Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, Vol.36, No.5, 737-748, 1998
Kinetics of the photoinitiated inverse microemulsion polymerization of 2-methacryloyl oxyethyl trimethyl ammonium chloride
The polymerization of inverse microemulsions of 2-methacryloyl oxyethyl trimethyl ammonium chloride stabilized by a blend of nonionic emulsifiers (a sorbitan sesquioleate and a sorbitan monooleate) and initiated by UV light in the presence of Azobis (isobutyronitrile) (AIBN) was investigated. The effect of initiator concentration, light intensity, emulsifier concentration, and dispersed phase weight fraction on the polymerization rate (R-p), number of polymer particles (N-p), and polymer molecular weight (M-w) was studied. The application of this process to tubular reactors is discussed.