Polyacrylonitrile fiber encompasses a broad range of products based on acrylonitrile (AN) which is readily copolymerized with a wide range of ethylenic unsaturated monomers giving rise to polymers with different characteristics and applications. Such products can be designed for cost-effective, flame and heat resistant solutions for the textile industry, aircraft and automotive markets. In the present work acrylonitrile was copolymerized with vinylidene chloride (VDC) by conventional suspension polymerization process via redox system, with an initial content of 10%/mass of the VDC monomer. The copolymer average molecular weight was obtained by Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC) and by intrinsic viscosity analysis. To control the polymerization process continuously, qualitative and quantitative analysis of the chloride content in the PAN AN/VDC copolymer structure was accomplished by using X-ray fluorescence and potentiometric titration techniques. A good correlation was found between these two techniques, leading to a straightforward verification of VDC in the polymer structure. The thermal behavior of PAN AN/VDC copolymer was performed by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA). The results showed that VDC monomers exhibited a nearly stoichiometric reaction with acrylonitrile, copolymerizing about 90% of its initial mass. VDC changed significantly the polyacrylonitrile thermal behavior, decreasing the polymer degradation temperature by about 40-50°C.
Blendas de copolímero de poliacrilonitrila (PAN) com polímeros biodegradáveis foram obtidas pelo método convencional da indústria plástica de processamento via extrusão. O processo de produção destes materiais em extrusora convencional era um método que até pouco tempo atrás era inviável de se produzir, devido ao fato do polímero de PAN iniciar um processo de degradação antes de fundir. Porém, foi desenvolvido um processo que consiste na utilização de até 28% em massa de glicerol como plastificante da PAN. O presente trabalho aborda um estudo do comportamento térmico, por meio da técnica de DSC, de um copolímero de PAN na proporção em massa de 94% acrilonitrila (AN) e 6% acetato de vinila (VA) e também deste mesmo copolímero misturado com até 7% em massa dos polímeros biodegradáveis PCL e PHB-HV. Além disso, foi realizado um estudo cinético, por meio do modelo de Kissinger, do evento térmico relacionado à degradação do copolímero de PAN e de suas blendas. O copolímero de PAN-co-VA(6%) apresentou uma energia de ativação de 78 kJ/mol e as blendas com PCL e PHB-HV apresentaram energia de ativação de 79 kJ/mol e 92 kJ/mol, respectivamente.
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