摘要 |
A method of polymerizing a composition comprising a mixture of monomers said monomer mixture containing a major proportion of an unsaturated carboxylic acid and a minor proportion of a crosslinking agent which method comprises irradiating a said mixture of monomers in a nonpolar and nonhydroxylic solvent with electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength greater than 180 nanometers and preferably less than 800 nanometers preferably in the presence of a photosensitive initiator, hereinafter referred to as a sensitizer, at a temperature in the range from 10 DEG C to 90 DEG C, the concentration of unsaturated carboxylic acid being less than 20% w/v, and isolating the polymer so formed. |