K. Suchocka-galas et al., The state of ion aggregation in ionomers based on copolymers of styrene and acrylic acid - 2. Small-angle X-ray scattering studies, EUR POLYM J, 36(10), 2000, pp. 2175-2184
Small-angle X-ray scattering results for ionomers containing alkali metals
based on copolymers of styrene-acrylic acid and styrene-methacrylic acid ob
tained in emulsion are presented. A study has been conducted on the influen
ce of content, the type of salt and the type of alkali metal in styrene-bas
ed ionomers on the state of ion aggregation. In all the cases, the state of
ion aggregation is dependent on the content of an introduced acrylate or m
ethacrylate and the type of the introduced alkali metal. The obtained resul
ts indicated that, in the case of ionomers containing cesium acrylate, aggr
egates of larger sizes are formed than when containing cesium methacrylate.
For all the investigated ionomers, the increase of temperature causes the
increase of sizes and number of clusters. These results also indicate that,
in the case of ionomers containing lithium and sodium ions at this content
of acrylate at room temperature, the scattering maximum is absent. In the
case of Potassium and cesium ionomers, the scattering maximum appears, whic
h may be attributed to the larger ionic aggregate clusters. For all the inv
estigated ionomers, the increase of temperature causes the increase in size
s and number of ionic aggregates. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights
reserved.