Binary copolymerization with full depropagation: A study of methyl methacrylate/alpha-methyl styrene copolymerization

摘要

The kinetics of the copolymerization of alpha-methyl styrene and methyl methacrylate (MMA) have been revisited for the bulk system. Reactivity ratios and other kinetic parameter estimates based upon a copolymerization model developed by Kruger et al. (Makromol Chemie 1987, 188, 2163-2175) have been determined for a range of temperatures (60-140 degrees C). An interesting phenomenon has been uncovered, which shows that there is a distinct difference in copolymer composition predicted by the model when compared with experimental data at feed ratios of MMA below a critical value. This deviation also appears to be influenced by the reaction temperature. (c) 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.