Influence of Mixing Conditions on Properties of Powder Composed of a Polymer Prepared by 2,3-Dichloro-1,3-Butadiene Suspension Polymerization

Abstract

A preparation method for a high-porosity organic chlorinated polymer as an alternative to poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) is examined to investigate the possibility of PVC substituted evaluation with the use of 2,3-dichloro-1,3-butadiene (DC) as an alternative to vinyl chloride monomer (VCM). The influence of mixing conditions on the properties of a powder composed of DC polymer was then investigated. As a result, an alternative evaluation of the PVC powder properties without the use of VCM was acquired by the addition of n-heptane. It was found that both the mean particle size and the quantity of plasticizer absorption are exponentially correlated with the power consumption rate per unit volume.