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Vinyl acetate monomer proces

Among the observable facts it was found that there is no significant effect of the concentration of emulsifier on this system. Therefore, the implication is that the polymerization initially takes place exclusively in the aqueous phase [136]. The resulting polymer particle precipitates as it forms [134]. In this case we may assume, that only a microscopic phase-separation takes place. The polymer particles which form adsorb emulsifier fiom the aqueous environment and remain dispersed. Then the particles may absorb more monomer somewhat in the manner called for by the Smith-Ewart theory. Of course, other dissolved vinyl acetate monomer molecules may continue to be polymerized in aqueous solution, thus accounting for the increase in the number of particles as the polymerization proceeds to high conversion. The classical Smith-Ewart treatment states that the number of particles is determined by the surfactant to monomer ratio and, in effect remains constant throughout the process. [Pg.250]

Radical chain polymerizations are characterized by the presence of an autoacceleration in the polymerization rate as the reaction proceeds [North, 1974], One would normally expect a reaction rate to fall with time (i.e., the extent of conversion), since the monomer and initiator concentrations decrease with time. However, the exact opposite behavior is observed in many polymerizations—the reaction rate increases with conversion. A typical example is shown in Fig. 3-15 for the polymerization of methyl methacrylate in benzene solution [Schulz and Haborth, 1948]. The plot for the 10% methyl methacrylate solution shows the behavior that would generally be expected. The plot for neat (pure) monomer shows a dramatic autoacceleration in the polymerization rate. Such behavior is referred to as the gel effect. (The term gel as used here is different from its usage in Sec. 2-10 it does not refer to the formation of a crosslinked polymer.) The terms Trommsdorff effect and Norrish-Smith effect are also used in recognition of the early workers in the field. Similar behavior has been observed for a variety of monomers, including styrene, vinyl acetate, and methyl methacrylate [Balke and Hamielec, 1973 Cardenas and O Driscoll, 1976, 1977 Small, 1975 Turner, 1977 Yamamoto and Sugimoto, 1979]. It turns out that the gel effect is the normal ... [Pg.282]

The selective oxidation of cellulose to dialdehyde by sodium periodate is well known. It has been postulated by Criegee (74) and by Waters (73) that this reaction proceeds by a free radical mechanism. Toda (76) and Morimoto, Okada, Okada, and Nakagawa (77) have concluded that sodium periodate oxidation should initiate graft polymerization. They succeeded in grafting methyl methacrylate and acrylonitrile onto cellulose substrates, such as rayon and paper. A similar procedure is recommended in a patent of Chemische Werke Huels (78) to graft vinyl monomers onto cotton, polyethylene oxide, copolymers of vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate, and others. [Pg.127]

The free radical polymerization of DADMAC (M,) with vinyl acetate (M2) in methanol proceeds as a nonideal and nonazeotropic copolymerization with monomer reactivity ratios rx=1.95 and r2=0.35 were obtained [75]. The resulting low molar mass copolymers were reported to be water soluble over their whole range of composition. Modification of the vinyl acetate unit by hydrolysis, ace-talization, and acylation resulted in DADMAC products with changed hydrophilic or polyelectrolyte properties [75]. For the copolymerization of DADMAC and AT-methyl-AT-vinylacetamide (NMVA) a nearly ideal copolymerization behavior could be identified [45]. The application properties of the various copolymer products will be discussed in Sect. 8. [Pg.148]

While chain transfer to monomer is negligible for most monomers, it may, however, be significant for some monomers, such as vinyl acetate, vinyl chloride, and a-methyl substituted vinyl monomers, e.g., propylene and methyl methacrylate (MM A). For MM A the chain transfer proceeds by the reaction ... [Pg.356]


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