Obtención y caracterización de materiales poliméricos a partir del oleato de metilo

In the present study, solution and emulsion polymerizations were carried out for obtaining biodegradable products, using methyl oleate as starting material for the reactions. In solution polymerizations two free radical initiators were use; 2,2- azobis (2-amidopropane) dichloride and azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN). Also anionic initiator 4-dimethylaminopirydine (DMAP) was used. The first was used to polymerize methyl oleate with N,N- methylenbisacrylamide. The second was used to polymerize methyl oleate without a crosslink agent. The last was used to polymerize methyl oleate epoxide with and without crosslink agent. Also emulsion polymerizations were done using sodium dioctyl sulfosuccinate as surfactant. Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and thin layer chromatography (TLC) was used for analyzing the results.