Abstract:
Radical copolymerization of polyethylene glycol maleate with acrylamide was performed for the first
time.
Molar mass of polyethylene glycol maleate was determined using light scattering and gel permeation
chro- matography. The composition of the copolymers was found using gas chromatography. The
kinetics of co-
polymerization reaction studied and copolymerization constants were calculated. Kinetic curves show
that
with increasing molar fraction of acrylamide in the solution the reaction rate and swelling
capacity of the co-
polymers increase.
