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Implantation of Poly(ethyl acrylate) in Mesoporus Poly(styrene-co-divinylbenzene) Microspheres as a Particulate Sound Absorbent

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Yeap Hung Ng  and
Liang Hong
Yeap Hung Ng
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4. Engineering Dr 4, Singapore 117576
Liang Hong
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4. Engineering Dr 4, Singapore 117576
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Abstract

Porous microspheres of poly(styrene-co-divinylbenzene) (SD) have been synthesized by suspension polymerization. They present a narrow porosity gap (21–24%) and a mean pore-radius range (106–117 Å). The mesoporous voids are then made use as the polymerization reactor for ethyl acrylate (EA), and as a result of the embedded polymerization, linear EA formed is trapped inside the individual particles (SD-EA), and its Tg is brought up to as high as the ambient temperature. Two specific loadings of EA were attained: 11% and 28% by weight. The acoustic absorption behaviors of SD-EA and SD microspheres are assessed by the attenuation coefficient (a = IAttenuated/IIncidence), in which the incident acoustic waves are two arbitrary audio frequency bands, 100–1000 Hz and 4000–5000Hz. In contrast to porous SD microspheres, SD-EA microspheres apparently relax the incident frequencies and attenuate more effectively the higher frequency sound waves. The maximum attenuation level (a) of SD-EA absorbent is about 80% (dB). It was found that the higher EA loading could improve rather slightly the attenuation level in the higher frequency range.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 856: Symposium BB – Multicomponent Polymer Systems-Phase Behavior, Dynamics, and Applications , 2004 , BB10.12
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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