Miniemulsion polymerisation of a bifunctional macromonomer


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Hafsah M. G., . and Daniels E. S., . and Klein A., . and El-Aasser M. S., . Miniemulsion polymerisation of a bifunctional macromonomer. pp. 28-37. ISSN 1511-1768

Abstract

Evaluation of the miniemulsion polymerisation of a hydmphobic bifunctional macromonomer was undertaken. The rate of polymerisation of the macromonomer was faster when the reaction was carried out using a water-soluble initiator potassium persulphate KPS than when an oil-soluble initiator 2 2-azobis(isobutyronitrile) AIBN was used. Unsaturation peaks were no longer observable in the 1H NMR spectrum of the reacted macromonomer when the gel content was -50. In both cases depending on the reaction time cross-linked products were obtained. For the KPS-initiated homopolymerisation 50 - 60 gel content was already obtained by (he first hour of reaction while similar gel development in the macromonomer was only observed after 6 h 12 h of polymerisation when AIBN was used. The polymerised macromonomer (using AIBN as initiator) exhibited a distinct physical change when water was removed only when (he gel content was -50 which- corresponded to a substantial loss of unsaturation peaks in the 1H NMR spectrum. The gel content remained low ( 10) earlier in the polymerisation despite the steady increase in the reaction of the double bonds of the macromonomer.


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Abstract

Evaluation of the miniemulsion polymerisation of a hydmphobic bifunctional macromonomer was undertaken. The rate of polymerisation of the macromonomer was faster when the reaction was carried out using a water-soluble initiator potassium persulphate KPS than when an oil-soluble initiator 2 2-azobis(isobutyronitrile) AIBN was used. Unsaturation peaks were no longer observable in the 1H NMR spectrum of the reacted macromonomer when the gel content was -50. In both cases depending on the reaction time cross-linked products were obtained. For the KPS-initiated homopolymerisation 50 - 60 gel content was already obtained by (he first hour of reaction while similar gel development in the macromonomer was only observed after 6 h 12 h of polymerisation when AIBN was used. The polymerised macromonomer (using AIBN as initiator) exhibited a distinct physical change when water was removed only when (he gel content was -50 which- corresponded to a substantial loss of unsaturation peaks in the 1H NMR spectrum. The gel content remained low ( 10) earlier in the polymerisation despite the steady increase in the reaction of the double bonds of the macromonomer.

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Item Type: Article
AGROVOC Term: Polymerization
AGROVOC Term: Emulsions
AGROVOC Term: Hydrophobicity
AGROVOC Term: Potassium sulphate
AGROVOC Term: Cross-linking
AGROVOC Term: Chemical structure
AGROVOC Term: Toluene
AGROVOC Term: Chilling
AGROVOC Term: Chloroform
AGROVOC Term: Solvents
Depositing User: Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified: 24 Apr 2025 06:28
URI: http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23186

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