Reactive polymers, XXIX. The effect of components on the rate of polymerization in model mixtures containing glycidylmethacrylate and ethylenedimethacrylate

Abstract

Abstract The effect of the concentration of crosslinking agent, of the amount and composition of inert components and of the concentration of initiator on the process of radical copolymerization of glycidylmethacrylate with ethylenedimethacrylate modelling the situation arising in suspension polymerization has been studied. It was found, that the rate of polymerization decreases with increasing concentration of the crosslinking agent in the mixture, which also brings about extension of the time after which the reaction mixture becomes turbid. Causes underlying these phenomena are discussed.