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Copolymerization of partly incompatible monomers: an insight from computer simulations
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Copolymerization of partly incompatible monomers: an insight from computer simulations
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In this work we used dissipative particle dynamics simulations to study the copolymerization process in the presence of spatial heterogeneities caused by incompatibility between polymerizing monomers. The polymer sequence details as well as the resulting system spatial structure in the case if phase segregation occurs during the chain growth can be predicted using the method. We performed the model verification with the available literature data on styrene-acrylic acid copolymerization in the bulk and a very good agreement between experimental and simulated data for both chain average composition and triad fractions was observed. Next, we studied the system properties for a model symmetric reaction process with the reactivity ratios r1 = r2 = 0.5 at different compositions and Flory-Huggins parameters \c{hi}. We found that the system average copolymer "composition-feed" curve does not depend on the \c{hi}-value, but there are significant changes in the copolymer sequences caused by the density fluctuations. Finally, we investigated the formation of gradient copolymers during living styrene-acrylic acid copolymerization at a highly asymmetrical feed composition.
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