The Thermal Stability Of Cross-Linked Polymers: Methyl Methacrylate With Divinylbenzene and Styrene With Dimethacrylates

Authors

Fawn Marie Uhl, Marquette University
Galina F. Levchik, Belorussian State University
Sergei V. Levchik, Belorussian State University
Caroline Dick, University of Strathclyde
John J. Liggat, University of Strathclyde
C.E. Snape, University of Strathclyde
Charles A. Wilkie, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2001

Source Publication

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Source ISSN

0141-3910

Abstract

Cross-linking of polymers is frequently presumed to enhance the thermal stability of polymer systems. Methyl methacrylate has been reacted with divinylbenzene and styrene with various dimethacrylates. These systems have been characterized by gel content, swelling ratio, infrared spectroscopy, thermal analysis, TGA/FT-IR, and solid state NMR. Both systems show enhanced thermal stability and char formation. This is most pronounced in the cases of methyl methacrylate with divinylbenzene and styrene with bisphenol A dimethacrylate.

Comments

Accepted version. Polymer Degradation and Stability, Vol. 71, No. 2 (2001): 317-325. DOI. © 2001 Elsevier. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Uhl, Fawn Marie; Levchik, Galina F.; Levchik, Sergei V.; Dick, Caroline; Liggat, John J.; Snape, C.E.; and Wilkie, Charles A., "The Thermal Stability Of Cross-Linked Polymers: Methyl Methacrylate With Divinylbenzene and Styrene With Dimethacrylates" (2001). Chemistry Faculty Research and Publications. 163.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/chem_fac/163