Photopolymerization of bis-aromatic and alicyclic based solid urethane acrylate macromonomer in the presence of large excess of reactive diluent Kinetics and modeling

TitlePhotopolymerization of bis-aromatic and alicyclic based solid urethane acrylate macromonomer in the presence of large excess of reactive diluent Kinetics and modeling
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2013
AuthorsHarikrishna, R, Ponrathnam, S, Rajan, CR, Tambe, SS
JournalJournal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
Volume112
Issue2
Pagination805-813
Date PublishedMAY
ISSN1388-6150
KeywordsAutocatalytic model, kinetics, Levenberg-Marquardt method, Photopolymerization
Abstract

A solid urethane acrylate macromonomer with bis-aromatic as well as alicyclic moieties was synthesized and the kinetics of photopolymerization reactions were studied in the presence of varying concentration of photoinitiator and large excess of reactive diluent using photo DSC. The studies show that the rate of maximum polymerization was found to increase with increase in concentration of photoinitiator while a decrease was observed by an increase in temperature. The final conversion showed a decrease at highest isothermal condition due to vitrification. Estimation of kinetic parameters including applicability of autocatalytic and modified autocatalytic models were investigated by nonlinear regression. It was observed that the modified models gave a better fit with the experimental data and kinetic parameters showed a decrease with increase in temperature and an increase with increase in concentration of photoinitiator.

DOI10.1007/s10973-012-2619-5
Type of Journal (Indian or Foreign)Foreign
Impact Factor (IF)2.206
Divison category: 
Chemical Engineering & Process Development
Polymer Science & Engineering