Ethylene/methacrylic acid copolymer

Ionomer resins consisting of ethylene—methacrylic acid copolymers partially neutralized with sodium or zinc were commercially introduced in 1964 by Du Pont under the Sudyn trademark (1). More recently, a similar line of products, sold as Hi-Mdan resins, has been commercialized by Mitsui—Du Pont in Japan. lolon ionomeric resins, based on ethylene—acrylic acid, are produced by Exxon in Belgium. Ionomers containing about 1 mol % of carboxylate groups are offered by BP in Europe as Novex resins. Low molecular weight, waxy Aclyn ionomers are produced and sold by AHiedSignal. 

Ionomer. Ionomer is the generic name for polymers based on sodium or zinc salts of ethylene-methacrylic acid copolymers in which interchain ionic bonding, occurring randomly between the long-chain polymer molecules, produces solid-state properties. 

Figure 4.30. Ethylene, methacrylic acid and ethylene-methacrylic acid copolymer formulae...

Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) copolymers Ethylene-methacrylic acid copolymers Styrene-butadiene rubber copolymers (SBR)... 

Figure 17 shows the infrared spectra (from 1900 to 1200 cm-1) of the completely ionized calcium ionomer of an ethylene-methacrylic acid copolymer recorded at room temperature (a) and the same film recordered at 40, 70, 130, and 150 °C (b-e, respectively). This recording of the spectra at the elevated temperatures accentuates the sharp doublet at 1515/1548 cm which is characteristic of an interaction or vibrational splitting of the pairs of COO" groups. 

The first commercial ionomers were introduced in the mid-1960s when Dupont produced an ethylene/methacrylic acid copolymer under... 

The ionic aggregates present in an ionomer act as physical crosslinks and drastically change the polymer properties. The blending of two ionomers enhances the compatibility via ion-ion interaction. The compatibilisation of polymer blends by specific ion-dipole and ion-ion interactions has recently received wide attention [93-96]. FT-IR spectroscopy is a powerful technique for investigating such specific interactions [97-99] in an ionic blend made from the acid form of sulfonated polystyrene and poly[(ethyl acrylate - CO (4, vinyl pyridine)]. Datta and co-workers [98] characterised blends of zinc oxide-neutralised maleated EPDM (m-EPDM) and zinc salt of an ethylene-methacrylic acid copolymer (Zn-EMA), wherein Zn-EMA content does not exceed 50% by weight. The blend behaves as an ionic thermoplastic elastomer (ITPE). Blends (Z0, Z5 and Z10) were prepared according to the following formulations [98] ... 

Zinc salt of ethylene-methacrylic acid copolymer... 

Reference 7 reviews a number of electron microscopy studies of ionomer morphology in the period up to 1979. None of these studies makes a convincing case for the direct imaging of ionic clusters. This is because of the small size of the clusters (less than 5 nm based on scattering studies) and difficulties encountered in sample preparation. The entire problem was reexamined in 1980(21). In this study ionomers based on ethylene-methacrylic acid copolymers, sulfonated polypentenamer, sulfonated polystyrene and sulfonated ethylene-propylene-diene rubber (EPDM) were examined. The transfer theory of imaging was used to interpret the results. Solvent casting was found to produce no useful information about ionic clusters, and microtomed sections showed no distinct domain structure even in ionomers neutralized with cesium. Microtomed sections of sulfonated EPDM, however,... 

Nttcrel . [DuPont DuPont UK3 Ther-mt lastic ethylene methacrylic acid copolymers for extrusion into sheet film, and coatings, for inj. miriding, blow molding, thenm oiming blen able with other materials for adwsives and sealants. 

PPE, HIPS, an ethylene-methacrylic acid copolymer, EMAA, SEES and SGMA PPE with PVDF, SEES, and poly (styrene-co-methyl-methacrylate)... 

Commercial ionomers are ethylene-methacrylic acid copolymers and terpolymers in which the carboxylic acid moiety is partially neutralized with sodium or zinc, to promote interchain ionic bonding. Ionomers exhibit excellent low temperature toughness, chemical resistance and adhesion. However they lack in stiffness and heat resistance. Hence ionomer blends with polyolefins such as polyethylene have been developed which, upon reinforcing with suitable fillers, seem to give a unique combination of high strength, excellent low temperature toughness, and moderate stiff-... 

Polymer (B) ethylene/methacrylic acid copolymer 2003BUB... 

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