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Study of microwave irradiation polymerization mechanism in the presence of carriers
Author(s) -
Lu Jianmei,
Ji ShunJun,
Wu Jianfei,
Guo Feng,
Zhou Hui,
Zhu Xiulin
Publication year - 2003
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.13334
Subject(s) - cationic polymerization , polymerization , ionic polymerization , radical polymerization , polymer chemistry , chain transfer , bulk polymerization , chemistry , reversible addition−fragmentation chain transfer polymerization , chain growth polymerization , photochemistry , anionic addition polymerization , solution polymerization , materials science , polymer , organic chemistry
Microwave irradiation polymerization was studied in the presence of a carrier. The influence of different carriers, such as Al 2 O 3 , SiO 2 , and MgO on the microwave irradiation polymerization mechanism of acrylamide and 2‐ethylhexyl acrylate was studied by adopting polymerization inhibitors such as an anionic inhibitor, cationic inhibitor, and radical inhibitor hydroquinone. When the system contains the carriers Al 2 O 3 and SiO 2 , the polymerization mechanism occurs according to a radical mechanism, but when the system contains MgO, the polymerization mechanism occurs according to not only a radical mechanism but also an anionic polymerization mechanism with superficial grafting occurring. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 91: 1519–1524, 2004