Abstract
The results of three experimental studies, i.e. GC-MS of peroxide-crosslinked alkene/alkane mixtures, C-13 NMR of peroxide-cured, C-13-labeled 2-ethylidene-5-norbornene - ethylene-propylene-diene-monomer (EPDM) and EPR of peroxide curing of EPDM, are combined, yielding a more accurate description of the mechanism of peroxide cure of EPDM. Both alkyl and allyl macro-radicals are formed via H-abstraction from the EPM main chain and the residual diene unsaturation, respectively. Combination of these macro-radicals yields alkyl/alkyl, alkyl/allyl and allyl/allyl cross-links and addition of these macro-radicals to the residual diene unsaturation yields alkyl/alkene and allyl/alkene cross-links.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 66-74 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | POLYMER NETWORKS: SYNTHESIS, PROPERTIES, THEORY AND APPLICATIONS |
| Volume | 291-292 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - May 2010 |
Keywords
- cross-linking
- EPDM
- mechanism
- peroxide
- structure
- MOLECULAR-WEIGHT MODEL
- COMBINATION REACTIONS
- GAS-CHROMATOGRAPHY
- MASS-SPECTROMETRY
- EFFICIENCY