Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Cross-Linked Co-poly(itaconic anhydride-methyl methacrylate): The Effects of the Molar Ratio and Cross-Linking Agent on the Thermal Stability

Table 3

Information derived from the TGA of the degradation of the EPMITA and DPMITA copolymers.

Copolymer code	Distribution of volatile ranges (temperature range) (°C)				(°C)	(°C)	(°C)	Residue (%)
EPMITA 1-5	30-150	150-230	230-349	349-600	168	248	340	17.13
	6.7%	17.7%	27.0%	32.2%
EPMITA 1-10	30-142	142-229	229-339	339-600	228	387	377	18.88
	4.0%	12.4%	26.6%	37.9%
EPMITA 1-15	30-137	137-225	225-331	331-600	244	390	371	13.80
	2.7%	14.1%	25.2%	43.7%
EPMITA 1-20	30-99	99-215	215-342	342-600	254	399	394	12.13
	0.7%	13.8%	25.7%	47.7%
EPMITA 2-15	30-100	100-231	231-329	329-600	231	388	381	11.00
	1.4%	10.9%	25.1%	51.3%
EPMITA 2-20	30-100	100-235	235-329	329-600	236	390	385	9.75
	1.1%	12.9%	23.0%	52.9%
EPMITA 3-15	30-100	100-149	149-323	323-600	222	380	380	8.80
	0.5%	2.3%	29.3%	59.7%
EPMITA 3-20	30-100	100-326		326-600	253	387	390	7.29
	0.6%	30.9%		61.2%
DPMITA 1-5	30-164	164-231	231-345	345-600	188	401	384	18.84
	6.3%	11.1%	25.5	38.0%
DPMITA 1-10	30-199	199-257	257-350	350-600	140	408	370	16.49
	20.4%	12.1%	14.4	36.5%
DPMITA 1-15	30-243	243-371		371-600	143	412	422	20.48
	12.5%	20.3%		46.6%
DPMITA 2-5	30-200	200-342		342-600	200	396	400	20.30
	7.5%	28.0%		43.8%
DPMITA 2-10	30-143	143-341		341-600	212	400	399	16.56
	11.5%	22.7%		47.3%
DPMITA 3-5	30-130	130-238	238-329	329-600	238	382	384	12.56
	5.5%	4.8%	22.4	53.1%
DPMITA 3-10	30-194	194-333		333-600	263	391	398	14.14
	1.8%	25.3%		54.7%

At 600°C.