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Oxidation of styrene popcorn polymer
Author(s) -
Chock David P.,
Chock Ernest P.,
Miller Glenn H.
Publication year - 1965
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.1965.070090406
Subject(s) - styrene , polystyrene , polymer , solubility , styrene butadiene , polymer chemistry , copolymer , materials science , double bond , hildebrand solubility parameter , chemical engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry , composite material , engineering
Studies have been made of the oxidation of styrene popcorn polymer that was grown on butadiene popcorn seed. It was found that the solubility of the polymer increased after oxidation. This solubility was studied as a function of both temperature and butadiene content of the polymer. Oxidation of the styrene‐on‐butadiene popcorn occurs at the carbon atoms alpha to a double bond in the butadiene portion of the polymer. This is followed by scission of the structure and the separation of linear atactic soluble polystyrene chains.