Inverse emulsion polymerization kinetics of acrylamide (AM) and 2-methylacryloylxyethyltrimethyl ammonium chloride (DMC) has been investigated by using the mixture of sorbitan monooleate (Span 80) and polyethylene glycol sorbitan monooleate (Tween 80) as the composite emulsifier
liquid paraffin as the oil phase and 2
2'-azobis[2-(2-imidazolin-2-yl) propane]-dihydrochloride as the initiator. The rate equation of AM and DMC inverse emulsion polymerization could be represented as Rp=k[M]2.12[I]0.55[E]0.65
and the apparent activation energy of AM and DMC inverse emulsion polymerization was 80.65 kJ·mol-1. Relationship of reaction rate change in AM and DMC inverse emulsion polymerization with time indicated that the nucleation mechanism tended to droplet nucleation. Monomer reactivity ratios of AM and DMC were determined as rAM=0.23
rDMC=1.93 by Fineman-Ross methods. The results showed that random copolymerization of AM and DMC occurred on the polymer chains. The intrinsic viscosity of copolymer could be increased by enhancing the content of monomer
decreasing the dose of initiator
increasing the amount of emulsifier and reducing the reaction temperature.