Polymerization of methyl acrylate initiated by V(V)-cyclohexanone redox system in micellar phase

✍ Scribed by Manabendra Patra; Bijoy K. Sinha

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1997
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 188 KB
• Volume: 66
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0021-8995
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4628(19971219)66:11<2081::aid-app3>3.0.co;2-d

✦ Synopsis

The kinetics of methyl acrylate (MA) polymerization initiated by a V(V)-Cyclohexanone redox system, in the presence of surfactant, over a temperature range of 30-50ЊC in acidic medium are analyzed. The anionic surfactant (SDS) enhances the rate of polymerization ( R p ) as well as the rate of V(V) consumption ( 0R v ). The cationic surfactant, cetyl trimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), decreases both the rates. The effect of variation of the concentration of surfactant, monomer, substrate, and acid have been examined. A suitable free radical mechanistic scheme has been proposed for the above process.