POTASSIUM PERSULFATE DECAY IN SOLUTIONS OF POLYMER QUATERNARY-SALTS

Poteassium persulfate decay in aqueous solutions of polymer salts obtained as a result of partial or complete quaternization of polyalkylaminoethyl methacrylates with various alkyl bromides has been studied. The effective decay in such solutions proceeds already at room temperature unlike the low-molecular amine-containing compounds. Energy of activation of potassium persulfate decay the aqueous solutions of polymer salts is equal to 30-50 kJ/mol and depends on the ratio of concentrations of quaternized units in the chain and potassium persulfate. The high mte of decay is assumed to be a result of the formation of the redox system with participation of the initiator and amine-containing units of the polymer chain.