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Preparation of High Molecular Weight Poly(methyl methacrylate) with High Yield by Room Temperature Suspension Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate

  • Lyoo, Won-Seok (School of Textiles, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Noh, Seok-Kyun (School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Yeum, Jeong-Hyun (Department of Dyeing and Finishing, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Kang, Gu-Chan (Department of Dyeing and Finishing, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Ghim, Han-Do (Department of Dyeing and Finishing, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Lee, Jinwon (Department of Chemical Engineering, Kwangwoon University) ;
  • Ji, Byung-Chul (Department of Dyeing and Finishing, Kyungpook National University)
  • Published : 2004.03.01
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Abstract

To obtain high molecular weight (HMW) poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) with high conversion, methyl methacrylate (MMA) was polymerized in suspension using a room temperature initiator, 2,2'-azobis(2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile) (ADMVN), and the effects of polymerization conditions on the polymerization behavior of MMA and the molecular parameters of PMMA were investigated. On the whole, the experimental results well corresponded to the theoretically predicted tendencies. These effects could be explained by a kinetic order of ADMVN concentration calculated by an initial rate method and an activation energy difference of polymerization obtained from the Arrhenius plot. Suspension polymerization at 25℃ by adopting ADMVN proved to be successful in obtaining PMMA of HMW (number-average degree of polymerization (P/sub n/): 30,900-36,100) and of high yield (ultimate conversion of MMA into PMMA: 83-93 %) with diminishing heat generated during polymerization. The P/sub n/ and lightness were higher and polydispersity index was lower with PMMA polymerized at lower temperatures.

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