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Synthesis and characterization of butyl acrylate/methyl methacrylate/glycidyl methacrylate latexes
Author(s) -
Mishra Sujata,
Singh Jagbir,
Choudhary Veena
Publication year - 2009
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.30963
Subject(s) - glycidyl methacrylate , copolymer , materials science , methyl methacrylate , emulsion polymerization , differential scanning calorimetry , glass transition , polymer chemistry , monomer , methacrylate , butyl acrylate , acrylate , particle size , composite material , chemical engineering , polymer , physics , engineering , thermodynamics
The butyl acrylate (BA)/methyl methacrylate (MMA), and glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) composite copolymer latex was synthesized by seeded emulsion polymerization technique taking poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) latex as the seed. Four series of experiments were carried out by varying the ratio of BA : MMA (w/w) (i.e. 3.1 : 1, 2.3 : 1, 1.8 : 1, and 1.5 : 1) and in each series GMA content was varied from 1 to 5% (w/w). The structural properties of the copolymer were analyzed by FTIR, 1 H‐, and 13 C‐NMR. Morphological characterization was carried out using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). In all the experiments, monomer conversion was ∼99% and final copolymer composition was similar to that of feed composition. The incorporation of GMA into the copolymer chain was confirmed by 13 C‐NMR. The glass transition temperature ( T g ) of the copolymer latex obtained from the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) curve was comparable to the values calculated theoretically. With increase in GMA content, particles having core‐shell morphology were obtained, and there was a decrease in the particle size as we go from 2–5% (w/w) of GMA. The adhesive strength of the latexes was found to be dependent on the monomer composition. With increase in BA : MMA ratio, the tackiness of the film increased while with its decrease the hardness of the film increased. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010