Thermal Degradation of Diphenyl Disulfide and a Blend of Diphenyl Disulfide with Poly(methyl Methacrylate)

Authors

Jayakody A Chandrasiri, Marquette UniversityFollow
Charles Wilkie, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Publication Date

1994

Publisher

Elsevier

Source Publication

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Source ISSN

0141-3910

Abstract

The thermal degradation of poly(methyl methacrylate) in the presence of diphenyl disulfide has been studied and a mechanistic interpretation of the reaction is provided. The major degradation products, methyl isobutyrate, methyl methacrylate, thiophenol, diphenyl sulfide, thioanisole, carbon dioxide, formaldehyde, oligomer and char, account for 72·0% of the products. Some of these arise by the degradation of the additive alone while the others are produced by the interaction between poly(methyl methacrylate) and the sulfide.

Comments

Polymer Degradation and Stability, Vol. 46, No. 2 (1994): 275-284. DOI.

Recommended Citation

Chandrasiri, Jayakody A and Wilkie, Charles, "Thermal Degradation of Diphenyl Disulfide and a Blend of Diphenyl Disulfide with Poly(methyl Methacrylate)" (1994). Chemistry Faculty Research and Publications. 761.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/chem_fac/761