Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun.
1979, 44, 393-400
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19790393
Polymerization of methyl methacrylate and carbonization of poly(methyl methacrylate) in the presence of Mg(ClO4)2
Katarína Csomorová, Josef Rychlý and Dušan Bakoš
Institute of Polymers, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 809 00 Bratislava
Abstract
Carbonization of poly(methyl methacrylate), which was prepared by polymerization of methyl methacrylate initiated with 2,2'-azobis(isobutyronitrile) in the presence of 0-380 mmol/l of Mg(ClO4)2, has been studied. It was found that Mg(ClO4)2 accelerates both methyl methacrylate polymerization and polymer decomposition at 300-700 °C. The decomposition is accompanied with an increased carbonization. Carbonized samples are paramagnetic; the paramagnetic particle concentration increases with increasing perchlorate concentration and temperature, respectively.
