Abstract
AbstractThe polymerization of acrylamide (M) in aqueous sulfuric acid medium initiated with ceric ammonium sulfate–malic acid redox pair was investigated at 35 ± 0.2°C under nitrogen atmosphere. The initiation was caused by the free radical generated by the decomposition of the complex formed between ceric ion and malic acid (MA). The rate of monomer disappearance was proportional to the first power of malic acid, ceric ion, and monomer concentrations at lower ceric ion concentrations. However, at higher ceric ion concentrations the rate was independent of [Ce(IV)]. The rate of ceric ion disappearance was proportional to [MA] and [Ce(IV)] but independent of [M] at lower ceric ion concentrations. The activation energy was found to be 57.74 kJ/mol. Sulfuric acid retarded the reaction. Molecular weights increased with increasing [M] and decreasing [Ce(IV)].
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