AbstractIn order to prepare the functional and fine powdery polymer, glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) and divinylbenzene (DVB) were polymerized in cyclohexane. This polymerization was heterogeneous. In the time–conversion curve, an autoaccelerating phenomenon and an apparently steady state were observed, and the activation energies for both reactions in the earlier stage and the steady state were calculated to be 28 kcal/mole and 11 kcal/mole, respectively. It is especially noteworthy that the increase in the DVB concentration decreased the polymerization rate. The diffusion of the monomers through the polymer matrix should be one of the most important factors. Some properties of the copolymer and its application as a mordant were studie
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