U. Yildiz et B. Hazer, Dispersion polymerization of styrene and methyl methacrylate initiated by macromonomeric azoinitiator, ANGEW MAKRO, 265, 1999, pp. 16-19
The free radical dispersion polymerization of styrene (St) and methyl metha
crylate (MMA) initiated by poly(oxyethylene) (PEO) macroazoinimer (MIM-400)
in water/ethanol, was investigated at three different temperatures (50, 60
and 80 degrees C) for seven polymerization times (3, 6, 9, 12, 24, 36 and
48 h). PSt-PEO and PMMA-PEO networks were obtained. In each case, polymer g
el fractions depend on the polymerization temperature and polymerization ti
me. With the same initial concentration of MIM-400, maximum gel fraction wa
s found at 80 wt.-% with St copolymerization while 100 wt.-% in case of cop
olymerization with MMA at 80 degrees C for 48 h.