ISSN:
0021-8995
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
The use of weak alkalies such as sodium carbonate (Na2CO3), sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) and their 1 : 1 molar mixture, and strong alkalies such as sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and sodium methoxide (NaOMe) as pH controllers in suspension polymerization of vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) has shown to have diverse effects on the yield of resulting poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAC) beads. Carbon dioxide as such or the carbonate seems to influence the yield. Further, these alkalies have a deep-seated effect not only on properties like viscosity, stereoregularity, glass transition temperature (Tg), and swelling coefficient (Q) of the PVAC beads but also on those of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) obtained by alcoholysis of PVAC beads. The PVAC beads obtained using Na2CO3 showed higher viscosity, higher swelling coefficient (Q), and the PVA derived from these beads had higher Q, higher syndiotacticity/isotacticity ratio, and lower Tg.
Additional Material:
3 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1992.070460417
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