Abstract
In this study we show that the plasma-initiated polymerization can be carried out at ambient temperature and pressure using the dielectric barrier discharge technology. The structure of styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer (SMA) is analyzed by Fourier transform infrared and H1 NMR. The effects of initiation time, postpolymerization time, and polymerization temperature on conversion are also discussed. The results show that SMA exhibits a dominant alternating structure, the conversion increases with increasing initiation time, postpolymerization time, and polymerization temperature, and the plasma-initiated polymerization in this experiment is proven to follow the free radical polymerization mechanism.
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