Controlled RAFT and classical emulsion free radical copolymerization techniques have been used to make PAN-co-MA statistical copolymers with compositions ranging from 95 wt. % to 80 wt. %. The copolymer synthesis, characterization, and melt behavior of these materials will be described and contrasted in this presentation. These copolymers have been characterized by 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, size exclusion chromatography, differential scanning calorimetry, and parallel plate rheology to investigate the structure-property differences between these polymerization techniques and resulting effects on melt-processibility. 

Comparison of acrylonitrile/methyl acrylate (AN/MA) statistical copolymers synthesized via controlled RAFT and classical emulsion free radical polymerization for melt processing applications

245th National Meeting (2013)

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