Plasma-Initiated Polymerization of (2-Methacryloyloxyethyl) Thrimethyl Ammonium Chloride

Authors

YANGANG HE
GANG LI
JING MIAO
XUEQING YU
FANG YANG
YINGJUN CUI
FENGXIA REN
YANG CHAO

DOI

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Abstract

Plasma-initiated polymerization of (2-methacryloyloxyethyl) thrimethyl ammonium chloride (MTAC)) was studied. The effects of discharge time and discharge power on temperature in a tubular-type reactor chamber were accurately tested by on-line thermocouple, and the equation relating discharge time, discharge power and temperature in the tubular-type reactor chamber was derived. The results indicated that temperature played a very important role in controlling the solubility of Poly(MTAC) in water. For T \ge 130°, Poly(MTAC) was cross-linked, and the highest rate of absorbing water of Poly(MTAC) was 15 g · g^{-1}. For T < 130°, Poly(MTAC) was linear, and the highest intrinsic viscosity of Poly(MTAC) was 420.2 cm^3 · g^{-1}. The polymerization condition of linear Poly(MTAC) was optimized as follows: discharge time 60 s and discharge power 60 W.

Keywords

Plasma-initiated polymerization, temperature, discharge time, discharge power

First Page

11

Last Page

16

Recommended Citation

HE, YANGANG; LI, GANG; MIAO, JING; YU, XUEQING; YANG, FANG; CUI, YINGJUN; REN, FENGXIA; and CHAO, YANG (2007) "Plasma-Initiated Polymerization of (2-Methacryloyloxyethyl) Thrimethyl Ammonium Chloride," Turkish Journal of Chemistry: Vol. 31: No. 1, Article 2. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/chem/vol31/iss1/2