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Abstract
Poly (methyl methacrylate) was synthesized by batch emulsion polymerization with Methyl Methacrylate as the monomer potassium peroxo-disulfate as the initiator, sodium stearate as the emulsifier and distilled water as a medium. The kinetics of free radical polymerization was studied. The kinetics has been modeled, assuming homogeneous nucleation and the resulting equation were solved using Runge-kutta method. Degree of conversion and rate of polymerization were studied.
Key words: Polymethyl methacrylate, emulsion polymerization, free radical polymerization, homogeneous nucleation, emulsifier.
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