The thermal stability of cross-linked polymers: methyl methacrylate with divinylbenzene and styrene with dimethacrylates

Authors
Uhl, FM Levchik, GF Levchik, SV Dick, C Liggat, JJ Snape, CE Wilkie, CA
Citation
Fm. Uhl et al., The thermal stability of cross-linked polymers: methyl methacrylate with divinylbenzene and styrene with dimethacrylates, POLYM DEGR, 71(2), 2001, pp. 317-325
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science
Journal title
POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY
ISSN journal
01413910 → ACNP
Volume
71
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
317 - 325
Database
ISI
SICI code
0141-3910(2001)71:2<317:TTSOCP>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Cross-linking of polymers is frequently presumed to enhance the thermal sta bility of polymer systems. Methyl methacrylate has been reacted with diviny lbenzene and styrene with various dimethacrylates. These systems have been characterized by gel content, swelling ratio, infrared spectroscopy, therma l analysis, TGA/FT-IR, and solid state NMR. Both systems show enhanced ther mal stability and char formation. This is most pronounced in the cases of m ethyl methacrylate with divinylbenzene and styrene with bisphenol A dimetha crylate. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.