The polymerization of acrylamide (I) initiated by a potassium bromate—thioglycollic acid (TGA) redox pair has been studied in aqueous media at 30°C in a nitrogen atmosphere. The reaction order related to the catalyst concentration (KBrO3) was 0.501, which indicated a bimolecular mechanism for the termination reaction in the range of 1.0−3.0 × 10−3 mole/liter. The polymerization rate varied linearly with monomer (I) concentration over the range of 1.0−5.0 × 10−2 mole/liter. A typical behavior is observed, however, by changing the thioglycollic acid concentration. The initial rate of polymerization (Ri), as well as the maximum conversion, increases by increasing the temperature to 30°C, but the initial rate and the maximum conversion falls as the temperature rises above 30°C. The overall energy of activation is 6.218 kcal in the temperature range of 20–40°C. Water‐miscible organic solvents, namely, CH3OH and C2H5OH, depress the rate of polymerization.
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