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PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF POLYMERS OF UNSATURATED ALDEHYDES BY RADIATION

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4125490

BS>A process is given for producing solid high-molecularweight polymers or copolymers of ethylenically unsaturated aldehydes. The method consists of exposing the aldehyde to high-energy ionizing radiation in an acidic aqueous medium. The medium comprises between 0.001 and 2% acid and is of a pH 1 to 5, and the aldehyde may be acrolein or a substituted acrolein and may be copolymerized with other unsaturated monomers. Several examples of the process are given using acrolein and methacrolein. (D.L.C.)

Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-18-006876
OSTI ID:
4125490
Report Number(s):
GB 944359
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English