Effect of Ferocene Concentration on the Percent Conversion and Molecular Weight of Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) Homopolymers

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Assist. Lecturer Ulla KamelAl-Khalidi
Prof. Hadi Salman Al-Lami

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This research is addressing the effect of different ferrocene concentration (0.00, 2.15x10-3, 4.30x10-3, 8.60x10-3, and 12.9x10-3) on the bulk free radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate monomer in benzene using benzoyl peroxide as initiator. The polymerization was conducted at 60º C under free oxygen atmosphere. The resulting polymers were characterized by FTIR.
The results were compared with the presence and absence of ferrocene at 10% conversion. The %conversion was 3.04% with no ferrocene present in the polymerization medium and its increase to 9.06 with a first lowest ferrocene concentration added, i.e. 2.15 x10-3mol/l. This was positively reflected on the poly(methyl methacrylate) molecular weight measured by viscosity technique, especially in the presence of ferrocene.

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Effect of Ferocene Concentration on the Percent Conversion and Molecular Weight of Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) Homopolymers. Baghdad Sci.J [Internet]. 2017 Jun. 4 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];14(2):0311. Available from: https://bsj.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/BSJ/article/view/2366
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Effect of Ferocene Concentration on the Percent Conversion and Molecular Weight of Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) Homopolymers. Baghdad Sci.J [Internet]. 2017 Jun. 4 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];14(2):0311. Available from: https://bsj.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/BSJ/article/view/2366

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