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6616588 
Journal Article 
Graft copolymerization of styrene and acrylonitrile onto EPDM 
Qu, XW; Shang, , SR; Liu, GD; Zhang, LC; , 
2002 
Yes 
Journal of Applied Polymer Science
ISSN: 0021-8995
EISSN: 1097-4628 
JOHN WILEY & SONS INC 
HOBOKEN 
86 
2 
428-432 
English 
WOS:000177408000021 
Acrylonitrile-EPDM-styrene (AES) graft copolymers were synthesized by solution graft polymerization of styrene (St) and acrylonitrile (AN) onto EPDM in an n-hexane/benzene solvent with benzoyl peroxide (BPO) as an initiator. The structure changes were studied by an FTIR spectrophotometer. The grafting parameters were calculated gravimetrically. The influence of the polymerization conditions, such as the reaction time, concentration of the initiator, EPDM content, and weight ratio of St/AN, on the structure of the products was investigated. It was found that a proper initiator concentration and EPDM content will give a high grafting ratio of the AES resin. The thermal property of the copolymer was studied using programmed thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The results showed that the copolymer has a better heat-resistant property than that of ABS, especially for the initial decomposition temperature (T-in) and the maximum weight loss rate temperature (T-max). Also, the mechanism of the graft reaction was discussed. (C) 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. 
AES resin; Copolymerization; EPDM; Graft copolymers; Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)