The thermal degradation of copolymers of vinyl acetate with methyl methacrylate and other monomers |
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Authors: | IC McNeill A Jamieson DJ Tosh JJ McClune |
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Institution: | Chemistry Department, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland |
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Abstract: | The thermal degradation of copolymers of vinyl acetate with methyl methacrylate, styrene and ethylene has been investigated using thermal volatilization analysis and thermogravimetry, together with analysis of volatile and involatile degradation products. All three copolymer systems show some of the features characteristic of the homopolymers of the monomers concerned. There is evidence, however, for an intramolecular lactonization process in VA—MMA copolymers, involving reaction of adjacent VA and MMA units with elimination of methyl acetate. This reaction occurs less readily than the analogous process in vinyl chloride—MMA copolymers. Mechanisms of the various degradation reactions are discussed. |
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