The thermal degradation of poly(iso-butyl methacrylate) and poly(sec-butyl methacrylate)

Autor: Novaković Katarina, Katsikas Lynne, Popović Ivanka G.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2000
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Zdroj: Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, Vol 65, Iss 12, Pp 867-875 (2000)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0352-5139
1820-7421
DOI: 10.2298/JSC0012867N
Popis: The non-oxidative thermal degradation of poly(iso-butyl methacrylate) and poly(sec-butyl methacrylate) was investigated by studying changes in the polymer residue. Due to the different number of β-hydrogens in their ester substituents, these two polymeric isomers behave differently when subjected to elevated temperatures. Poly(iso-butyl methacrylate) degrades quantitatively by depolymerisation with zip lengths of the same order of magnitude as those of poly(methyl methacrylate). Poly(sec-butyl methacrylate) degrades by a combined degradation mechanism of depolymerisation and de-esterification. De-esterification becomes a significant thermolysis route at temperatures higher than 240°C.
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