Emulsion polymerisation of MMA employing a chain transfer agent of low environmental impact: ISO-octyl-3-mercaptopropionate

被引:2
作者
Ronco, Ludmila I. [1 ]
Minari, Roque J. [1 ]
Cian, Lorena [1 ]
Vega, Jorge R. [1 ,2 ]
Gugliotta, Luis M. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Nacl Litoral CONICET, INTEC, RA-3000 Santa Fe, Argentina
[2] Univ Tecnol Nacl, Fac Reg Santa Fe, RA-3000 Santa Fe, Argentina
关键词
poly(methyl methacrylate); emulsion polymerisation; molecular weight distribution; chain transfer agent; iso-octyl-3-mercaptopropionate; FREE-RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; MOLECULAR-WEIGHT CONTROL; COMPUTER-SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL-MODEL; RATE COEFFICIENTS; CALORIMETRIC MEASUREMENTS; INCREASING PRODUCTION; METHYL-METHACRYLATE; REDUCING TRANSIENTS; INDUSTRIAL REACTOR;
D O I
10.1002/cjce.21777
中图分类号
TQ [化学工业];
学科分类号
0817 ;
摘要
The unseeded batch-emulsion polymerisation of methyl methacrylate (MMA) was investigated using the chain transfer agent iso-octyl-3-mercaptopropionate (iOMP), which exhibits a low environmental impact. The commercial iOMP is a mixture of over 10 isomers that proved adequate to control the molecular weights of poly(methyl methacrylate) with a decreasing evolution of both the number- and weight-average molecular weights along the reactions. The iOMP also affects the polymerisation kinetics as a consequence of the lower reactivity of the iOMP radicals with respect to the MMA-ended radicals. Experimental results were interpreted with the help of a first principles mathematical model. (c) 2013 Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering
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