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  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Materials Science

Background:

  • Acrylamide-based copolymers are versatile materials.
  • Reaction media significantly influence copolymerization and material properties.
  • Understanding these influences is key to tailoring copolymer performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of ionic liquids ([BMIM]Oac) versus water as reaction media on acrylamide-based copolymerization.
  • To synthesize and characterize copolymers of acrylamide with sodium p-styrene sulfonate (SSS) and 10-undecylenoic acid (UA).
  • To evaluate how different media affect copolymer properties like thermal stability, morphology, and resistance to temperature, salt, and shear.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of four copolymers: P(AM-SSS) and P(AM-UA) in both water and [BMIM]Oac.
  • Characterization using infrared spectroscopy and 1H NMR to analyze molecular structure and copolymerization rates.
  • Evaluation of thermal stability via synchronous thermal analysis and micro-morphology using scanning electron microscopy.
  • Assessment of solution properties including resistance to temperature, salt, and shear.

Main Results:

  • Ionic liquid media led to more uniform molecular chains with reduced continuous acrylamide units.
  • Copolymers synthesized in [BMIM]Oac exhibited robust and loose three-dimensional structures.
  • P(AM-SSS) in [BMIM]Oac showed enhanced viscosity retention under temperature and shear stress, with a decomposition temperature of 260 °C.
  • P(AM-UA) in [BMIM]Oac demonstrated excellent salt resistance, maintaining high viscosity retention at extreme Na+ concentrations.

Conclusions:

  • The ionic liquid [BMIM]Oac significantly improves the performance of acrylamide-based copolymers.
  • Tailoring reaction media allows for enhanced thermal stability, shear resistance, and salt tolerance in copolymers.
  • [BMIM]Oac is a promising medium for synthesizing high-performance copolymers for diverse applications.