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The measurement of rates of initiation in the thermal polymerization of styrene

✍ Scribed by N.J. Barr; W.I. Bengough; G. Beveridge; G.B. Park

Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1978
Tongue
English
Weight
398 KB
Volume
14
Category
Article
ISSN
0014-3057

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✦ Synopsis

The thermal initiation of the polymerization of styrene has been studied at temperatures from 60-140Β°C using DPPH as a free radical scavenger. Rates of free radical formation, measured by the decrease in absorbance at 525 nm, are about seven times greater than those obtained from inhibition period measurements. The difference is probably due to the much greater reactivity of trinitrobenzene derivatives towards diradicals from styrene than towards styryl monoradicals. This view is supported by the different behaviour of the AIBN initiated polymerization of styrene in the presence of DPPH. The thermal initiation process has a low efficiency of initiation and the activation energy is 121 kJ/mole. The results strongly support the diradical mechanism for the thermal initiation of styrene polymerization.

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