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Author Spotlight: Advances in Nanoscale Infrared Spectroscopy to Explore Multiphase Polymeric Systems
Published on: June 23, 2023
Quantitative analysis of (styrene/acrylonitrile/methyl methacrylate) co-polymer systems by infrared resonance
Abraham F Jalbout1, Tao Jiang, Liu Fengqi
1Department of Chemistry, University of New Orleans, LA 70148-2820, USA. jalbout5551@aol.com
Abstract:
A detailed careful analysis of the infrared resonance (IR) spectra of polystyrene (PSt), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and their co-mixtures were performed. Through this study the absorption peak area to weight ratios as well as working curves were obtained to test for their reliability as well as their suitability. Satisfactory results were achieved and these working curves were then used to measure the polymerized components of binary and ternary co-polymers. By investigating the acquired data we conclude that the monomer preferential polymeric sequence is St > MMA > AN. A quantitative method to measure P (St/AN/MMA) concentrations by IR spectroscopy is proposed in this work.
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