• Macromolecular Research
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.213-218
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• 2004

We have performed dispersion polymerization of acrylamide in tert-butyl alcohol/water mixture-using hydroxypropyl cellulose and ammonium persulfate as the stabilizer and the initiator, respectively - to study the effects that the concentration of monomer, initiator, and stabilizer, the tert-butyl alcohol/water ratios as polymerization media, and the reaction temperature have on, among other things, the polymerization kinetics, particle sizes, and molecular weights. The polymerization rate increased upon increasing the concentration of the monomer, initiator, and stabilizer, the water content in the tert-butyl alcohol/water media, and the polymerization temperature. The average particle size of the lattices increased upon increasing the concentration of initiator, the polymerization temperature, and the water content in the tert-butyl alcohol/water media, but it decreased upon increasing the concentration of monomer and stabilizer. The viscosity-average molecular weight increased upon increasing the concentration of monomer and stabilizer and the water content in the tert-butyl alcohol/water media, but it decreased upon increasing both the concentration of initiator and the polymerization temperature.

• Macromolecular Research
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• v.13 no.5
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• pp.391-396
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• 2005

The polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) was carried out using CuBr/bidentate phosphorus ligand catalyst systems. MMA polymerization with CuBr/phosphine-phosphinidene (PP) exhibited high conversion ($\~80\%$) in 5 h at $90^{\circ}C$ along with a linear increase of ln($[M]_0/[M]$) versus time, indicating constant concentration of the propagating radicals during the polymerization. The molecular weight of the prepared PMMA tended to increase with conversion, suggesting the living polymerization characteristic of the system. On the other hand, a large difference between the measured and theoretical molecular weight and a broad molecular weight distribution were observed, implicating possible incomplete control over the polymerization. This may have been caused by the low deactivation rate constant ($\kappa_{deact}$) of the system. The low $\kappa_{deact}$, would result in irreversible generation of radicals instead of reversible activation/deactivation process of ATRP. Polymerizations performed at different ligand to CuBr ratios and different monomer to initiator ratios did not afford better control over the polymerization, suggesting that the controllability of CuBr/phosphorus ligand system for ATRP is inherently limited.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.1-9
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• 1992

Graft polymerization mechanism and rate of polymerization of MMA and MMA/4-VP onto cellulose fiber using Ce(IV) salt as an initiatior were investigated. It was shown that the concentration of Ce(IV) salt affected on the graft yield, graft efficiency, total conversion and the rate of graft polymerization. The graft yield and total cenversion for MMA grafted polymer were significantly higher than those for MMA/4-VP grafted polymer with variation of CAN concentration. In this system the oxidative termination by Ce(IV) salt was considered particularly in higher concentration Ce(IV) ion. The change in the mode of termination reactions with variation of CAN concentration made possible the presence of an optimum Ce(IV) ion concentration for maximum graft yield.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.71-76
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• 2006

Porous polymer monolithic columns were prepared by the direct free radical copolymerization of methacrylic acid and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate within the confines of a chromatographic column in the presence of toluene-dodecanol as a porogenic solvent. The separation characteristics of the monolithic columns were tested by a homologous series of xanthine derivatives, theophylline and caffeine. The effects of the polymerization mixture composition and polymerization condition, mobile phase composition, flow rate and temperature on the retention times and separation efficiencies were investigated. The results showed that the selection of correct porogenic solvents and appropriate polymerization conditions are crucial for the preparation of the monolithic stationary phases. The separation efficiency was only extremely weakly dependent on flow rate and temperatures. Hydrogen-bonding interaction played an important role in the retention and separation. Compared with conventional particle columns, the monolithic column exhibited good stability, ease of regeneration, high separation efficiency and fast analysis.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.66-72
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• 1983

Anionic polymerization of 2-pyrrolidone was carried out by TDI (Toluene Diisocyanate)/KOH catalysis. The effects of TDI / KOH mole ratio, KOH concentration, temperature and time on polymerization were investigated. It was observed that the highest rate of polymerization and maximum conversion were obtained when TDI / KOH mole ratio was about 0.25. The maximum conversion and the highest viscosity were obtained when the concentration of KOH was 5 mole percent. It was also found that the rate of polymerization and inherent viscosity at $30^{\circ}C$ were higher than those at $50^{\circ}C$. The rate constant ($k_p$) of polymerization was determined by least square method; the values of kp obtained were $57.53{\ell}/mole{\cdot}min\;at\;30^{\circ}C$ and $52.36{\ell}/mole{\cdot}min\;at\;50^{\circ}C$, respectively.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.4 no.4
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• pp.301-305
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• 1972

The polymerization rates of monomer or monomer mixture impregnated with catalyst into domestic soft woods such as pinus densiflora, pinus rigida and poplus deltoides e. t. c. were measured. The results were compared with those obtained by radiation curing method and the following conclusions were derived ; (1) Pinus densiflora and pinus rigida are superior to the poplus deltoides, and methyl methacrylate(M. M. A. ) is more effective than other monomers as far as the polymerization rates are only taken into account. (2) The polymerization rate of vinyl acetate is generally slow. And the polymerization rate of the monomer is the slowest in case of being impregnated into poplus deltoides. However, the polymerization rate of the comonomer composed of vinylacetate and M. M. A. is the fastest among the other monomers or monomer mixtures in woods regardless of the curing method. (3) The general trend of polymerization of monomer in wood is similar to that of monomers themselves in both curing methods if the woods contain not much resin.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.423-430
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• 1978

The initiation mechanism of trioxane polymerization catalyzed by Ti$Cl_4$ in nitrobenzene was investigated. The kinetic studies revealed that the rate of polymerization was drastically decreased by the addition of a minute amount of water or methanol. A third substance as cocatalyst was not required for the polymerization. Measurements of dielectric constants gave no evidence for the zwitterionic mechanism of the polymerization. The electric conductivity measurements of polymerization system and the initiator solution showed that the initiation was started by Ti$Cl_3^+$ cation, formed by a disproportionation of the initiator in nitrobenzene.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.64-69
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• 1991

A lipid containing a 1, 2-dithiolane group was synthesized, and polymerized vesicle was prepared from the vesicle of this lipid by ring-opening polymerization. Reaction rate of the polymerization was monitored by UV absorption, and the results showed that it followed the first order kinetics and the rate constant $3.84{\times}10^{-2}min^{-1}$. Permeation rate of sucrose through the polymerized vesicle was $4.7{\times}10^{-8}cm\;hr^{-1}$, which is 1.5 times lower than that of monomeric analog.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.267-273
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• 1993

A number of hydrophilic acrylic comonomers were incorporated into styrene-butadiene soap-free emulsion polymerization. It was found that reaction rate decreased according to : AN>AA>MMA>EA>IA>AAM>MA>HEMA. It was also observed that reaction rate increased with decreasing H-bonding factor contribution to the solubility parameter of the hydrophilic comonoer. The SBR latexes were very monodisperse with the particle size distribution of $1.03{\times}1.12$. Since growth rate is proportional to polymerization time, the difference in conversion rates between various comonomers was resulted from the particle number density of SBR latexes for the various hydrophilic comonomers. It was also found that the colloidal stability of the latexes was excellent because no external emulsifier was incorporated.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.33-36
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• 2006

The kinetics of photopolymerization of urethane-acrylate oligomer which has many applications in photopolymerizable adhesives was analysed to investigate the influence of polymerization temperature and functionality of oligomer using the autocatalytic model. It was revealed that the maximum polymerization rate decreased as the polymerization temperature increased. The reaction rate constant, k, showed little change with the increase in polymerization temperature, while exponents m and n exhibited an increase. These results could be related to the diffusion and mobility restriction of reactive species during the cross-linking reaction. The decrease in photopolymerization rate with increase of temperature was mainly controlled by the reaction order n.