Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, Vol.36, No.10, 1509-1513, 1998
Polymerization under a magnetic field. VI. Triplet dye-sensitized photopolymerization of acrylamide and methyl methacrylate
Methylene blue sensitized photopolymerization of acrylamide (AM) and methyl methacrylate (MMA) using triethanolamine or the sodium salt of EDTA as a reducing agent has been investigated under the influence of a magnetic field (0-7.3 kG). There was no effect of the magnetic field (MF) on the polymerization of AM and MMA in aqueous medium. However, in the water-methanol mixture (1:1) the yield of polymer decreases and the molecular weight increases in both cases under MF. This has been explained on the basis of the triplet mechanism.
Keywords:PHOTOINDUCED EMULSION POLYMERIZATION;BULK-POLYMERIZATION;MOLECULAR-WEIGHT;UV-IRRADIATION;RECOMBINATION;EXCIPLEXES;STYRENE