Free radical terpolymerization of butyl acrylate/methyl methacrylate and alpha methyl styrene at high temperature

The free radical initiated terpolymerization of butyl acrylate (BA), methyl methacrylate (MMA) and alpha methyl styrene (AMS) has been examined. Kinetic studies focused on elevated reaction temperatures (115 and 140 °C). The studies were made over the full conversion range and examined the effect of...

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Published in:	Polymer (Guilford) Vol. 45; no. 17; pp. 5837 - 5845
Main Authors:	McManus, N.T., Hsieh, G., Penlidis, A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Elsevier Ltd 05-08-2004 Elsevier
Subjects:	Applied sciences Butyl acrylate Copolymerization Exact sciences and technology Methyl methacrylate Organic polymers Physicochemistry of polymers Preparation, kinetics, thermodynamics, mechanism and catalysts Terpolymerization Methyl methacrylate Terpolymerization Butyl acrylate Terpolymer Radical terpolymerization Mass copolymerization Temperature effect High temperature Experimental study Methyl methacrylate copolymer Butyl acrylate copolymer Kinetics Styrene(alpha-methyl) copolymer
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Summary:	The free radical initiated terpolymerization of butyl acrylate (BA), methyl methacrylate (MMA) and alpha methyl styrene (AMS) has been examined. Kinetic studies focused on elevated reaction temperatures (115 and 140 °C). The studies were made over the full conversion range and examined the effect of reaction temperature, feed composition and initiator level on reaction rates. The composition of terpolymer products and their molecular weights were also analyzed with respect to monomer conversion levels.
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ISSN:	0032-3861 1873-2291
DOI:	10.1016/j.polymer.2004.05.077