Styrene–divinylbenzene copolymers. Construction of porosity in styrene divinylbenzene matrices

Abstract

Experimental data are presented describing the formation of porosity in styrene–divinylbenzene copolymers as a function of the organic components present during the suspension polymerization. The reaction system contains a mixture of diluents such as toluene and hexane, which results in matrices that differ significantly in pore structure from the porous resins so far known. From these data a model of the physical structure is proposed.