A. Sabhapondit, A. Borthakur, I. Haque
Mar 21, 2003
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Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Abstract
Four different copolymers, of acrylamide and acrylic acid, acrylamide and 2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid, N,N-dimethylacrylamide and acrylic acid, and N,N-dimethylacrylamide and 2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid (sodium salts), were prepared. The copolymers were characterized by their intrinsic viscosities and monomer ratios and with IR, 1H-NMR, and X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectroscopy. No crystallinity was observed by differential thermal analysis, and this was well supported by XRD. All the polymers showed low decomposition temperatures. A number of decomposition temperatures were observed in differential thermogravimetry thermograms because of the elimination of gases such as CO2, SO2, CO, and NH3. The replacement of the acrylate group with a sulfonate group produced polymers that were more compatible with brine, whereas the replacement of acrylamide with a more hydrophobic group such as N,N-dimethylacrylamide produced a more shear-resistant polymer. A N,N-dimethylacrylamide-co-sodium-2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonate copolymer was better with respect to thermal stability when the polymer solution was aged at 120°C for a period of 1 month. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 87: 1869–1878, 2003