Living Ab Initio Emulsion Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate in Water Using a Water-Soluble Organotellurium Chain Transfer Agent under Thermal and Photochemical Conditions

2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 962-966 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weijia Fan ◽  
Masatoshi Tosaka ◽  
Shigeru Yamago ◽  
Michael F. Cunningham
Keyword(s):  
Methyl Methacrylate ◽  
Ab Initio ◽  
Emulsion Polymerization ◽  
Chain Transfer ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Chain Transfer Agent

scholarly journals Influence of structure and solubility of chain transfer agents on the RAFT control of dispersion polymerisation in scCO2

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana A. C. Pacheco ◽  
Arnaldo F. da Silva Filho ◽  
Kristoffer Kortsen ◽  
Magnus W. D. Hanson-Heine ◽  
Vincenzo Taresco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Methyl Methacrylate ◽  
Chain Transfer ◽  
Good Control ◽  
Chain Transfer Agent ◽  
Methylpropionic Acid ◽  
Transfer Agents

RAFT dispersion polymerisation of methyl methacrylate is performed in scCO2 with 2-(dodecylthiocarbonothioylthio)-2-methylpropionic acid (DDMAT) present as chain transfer agent (CTA) and surprisingly shows good control over PMMA molecular weight.

A surfactant-free emulsion RAFT polymerization of methyl methacrylate in a continuous tubular reactor

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 1937-1943 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhen Li ◽  
Weijie Chen ◽  
Zhengbiao Zhang ◽  
Lifen Zhang ◽  
Zhenping Cheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Methyl Methacrylate ◽  
Chain Transfer ◽  
Mixed Solvent ◽  
Raft Polymerization ◽  
Tubular Reactor ◽  
Chain Transfer Agent ◽  
Dimethyl Formamide

A surfactant-free emulsion RAFT polymerization of methyl methacrylate was successfully conducted in a continuous tubular reactor with a mixed solvent of water and dimethyl formamide in the presence of air, using CTBCOOH as the chain transfer agent and emulsion stabilizer.

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