Copolymer ethyl acrylate-methyl methacrylate-acrylic acid

In ASA terpolymer acrylic acid brings more flexibility and the material has very good mechanical properties and weather resistance. For these reasons ASA is extensively used in automotive industry and in the fabrication of various appliances. Even more frequently than acrylic acid itself, various acrylates are used in copolymers. Among these can be mentioned the copolymers of acrylic acid esters with methacrylic acid esters such as poly(methyl methacrylate-co-methyl acrylate), poly(methyl methacrylate-co-ethyl acrylate), poly(methyl methacrylate-co-butyl acrylate), poly(ethyl methacrylate-co-ethyl acrylate), poly(acrylonitrile-co-methyl acrylate), poly(alkyl acrylate-co-methyl methacrylates), and poly(alkyl acrylate-co-hydroxyethyl methacrylates) where alkyl can be methyl, ethyl, butyl, etc. Some literature information regarding thermal decomposition of copolymers including acrylic acid and acrylic acid esters is given in Table 6.7.8 [6],... 

Pinishes are applied to the PAN fiber to improve handling and include silicones (modified polysiloxanes) [132] and trimethylol propane-ethylene oxide adduct [133-135]. These finishes are burned off in the latter stages of stabilization, or in the initial stages of the low temperature carbonization furnace and the breakdown products should be volatile to permit removal. At one time, it was common practice to use adventitious sizes applied prior to the stabilization stage to protect the cosmetics of the oxidized fiber during oxidation. These sizes should preferably break down into gaseous components at about 200° C and typical sizes are the ammonium salt of polystyrene maleic anhydride copolymer, ethyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate/methyl methacrylate and polyacrylic acid. 

Commercial acrylic resins comprise a broad array of polymers and copolymers derived from esters of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid. They range from the homopolymer of methyl methacrylate to a variety of copolymers including both the thermoplastic and thermoset type and ranging from hard and stiff types to soft and elastomeric types. The most common of the thermoplastic acrylic resins are the poly(methyl methacrylate) homopolymer (PMMA) and the copolymers containing predominantly methyl methacrylate but with small amounts of methyl or ethyl acrylate, acrylonitrile, or styrene comonomers added for improved toughness. 

Poly (methyl vinyl ketone), poly (isopropyl vinyl ketone), ethylene-carbon monoxide copolymers Poly(vinyl acetate), poly (methyl acrylate), poly (ethyl acrylate), poly (methyl methacrylate), poly (butyl acrylate), ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers Poly (acrylic acid),... 

For example, this method was carried out for various copolymers, namely styrene-methyl methacrylate copolymer [65-67], epoxide resins [68], styrene-acrylic acid copolymer [69], styrene-2-methoxyethyl methacrylate copolymer [70, 71], ethylene-ot-olefin copolymer [72], partially modified dextran-ethyl carbonate copolymer [73], vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer [43], styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer [74], and styrene-butadiene copolymer [75]. 

Figure 41. A plot of sensitivity to Mo (5.4k) x-ray radiation and 20 kV electron beam radiation for several resists. EPB is epoxidized polybutadiene, P(GMA-EA) is a copolymer of glycidyl methacrylate and ethyl acrylate (COP), PGMA is poly (glycidyl methacrylate), PBS is poly (butene-1 -sulfone), FBM-1 is poly (2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropyl methacrylate), P(MMA-MA) is a copolymer of methyl methacrylate and methacrylic acid, PMMA is poly (methyl methacrylate). (Reproduced with permission from Ref. 56J...

Close to 2 billion pounds of polymeric products based on acrylic and methacrylic esters are produced annually in the United States, about evenly divided between acrylates and methacrylates. A substantial fraction of the methacrylate products are copolymers. Most of the acrylate products are copolymers. The copolymers contain various combinations of acrylate and/or methacrylate monomers, including combinations of ester and acid monomers. Methyl methacrylate (MMA) is by far the most important methacrylate ester monomer, accounting for 90% of the volume of methacrylic ester monomers. Ethyl and n-butyl acrylates account for about 80% of the total volume of acrylate ester monomers. 

Graft copolymers of polyamides using pre-irradiation gamma-rays techniques have been reported for styrene (130), in solution, in the presence of water (40), in alcohols or acetone solution (131), vinyl acetate (130), methacrylic acid in water (132) or methanol solution (129), methyl (133) and ethyl (130) acrylates, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate (55,134), methyl methacrylate (130), in methanol solution (129), 2-dimethylamino ethyl methacrylate quaternary salts (135), acrylamide in aqueous medium (128,136), acrylonitrile (130,137), and 4-vinyl pyridine in aqueous solution (128). 

ABA ABS ABS-PC ABS-PVC ACM ACS AES AMMA AN APET APP ASA BR BS CA CAB CAP CN CP CPE CPET CPP CPVC CR CTA DAM DAP DMT ECTFE EEA EMA EMAA EMAC EMPP EnBA EP EPM ESI EVA(C) EVOH FEP HDI HDPE HIPS HMDI IPI LDPE LLDPE MBS Acrylonitrile-butadiene-acrylate Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene-polycarbonate alloy Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene-poly(vinyl chloride) alloy Acrylic acid ester rubber Acrylonitrile-chlorinated pe-styrene Acrylonitrile-ethylene-propylene-styrene Acrylonitrile-methyl methacrylate Acrylonitrile Amorphous polyethylene terephthalate Atactic polypropylene Acrylic-styrene-acrylonitrile Butadiene rubber Butadiene styrene rubber Cellulose acetate Cellulose acetate-butyrate Cellulose acetate-propionate Cellulose nitrate Cellulose propionate Chlorinated polyethylene Crystalline polyethylene terephthalate Cast polypropylene Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride Chloroprene rubber Cellulose triacetate Diallyl maleate Diallyl phthalate Terephthalic acid, dimethyl ester Ethylene-chlorotrifluoroethylene copolymer Ethylene-ethyl acrylate Ethylene-methyl acrylate Ethylene methacrylic acid Ethylene-methyl acrylate copolymer Elastomer modified polypropylene Ethylene normal butyl acrylate Epoxy resin, also ethylene-propylene Ethylene-propylene rubber Ethylene-styrene copolymers Polyethylene-vinyl acetate Polyethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymers Fluorinated ethylene-propylene copolymers Hexamethylene diisocyanate High-density polyethylene High-impact polystyrene Diisocyanato dicyclohexylmethane Isophorone diisocyanate Low-density polyethylene Linear low-density polyethylene Methacrylate-butadiene-styrene... 

A 62 35 3 ethyl acrylate-methyl methacrylate-acrylic acid copolymer latex was prepared by continuous addition of the monomer mixture over a 4-hour period at 80° (22). The emulsifier was a sodium lauryl ether sulfate-nonylphenol polyoxyethylene adduct (20 moles ethylene oxide) mixture, the initiator a potassium persulfate-sodium hydroxulfite mixture, and the buffer a sodium bicarbonate-potassium hydroxide mixture. The final latex of pH 6.5 contained 40% solids, and the Tg of the copolymer was 13°. 

Methyl Methacrylate—Ethyl Acrylate—Methacrylic Acid (MMA—EA— MAA) Terpolymers. In an earlier paper (22, 23) values for the MFT of each of a series of acrylic copolymer emulsions were obtained by calculating Tff values using the equation of Wood (34), ignoring the presence of methacrylic acid. These were then converted to MFT values using available literature data (20, 24) and by extrapolating and interpolating the straight line obtained. The MFT values for these identical emulsions at pH 9.5 have now been determined experimentally, and these data are compared in Table II. Values for MFT s below 0°C. could not be obtained experimentally. 

To this end, work has been initiated on a series of somewhat less polar styrene-ethyl acrylate-methacrylic acid emulsion polymers. The first major difference encountered in changing from the MMA-EA-MAA to the S-EA-MAA polymers was the need for at least a 50% increase in surfactant to obtain a coagulate-free emulsion for the 100% styrene vs. 100% methyl methacrylate. The determination of the minimum weight percent of MAA required to yield a F/T stable emulsion for various copolymers gave the results listed in Table III. 

Most research into the study of dispersion polymerization involves common vinyl monomers such as styrene, (meth)acrylates, and their copolymers with stabilizers like polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) [33-40], poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) [18,41],poly(methacrylicacid) [42],or hydroxypropylcellulose (HPC) [43,44] in polar media (usually alcohols). However, dispersion polymerization is also used widely to prepare functional microspheres in different media [45, 46]. Some recent examples of these preparations include the (co-)polymerization of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) [47,48],4-vinylpyridine (4VP) [49], glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) [50-53], acrylamide (AAm) [54, 55], chloro-methylstyrene (CMS) [56, 57], vinylpyrrolidone (VPy) [58], Boc-p-amino-styrene (Boc-AMST) [59],andAT-vinylcarbazole (NVC) [60] (Table 1). Dispersion polymerization is usually carried out in organic liquids such as alcohols and cyclohexane, or mixed solvent-nonsolvents such as 2-butanol-toluene, alcohol-toluene, DMF-toluene, DMF-methanol, and ethanol-DMSO. In addition to conventional PVP, PAA, and PHC as dispersant, poly(vinyl methyl ether) (PVME) [54], partially hydrolyzed poly(vinyl alcohol) (hydrolysis=35%) [61], and poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate-fo-butyl methacrylate)... 

Examples of acid modified polyolefins are the copolymers of ethylene with acrylic acid or methacrylic acid. Variations include the partially neutralised acid copolymers with metal ions (ionomers) or terpolymers of ethylene, an acid and an acrylate such as methyl acrylate or isobutyl acrylate. Acid-containing extrudable adhesives are widely used to bond to aluminium foil. Examples of anhydride-modified polyolefins include terpolymers of ethylene, maleic anhydride and acrylates such as ethyl acrylate or butyl acrylate and the anhydride-grafted polyolefins. Some typical applications and stmctures of a variety of multilayer materials with extruded polymer tie-layer adhesives, as described in Du-Pont trade literature, are detailed in Table 16.2. 

Methacrylic acid-ethyl acrylate capalymer (1 l)l°> Methacrylic acid-ethyl acrylate copalymer (1 1) dispersian 30%" > Methacrylic acid-methyl methacrylate capalymer (1 1)W Methacrylic acid-methyl methacrylate copolymer (1 Basic bulylated methacrylate copolymer Polyacrylate dispersion 30% ... 

Neutral or negatively charged polymeric resins are commonly employed to provide styling benefits in products such as mousses, gels, hairsprays, and setting lotions. Typical examples in use today are the copolymer of vinyl acetate and cro-tonic acid, the copolymer of polyvinyl pyrrolidone and vinyl acetate (PVP/VA), the ethyl ester of the copolymer of polyvinyl methyl ether and maleic anhydride (PVM/MA), and the copolymer of octylacrylamide/acrylates/butylaminoethyl methacrylate (Amphomer). 

This behavior has been observed for other lon-contalnlng copolymers Including poiy(ethyl acrylate-co-methacryllc acid) (24) poly-(methyl methacrylate-co-methacryllc acid) (25) and poly(styrene-co-malelc acid) (25). 

Copolymers containing allyl methacrylate have found application as an additive to other resin to enhance the properties of the system. For example, in one patent disclosure, an aqueous emulsion polymer was formed in water using 0.03 gm of sodium carbonate, 50 gm of methyl methacrylate, 2.0 gm of ethyl acrylate, and 0.1 gm of allyl methacrylate, and 0.40 gm of the sodium salt of an allyl Ci3-alkyl ester of sulfosuccinic acid. The polymerization was initiated with sodium persulfate and heated at 83°C for 1 hr. To this latex, 40 gm of butyl acrylate, 10 gm of styrene, 1.0 gm of allyl methacrylate, and another 0.40 gm of the above surfactant were added while polymerization continued. In a third... 

Muller and coworkers prepared disc-like polymer Janus particles from assembled films of the triblock copolymer SBM and, after hydrolysis of the ester groups into methacrylic acid units, used these as Pickering stabilizer in the soap-free emulsion polymerization of styrene and butyl acrylate [111]. Armes and coworkers described the synthesis of PMMA/siUca nanocomposite particles in aqueous alcoholic media using silica nanoparticles as stabilizer [112], extending this method to operate in water with a glycerol-modified silica sol [113, 114]. Sacanna showed that methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane [115] in the presence of nanosized silica led to spontaneous emulsification in water, which upon a two-step polymerization procedure afforded armored particles with an outer shell of PMMA [116]. Bon and coworkers demonstrated the preparation of armored hybrid polymer latex particles via emulsion polymerization of methyl methacrylate and ethyl methacrylate stabilized by unmodified silica nanoparticles (Ludox TM O) [117]. Performance of an additional conventional seeded emulsion polymerization step provided a straightforward route to more complex multilayered nanocomposite polymer colloids (see Fig. 14). 

Butyl acrylate-butyl methacrylate-methacrylic acid copolymer Methyl methacrylate-ethyl acrylate-methacryhc acid copolymer Poly(sodium 10-undecenyl sulfate) (polySUS)... 

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