

The kinetic information is supplemented by molecular weight data for IA/styrene copolymers obtained by variation of the comonomer mixture composition. This depletion becomes more pronounced at higher levels of IA in the initial comonomer mixture. Itaconic acid is increasingly being used in the SBR latex application, as it offers improved bond & tensile strength, good adhesion, resistance to moisture, etc. Within this conversion range, a slight but significant depletion of styrene in the monomer feed can be observed. The monomer reactivity ratios for the copolymerisation of itaconic anhydri-de and methyl methacrylate determined by the Fineman and Ross method10 are rITA 1.35☐.11 and rMMA 0.22☐.22 and those calculated by the MayoLe- wis method11 are rITA 1.27☐.38 and rMMA 0.10☐.05. 104 Pages Report itaconic acid market is projected to grow from USD 80.8 Million in 2016 to USD 102.3 Million by 2022, at a CAGR of 4.1 from 2017 to 2022. Individual monomer conversion versus time traces were used to map out the comonomer mixture–composition drift up to overall monomer conversions of 60%.
