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Suspension polymerization of itaconic acid diesters
Author(s) -
Chakraborty Sanjiban,
Ju Lin,
Galuska Alan A.,
Moore Robert B.,
Turner S. Richard
Publication year - 2018
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.46417
Subject(s) - polymer , suspension polymerization , monomer , suspension (topology) , itaconic acid , polymer chemistry , polymerization , materials science , chemical engineering , radical polymerization , composite material , mathematics , homotopy , pure mathematics , engineering
Dimethyl itaconate and dicyclohexyl itaconate monomers are polymerized successfully for the first time via suspension polymerization. The obtained polymers possess significantly higher molecular weights and more narrow polydispersities compared to itaconate polymers prepared in solution or in bulk. The yields of these polymers from the suspension process are higher than the polymers synthesized from bulk. Solution cast films of both polymers were too brittle for mechanical properties characterization. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2018 , 135 , 46417.