Relationships of Thermal Degradation of Homologous Series of Polyalkylstyrenes and Polyalkylacrylates

Synthesis and characterization of homopolymers and copolymers of various acrylates and acrylonitrile

“…Hence, the observed E, values were lower. 26 The decomposition process was sharp, indicating that the process was essentially a chain rea~tion. '~…”

Degradation of Poly(butyl acrylate) and Poly(2‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate) Model Compounds Under Extreme Environmental Conditions

“…They propose the butyl acetate formation is occurring via scission at the chain end and addition of hydrogen. Sazanov et al [24] similarly found that the major products of thermal degradation of pBA via thermogravimetry/mass spectrometry were CO 2 and butanol. In their study of the thermal degradation of poly(alkyl acrylate)s, the lower analogues are less thermally stable.…”

“…[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]36,40,[42][43][44][45] However, as with pMMA, much of this work involves degradative conditions that are not overly relevant to a surface coating exposed to the harsh Australian climate over long periods of time. Thermal degradation studies on pBA indicate that it undergoes a number of different reactions, forming volatile products such as CO 2 , 1-butene and 1-butanol, [16] as well as the 'unbuttoning' reaction which yields fragments of the monomer molecules [17] (rather than the 'unzipping' reaction seen in pMMA, which results in intact monomer molecules [46][47][48][49] ).…”