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INVESTIGATING THE EFFECT OF MCM-41 NANOPARTICLES ON THE KINETICS OF ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION OF STYRENE

    https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793292013500185Cited by:8 (Source: Crossref)

    Effect of pristine and modified MCM-41 on the kinetics of styrene atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) was studied using a double bound containing modifier at 110°C. Conversion, molecular weight and PDI were obtained during the polymerization reactions to study the polymerization kinetics. Addition of the both types of MCM-41 has resulted in inconsiderable variations on the kinetics of polymerization. A similar trend is observed for the molecular weight of the free chains; however, increasing MCM-41 content results in higher PDI values. Also, surface modification of MCM-41 results in lower polymerization rates. In the case of grafted chains, molecular weight and PDI values increase by increasing MCM-41 content.