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http://dx.doi.org/10.7473/EC.2013.48.4.294

Preparation of Monodisperse Poly(Methacrylic acid) with a Water-Soluble Initiator by Solution Polymerization in the Aqueous Phase  

Moon, Jiyeon (Cosmo AM&T)
Chung, Kyungho (Department of Polymer Engineering, University of Suwon)
Park, Moonsoo (Department of Polymer Engineering, University of Suwon)
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Elastomers and Composites / v.48, no.4, 2013 , pp. 294-299 More about this Journal
Abstract
Solution polymerization was conducted with water-soluble methacrylic acid (MAA) as a monomer and potassium persulfate (KPS) as an initiator at a selected temperature between $70^{\circ}C$ and $90^{\circ}C$. When the ratio between MAA and water was reduced or initiator concentration increased, molecular weights decreased. Molecular weights of poly(methacrylic acid) (PMAA) showed nearly no dependence on reaction temperature. The Weissenberg effect was observed in most polymerization reactions, while its effect weakened at $90^{\circ}C$. The polydispersity index was less than 1.5 in most of the reactions. An increase in the stirring speed produced PMAAs with increasing molecular weights. When the stirring speed reached 800 rpm, we retrieved a monodisperse PMAA with both the number and weight average molecular weights of 791,000 g/mol. The glass transition temperature was found to be $162^{\circ}C$.
Keywords
solution polymerization; water-soluble methacrylic acid; Weissenberg effect; stirring speed; monodisperse PMAA;
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