Graft copolymerization of maleic anhydride onto low‐molecular‐weight polyisobutylene through solvothermal method |
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| Authors: | Wenjuan Gong Rongrong Qi |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China |
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| Abstract: | The free‐radical graft copolymerization of maleic anhydride (MAH) onto highly reactive low molecular weight polyisobutylene was conducted by the use of benzoyl peroxide as an initiator through the solvothermal method. Fourier transform infrared spectra and 1H‐NMR spectra confirmed that maleic anhydride was successfully grafted onto highly reactive low molecular weight polyisobutylene backbone, and the grafting mechanism also was proposed. The effect of benzoyl peroxide content, MAH concentration, total reactant amount in the reaction vessels, reaction temperature and time, and different kinds and volumes of solvents on MAH's degree of grafting was investigated in detail. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2009 |
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| Keywords: | low‐molecular‐weight polyisobutylene solvothermal MAH graft copolymerization |
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