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Fluorescence quenching method for measuring monomer consumption rates during free-radical crosslinking copolymerization

  • Ö Pekcan*
  • , D. Kaya
  • , M. Erdoan
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Istanbul Technical University

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Abstract

The steady-state fluorescence (SSF) technique was used to study the polymerization rate in free-radical crosslinking copolymerization (FCC) of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDM). Pyrene (Py) was used as a fluorescent probe for the in situ polymerization experiments. The increase in Py intensity was monitored during FCC. The Stern-Volmer kinetic was employed to determine the MMA consumption rate during gelation process for various EGDM contents and at different temperatures.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1907-1913
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Applied Polymer Science
Volume80
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 Jun 2001

Keywords

  • Fluorescence
  • Gelation
  • Monomer consumption
  • Polymerization rates

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