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Study on phenolic resin beads: Effect of reaction parameters on the properties of polymeric beads
Author(s) -
Shrivastava Smriti,
Srivastava Avanish Kumar,
Singh Beer,
Shah D.,
Verma A. K.,
Gutch P. K.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.34705
Subject(s) - barium hydroxide , materials science , particle size , catalysis , suspension polymerization , phenol , tetramine , yield (engineering) , polymerization , bead , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , formaldehyde , suspension (topology) , nuclear chemistry , composite material , polymer , chemistry , organic chemistry , mathematics , homotopy , pure mathematics , engineering , metallurgy
Well‐sized spherical beads of phenolic resin (0.3–1.2 mm) with an extremely high compressive strength (>8 kg/1.0 mm bead) and hardness (>98%) were synthesized via suspension polymerization of phenol and formaldehyde. Barium hydroxide was used as a catalyst (1.68–10.13 wt %) to get larger size of resin beads. Poly(vinyl alcohol) (5.0–12.5 wt %) and hexamethylene tetramine were used as stabilizing agent and crosslinking agent, respectively. Comprehensive studies elucidated a specific relation between the reaction parameters and properties of the resin beads. Yield was found proportional to catalyst concentration and inversely proportional to stabilizing agent concentration. Particle size distribution curves got contracted and shifted toward a lower size range with higher concentration of catalyst and stabilizing agent. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2012