Y. Aggour
1994
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Polymer Degradation and Stability
Abstract
Copolymers of 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl acrylate (DAEA) with 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulphonic acid (AMPS) were synthesized by a radical mechanism using K2S2O8 as initiator. The compositions of the copolymers were established by elemental determination of sulphur. The thermal stabilities of homopolymers and copolymers were studied by thermogravimetric analysis. The copolymers are more stable than the homopolymers. The activation energies of the decomposition of PDAEA, PAMPS and their copolymers were calculated.