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Graft copolymerization of styrene and acrylonitrile onto EPDM
Author(s) -
Qu Xiongwei,
Shang Shurui,
Liu Guodong,
Zhang Liucheng
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.10992
Subject(s) - copolymer , acrylonitrile , benzoyl peroxide , styrene , thermogravimetric analysis , polymer chemistry , materials science , polymerization , grafting , thermal decomposition , solvent , chemistry , polymer , composite material , organic chemistry
Acrylonitrile–EPDM–styrene (AES) graft copolymers were synthesized by solution graft polymerization of styrene (St) and acrylonitrile (AN) onto EPDM in an n ‐hexane/benzene solvent with benzoyl peroxide (BPO) as an initiator. The structure changes were studied by an FTIR spectrophotometer. The grafting parameters were calculated gravimetrically. The influence of the polymerization conditions, such as the reaction time, concentration of the initiator, EPDM content, and weight ratio of St/AN, on the structure of the products was investigated. It was found that a proper initiator concentration and EPDM content will give a high grafting ratio of the AES resin. The thermal property of the copolymer was studied using programmed thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The results showed that the copolymer has a better heat‐resistant property than that of ABS, especially for the initial decomposition temperature ( T in ) and the maximum weight loss rate temperature ( T max ). Also, the mechanism of the graft reaction was discussed. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 86: 428–432, 2002