Method for preparing styrene-acrylate siloxane interpenetrating polymer network composite emulsion

A method for preparing a styrene-acrylate siloxane interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) composite emulsion, comprising:

• (1) mixing tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS), water, and anhydrous ethanol, and conducting hydrolysis in an alkaline environment to obtain a SiO2 sol;
• (2) mixing the SiO2 sol, a buffer, and dopamine hydrochloride, and conducting aminohydroxylation polymerization under an alkaline condition to obtain modified SiO2 particles;
• (3) mixing styrene, an acrylate monomer, an acrylate functional monomer, and the modified SiO2 particles to obtain a styrene-acrylate monomer mixed solution I;
• (4) mixing styrene, an acrylate monomer, vinylsilane, and the modified SiO2 particles to obtain a styrene-acrylate monomer mixed solution II;
• (5) mixing polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and liquid paraffin to obtain a silane monomer mixed solution III;
• (6) mixing a hydrophobic silane and a regulating silane monomer to obtain a silane monomer mixed solution IV;
• (7) mixing the styrene-acrylate monomer mixed solution I, an emulsifier, an initiator, and water, and conducting first addition polymerization to obtain a pre-emulsion A;
• (8) mixing the styrene-acrylate monomer mixed solution II, an emulsifier, an initiator, and water, and conducting second addition polymerization to obtain a pre-emulsion B;
• (9) mixing the silane monomer mixed solution III, an emulsifier, and water, and conducting third addition polymerization to obtain a pre-emulsion C;
• (10) mixing the silane monomer mixed solution IV, an emulsifier, a dispersant, and water, and conducting fourth addition polymerization to obtain a pre-emulsion D;
• (11) mixing the pre-emulsion A, the pre-emulsion B, and an initiator, and conducting first poly condensation to obtain a first poly condensation system;
• (12) mixing the first polycondensation system, the pre-emulsion C, the modified SiO2 particles, a silane polymerization inhibitor, and an organic solvent, and conducting second poly condensation to obtain a second polycondensation system;
• and
• (13) mixing the second polycondensation system, the pre-emulsion D, the modified SiO2 particles, and an organic solvent, and conducting third polycondensation to obtain the styrene-acrylate siloxane IPN composite emulsion;
• wherein
• steps (2), (4), (5), and (6) are conducted in any order;
• steps (7), (8), (9), and (10) are conducted in any order;
• and
• in terms of a glass transition temperature, the styrene-acrylate monomer mixed solution I, the styrene-acrylate monomer mixed solution II, the silane monomer mixed solution III, and the silane monomer mixed solution IV are ranked as follows:
• the styrene-acrylate monomer mixed solution I>the styrene-acrylate monomer mixed solution II>the silane monomer mixed solution III>the silane monomer mixed solution IV;
• in step (3):
• the acrylate monomer comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of methyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, ethyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, butyl methacrylate, acrylic acid, and hydroxyethyl acrylate, and the acrylate functional monomer comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of hydroxethyl acrylate and hydroxypropyl acrylate;
• the styrene in the styrene-acrylate monomer mixed solution I has a mass percentage of 5% to 20%, the acrylate functional monomer in the styrene-acrylate monomer mixed solution I has a mass percentage of 5% to 20%, and the modified SiO2 particles in the styrene-acrylate monomer mixed solution I have a mass percentage of 0.05% to 0.3%;
• in step (4):
• the acrylate monomer comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of methyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, ethyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, butyl methacrylate, acrylic acid, and hydroxyethyl acrylate, and the vinylsilane comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of vinyltriethoxysilane (VTES), dimethoxymethylvinylsilane, vinyltriisopropoxysilane, and diethoxymethylvinylsilane;
• the styrene in the styrene-acrylate monomer mixed solution II has a mass percentage of 5% to 20%, a mass of the vinylsilane is 10% to 30% of a mass of the acrylate monomer, and the modified SiO2 particles in the styrene-acrylate monomer mixed solution II have a mass percentage of 0.05% to 0.3%;
• in step (5):
• a mass of the liquid paraffin is 10% to 30% of a mass of the PDMS, and the liquid paraffin has a carbon atomic number of 15 to 35;
• in step (6):
• the hydrophobic silane comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of n-octyltrimethoxysilane, n-octyltriethoxysilane, dodecyltrimethoxysilane, dodecyltriethoxysilane, and hexadecyltrimethoxysilane;
• the regulating silane comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of diphenyldimethoxysilane, diphenyldiethoxysilane, dimethyldimethoxysilane, and dimethyldiethoxysilane;
• and
• a mass of the regulating silane monomer is 3% to 30% of a mass of the hydrophobic silane;
• in step (7):
• a mass of the emulsifier is 2% to 8% of a mass of the styrene-acrylate monomer mixed solution I, a mass of the initiator is 0.2% to 1.0% of the mass of the styrene-acrylate monomer mixed solution I, the first addition polymerization is conducted under a pH value of 7.5 to 8.3, and the first addition polymerization is conducted at a temperature of 70° C. to 85° C. for 20 min to 2 h;
• in step (8):
• a mass of the emulsifier is 2% to 8% of a mass of the styrene-acrylate monomer mixed solution II, the second addition polymerization is conducted under a pH value of 7.5 to 8.3, and the second addition polymerization is conducted at a temperature of 75° C. to 85° C. for 20 min to 2 h;
• in step (9):
• a mass of the emulsifier is 2% to 8% of a mass of the silane monomer mixed solution III, and the third addition polymerization is conducted at a temperature of 40° C. to 60° C. for 20 min to 1 h;
• in step (10):
• a mass of the emulsifier is 2% to 8% of a mass of the silane monomer mixed solution IV, a mass of the dispersant is 0.5% to 10% of the mass of the silane monomer mixed solution IV, and the fourth addition polymerization is conducted at a temperature of 30° C. to 50° C. for 20 min to 1 h;
• in step (11):
• a mass of the initiator is 0.2% to 1% of a mass of the styrene-acrylate monomer mixed solution I, and the first poly condensation is conducted at a temperature of 75° C. to 85° C. for 1 h to 3 h;
• in step (12):
• a mass of the modified SiO2 particles is 0.05% to 0.5% of a mass of the pre-emulsion C, a mass of the silane polymerization inhibitor is 2% to 15% of the mass of the pre-emulsion C, a mass of the organic solvent is 2% to 20% of the mass of the pre-emulsion C, and the second polycondensation is conducted at a temperature of 30° C. to 50° C. for 1 h to 2 h;
• in step (13):
• a mass of the modified SiO2 particles is 0.05% to 0.5% of a mass of the pre-emulsion D, and a mass of the organic solvent is 2% to 20% of the mass of the pre-emulsion D;
• and
• the third poly condensation is conducted at a temperature of 30° C. to 50° C. for 0.5 h to 2 h.