STUDIES ON THE ORGANIC PEROXIDE-DITERTIARY AMINE INITIATION SYSTEMS.

Radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) initiated with organic peroxide-ditertiary amine binary systems was studied. Benzoyl peroxide (BPO), lauroyl peroxide (LPO), t-butyl hydroperoxide (TBH), and t-butyl peroxybenzoate (TBPB) were used as organic peroxide components, aromatic ditertiay amine 4,4'-tetramethyldiaminodiphenylmethane (TMDAPM) and aliphatic ditertiary amine tetramethylethylenediamine (TMEDA) were used as amine components. The polymerization rate R//p, the overall activation energy of polymerization E// alpha , the rate equation of MMA polymerization, and the end group of polymer formed were determined.EI0176-81