A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ROLES PLAYED BY ALUMINUM TRIBROMIDE AND ALUMINUM ACETYLACETONATE ON THE THERMAL DEGRADATION OF PMMA BY SIMULTANEOUS THERMOANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES

Authors

  • M. Arshad Chemistry Division, Directorate of Science, PINSTECH, Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • K. Masud NLP, PINSTECH, Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • M. Arif Department of Chemistry, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
  • S. Rahman Department of Chemistry, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan
  • Z. H. Chohan Department of Chemistry, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
  • M. Arif Chemistry Division, Directorate of Science, PINSTECH, Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • A. H. Qureshi Materials Division, Directorate of Technology, PINSTECH, Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • A. Saeed Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • U. Salma PCSIR Laboratories, Jamrud Road, Peshawar, Pakistan
  • M. S. Awan COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan

Abstract

Blends of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) were prepared with aluminum tribromide (AlBr3) and aluminum
acetylacetonate (Al(acac)3)in definite ratios. Thermal studies (TG-DTG-DTA) of polymer and blends with both additives
were carried out in inert atmosphere to investigate the mode of degradation and the effects of stability/destability on
either component. The addition of compounds in polymer resulted early decompositions. The intermediates formed
during decomposition were also identified. The possible explanation of the thermal degradation reactions is advanced
on the basis of results gathered. The apparent activation energy (Eo) and order of reaction (n) of the pyrolitic reactions
were determined by Horowitz and Metzger method from the corresponding TG curves.

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M. Arshad, “A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ROLES PLAYED BY ALUMINUM TRIBROMIDE AND ALUMINUM ACETYLACETONATE ON THE THERMAL DEGRADATION OF PMMA BY SIMULTANEOUS THERMOANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES”, The Nucleus, vol. 45, no. 1-2, pp. 63–70, Jul. 2020.

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