The polymerization of sodium methacrylate in water was investigated using conductimetry and dilatometry. Conductimetry was shown to be a reliable tool for the determination of the kinetic parameters of the blank polymerization (order of reaction with respect to monomer and initiator, activation ener
Kinetics and reaction mechanism of template polymerization investigated by conductimetric measurements. Part 1. Radical polymerization of sodium acrylate
โ Scribed by Cristallini, Caterina; Villani, Andrea; Lazzeri, Luigi; Ciardelli, Gianluca; Rubino, Antonio Sesto
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 141 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0959-8103
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โฆ Synopsis
The radical homopolymerization of sodium acrylate in water in the presence of potassium peroxodisulphate as initiator was investigator through the use of conductimetry and dilatometry. The kinetics were monitored while varying either the monomer concentration or temperature. Initial rate and order of reaction were determined with good accuracy in a comparative way. The conductimetric method proved superior in monitoring the reaction progress at temperatures higher than 50รC, allowing the activation energy of the reaction to be determined.
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Conductimetry was used for monitoring the radical polymerization of a weak electrolyte (acrylic acid) in aqueous solution and for determination of the kinetic parameters of the reaction (reaction order with respect to monomer, activation energy). The results obtained were consistent with those deter