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Improvement in properties of poly(vinyl acetate): Emulsion with dibasic acids
Author(s) -
Verma S. K.,
Bisarya S. C.
Publication year - 1986
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.1986.070310823
Subject(s) - dibasic acid , vinyl acetate , emulsion , polymer chemistry , maleic acid , oxalic acid , chemistry , boric acid , polyvinyl acetate , fumaric acid , ethylene vinyl acetate , organic chemistry , copolymer , polymer
We report an attempt to graft cis (maleic and citraconic) and trans (e.g., fumaric and mesaconic) unsaturated dibasic acids onto poly(vinyl acetate) in emulsion system, in the presence of an initiator and a small quantity of vinyl acetate. The resulting emulsions showed better adhesiveness, higher shear strength, and varied viscosity, and yielded relatively translucent films with faster drying properties. Grafting in the case of these acids was poor, but the cis acids were better grafted than the trans acids. Furthermore, saturated acids (e.g., oxalic and succinic acid) and an inorganic acid (boric acid) were only physically incorporated in the poly(vinyl acetate) emulsion (PVAc emulsion); the resulting product also showed similar improvement in the end properties.