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Macromolecular Rapid Communications, Vol.27, No.9, 722-726, 2006
Non-fluorous random copolymeric stabilizers for dispersion polymerizations of MMA in supercritical CO2
The dispersion polymerization of MMA in supercritical CO2 was successfully carried out utilizing the first non-fluorous random copolymers composed of 3-tris(trimethoxysilyl)propyl methacrylate and 2-dimethylami-noethyl methacrylate, poly(SiMA-co-DMAEMA) as a stabilizer. The resulting high yield (> 93%) of micron-sized PMMA was formed in the presence of 5% (w/w to MMA) of copolymeric stabilizers. While the PSiMA and PDMAEMA homopolymer produced nondescript solid and irregular shape aggregate, respectively, the random copolymer of 71% SiMA-content resulted in spherical and uniform powder.
Keywords:dispersion polymerization;PMMA;poly(2-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate);stabilizer;supercritical CO2