 ${\AA}$ along the fiber axis, despite the expectation of an irregular arrangement of the hydroxyl groups in atactic PVA, in the same manner as that of the acetyl groups in PVAc.(omitted)

• Proceedings of the Korean Fiber Society Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.48-51
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• 2003

Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) obtained by the saponification of poly(vinyl ester) like poly(vinyl acetate) or poly(vinyl pivalate) is a linen. semicrystalline polymer, which have been widely used as fibers for clothes and industries, films, membranes, medicines for drug delivery system, and cancer cell-killing embolic materials[1-3]. PVA fibers and films have high tensile and compressive strengths, high tensile modulus, and good abrasion resistance due to its highest crystalline lattice modulus. (omitted)