The polymerization of methacrylamide initiated by the redox system persulphate/mercaptoethanol

Abstract

The polymerization of methacrylamide initiated by the redox system potassium persulphate/2‐mercaptoethanol has been studied. The order of the reaction with respect to methacrylamide was found to be one with deviation at higher concentration of the monomer. At optimum concentration of potassium persulphate and 2‐mercaptoethanol the order of the polymerization reaction is 0.5 with respect to both persulphate and 2‐mercaptoethanol. The effect of the polymerization conditions on the intrinsic viscosities and the influence of additives on the rate of polymerization were investigated.

Synthesis and characterization of Polymethacrylamide–Clay nanocomposites

“…A report on the crystal structure effect in the radiation-induced solid-state polymerization of MAm is available in the literature. 3 Gupta and Behari 4 published the results on the peroxydisulfate/ malonic acid redox-pair-initiated polymerization of MAm. PMAm and poly(itaconic acid) complexes were prepared and characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and elemental analysis.…”