Example 4
In a flask equipped with stirrer, condenser, nitrogen purge and temperature controller was reacted:
Ingredientswt.
1.)n-pentyl propionate (Dow Chemical, Midland MI)36.1
2.)SR324 Stearyl methacrylate (Sartomer Co., Exton PA)94.0
3.)Glycidyl methacrylate (Dow Chemical, Midland MI)6.0
4.)Di-t-amyl peroxide (Sigma-Aldrich Corp. Milwaukee WI)2.7
5.)Di-t-amyl peroxide (Sigma-Aldrich Corp. Milwaukee WI)0.5
#1 was added to the flask and heated to 152° C. under nitrogen. #2, #3 and #4 were combined and added slowly to reaction flask over 3.5 hours. This was let react and additional 1.0 hours, #5 added, let react for 1.5 hour then cooled to yield a 69.7% solution of polystearyl methacrylate-co-glycidyl methacrylate with a melt point of 31.1° C. and 83.8 J/g latent heat.
Example 6
Various polymeric PCMs were made similar to example 4 above, but the mol. wt. was varied by changing the amount of peroxide initiator or changing the polymerization solution solids.
Example 6 Polymeric PCM Molecular Weight Results
Melt
SampleDSCJ/gPeakMnMwMzPd
4-123, mfg atGood83.831.126708040146003.01
70% solids
4-135, mfg atAccept-73.533.5417021400504005.13
75% solidsable
4-144, mfg atPoor63.626.24680392002324008.38
100% solids