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Tercopolymers of acrylamide (AM), acrylic acid (AA) and acrylonitrile (AN) synthesized by free radical solution polymerization have been characterized using 13C NMR and thermal analysis (DSC) techniques. Incorporation of the above three monomers was confirmed by 13C NMR analysis. The tercopolymers have similar polymer backbone structures, and a limited branching in the main chain was found as evidenced by DSC analysis. Microbiological observations of polymer-dependent growth and of respiration studies using a soil bacterial isolate, suggested that these tercopolymers were used as growth substrate and were therefore biodegradable.
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