Copolymerizing Acrylonitrile and Methyl Acrylate by RAFT for Melt Processing Applications: A Synthetic Investigation of the Effects of Chain Transfer Agent, Initiator, Temperature, and Solvent
| dc.contributor.author | Beck, Susan Ashley | en |
| dc.contributor.committeechair | Turner, S. Richard | en |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | Mecham, Beverly S. | en |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | Riffle, Judy S. | en |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | Moore, Robert Bowen | en |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | Baird, Donald G. | en |
| dc.contributor.department | Macromolecular Science and Engineering | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-06-24T08:01:09Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2014-06-24T08:01:09Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-06-23 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Statistical copolymers of acrylonitrile (AN) and methyl acrylate (MA) were successfully prepared and characterized using reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) copolymerization. A typical copolymer was charged with 15 wt. % MA content. This thesis describes a systematic variation of the RAFT copolymerization variables to optimize this system. In particular, the effects of chain transfer agent, initiator, temperature, and solvent on the copolymer properties were studied. | en |
| dc.description.degree | Master of Science | en |
| dc.format.medium | ETD | en |
| dc.identifier.other | vt_gsexam:2654 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/49104 | en |
| dc.publisher | Virginia Tech | en |
| dc.rights | In Copyright | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | en |
| dc.subject | Poly(acrylonitrile-co-methyl acrylate) | en |
| dc.subject | RAFT | en |
| dc.title | Copolymerizing Acrylonitrile and Methyl Acrylate by RAFT for Melt Processing Applications: A Synthetic Investigation of the Effects of Chain Transfer Agent, Initiator, Temperature, and Solvent | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Macromolecular Science and Engineering | en |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | en |
| thesis.degree.level | masters | en |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Science | en |