Soapless emulsion polymerization of butyl methacrylate through microwave heating

Authors
He, WD Pan, CY Lu, T
Citation
Wd. He et al., Soapless emulsion polymerization of butyl methacrylate through microwave heating, J APPL POLY, 80(13), 2001, pp. 2455-2459
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science","Material Science & Engineering
Journal title
JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
ISSN journal
00218995 → ACNP
Volume
80
Issue
13
Year of publication
2001
Pages
2455 - 2459
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-8995(20010624)80:13<2455:SEPOBM>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Soapless emulsion polymerization of n-butyl methacrylate (BMA) was carried out through microwave heating with potassium persulfate (KPS) as an initiat or at 73 +/- 2 degreesC. The influence of the monomer amount, the initiator amount, and the addition of ethanol on the monomer conversion, the particl e size, and its distribution were studied. The results indicate that microw ave polymerization had a much higher rate and produced smaller particles wi th a slightly broader size distribution compared with normal polymerization . (C) 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.