Study of chemical gelation dynamics of acrylamide in water by real-time pulsed nuclear magnetic resonance measurement
- 1 September 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 89 (5), 3363-3372
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.454945
Abstract
Chemical gelation process of acrylamide monomers in water has been studied by a real‐time pulsed nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR)measurement. The temporal change of molecular mobility has been detected by a real‐time observation of the spin–spin relaxation timeT 2. The influence of the concentration of crosslinker and acrylamide on gelation dynamics has been studied, and it becomes clear that these factors have strong effects on the gelation dynamics. The effects of linear polymerization and network formation on the motional state of water have been studied. The formation of three‐dimensional cages drastically reduces the mobility of water. In low acrylamide concentration, the results of NMRmeasurement mainly reflect the state of water. In high acrylamide concentration, on the other hand, they reflect both polymer network and water, and furthermore, in high crosslinker concentration the spatial heterogeneity of gels is observed. In this paper, we demonstrate that a real‐time NMRmeasurement is a useful tool for a direct observation of the temporal change of molecular mobility during polymerization and gelation process.Keywords
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