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Copolymerization of Ethyl Methacrylate and Vinyl Acetate with Methacrylamide: Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivity Ratios

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Polymer chemistry

Abstract

The properties of polymers can be most effectively modified with the help of the technique of copolymerisation. In this study, solution polymerization technique was used to obtain low conversion linear copolymer, in order to determine the reactivity ratios of the ethyl methacrylate EMA, vinyl acetate VAC, and methacrylamide MAM. These monomers were used in the synthesis of EMA-co-MAM and VAC-co-MAM with different compositions, initiated by benzoyl peroxide (BPO). The copolymers were characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) and their thermal stability was studied by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Their compositions and reactivity ratios (r1, r2) were determined by elemental analysis using linearization methods proposed by Fineman-Ross and Kelen-Tudos, and intersection method proposed by Mayo-Lewis procedure. The derived (r1, r2) for EMA-co-MAM and VAC-co-MAM are: (0.197, 0.230) and (0.294, 4.314), respectively. The microstructure of copolymers and sequence distribution of monomers in the copolymers were calculated by statistical method, the derived results are in agreement with (r1, r2) values. EMA with MAM form alternative copolymer whilst VAC-co-MAM tends to be block with MAM. No study has been reported on the copolymerization and reactivity relationships of hydrophobic monomers (EMA, VAC) with hydrophilic monomers (MAM).

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2022.112096.5091

Keywords

Ethyl methacrylate, Vinyl Acetate, methacrylamide, Reactivity ratios, Thermal stability

Authors

First Name

Nabaa

Last Name

Abbas

MiddleName

Nammer

Affiliation

University of Baghdad, College of Science for Women, Baghdad, Iraq

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nabaa.nameer1205a@csw.uobaghdad.edu.iq

City

Baghdad

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First Name

Ameen

Last Name

Mohammed

MiddleName

Hadi

Affiliation

Department of Chemistry, College of Science of Women, University of Baghdad, 10071 Al Jadria, Baghdad, Iraq

Email

ameenhadi80@yahoo.com

City

Baghdad

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First Name

Mansor

Last Name

Ahmad

MiddleName

Bin

Affiliation

Universiti Putra Malaysia, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

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mansorahmed@gmail.com

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KualaLumpur

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Volume

65

Article Issue

9

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31876

Issue Date

2022-09-01

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2021-12-20

Publish Date

2022-09-01

Page Start

293

Page End

301

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_217577.html

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297

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Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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Copolymerization of Ethyl Methacrylate and Vinyl Acetate with Methacrylamide: Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivity Ratios

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22 Jan 2023