Microgel formation in the free radical crosslinking copolymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and ethylene glycol dimethcrylate (EGDMA)

Conference · Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:602992

Sung, Xiudong; Chiu, Yuen-Yuen; Lee, L J ^[1]

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1. Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)

The formation of heterogeneous structure through intramolecular reaction is an important feature in the free radical crosslinking copolymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA). Such structure formation affects not only the curing behavior but also the rheological changes of the resin. In this work, the effect of co-monomer composition on the reaction kinetics, rheological changes and microgel formation of MMA-EGDMA copolymerization was studied. A percolation model was adopted to simulate such monovinyl-divinyl reactions.

• OSTI ID: 602992
• Report Number(s): CONF-961108-; TRN: 98:001968-0094
• Resource Relation: Conference: Annual meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Chicago, IL (United States), 10-15 Nov 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of 1996 First joint topical conference on processing, structure and properties of polymeric materials; PB: 594 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
COPOLYMERIZATION
ETHYLENE
CURING
REACTION KINETICS
CROSS-LINKING
METHACRYLIC ACID ESTERS
RHEOLOGY