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http://dx.doi.org/10.7473/EC.2014.49.3.232

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

Park, Moonsoo (Department of Polymer Engineering, University of Suwon)
Kim, Yeji (Department of Polymer Engineering, University of Suwon)
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Elastomers and Composites / v.49, no.3, 2014 , pp. 232-238 More about this Journal
Abstract
Solution polymerization was conducted with water-soluble acrylic acid (AA) as a monomer and potassium persulfate (KPS) as an initiator at a selected temperature between $60^{\circ}C$ and $90^{\circ}C$ with water as a reaction medium. When the ratio between AA and water was reduced or initiator concentration increased, molecular weights decreased. An increase in the reaction temperature produced lower molecular weights. The polydispersity index was close to 1.5 in most of the reactions. An increase in the stirring speed up to 400 rpm led to a progressive increase in molecular weights. When the stirring speed reached 800 rpm, however, we found that both the number and weight average molecular weights decreased. The glass transition temperature was nearly independent of moelcular weights and determined to be between $113^{\circ}C$ and $116^{\circ}C$.
Keywords
solution polymerization; acrylic acid; stirring speed; monodisperse PAA;
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