When bulk polymerization of MMA is conducted at room temperature, polymerization-induced phase separation occurs. Separation into MMA-rich and PMMA-rich phases coincides with the onset of the Trommsdorff effect. The highlighted region of the phase diagram represents a part of the phase state that depends upon the processing path: in one case (path 1), there are two phases present, in the other (path 2), the material is single-phase.
- Yasuhito Suzuki
- Dylan S. Cousins
- Aaron P. Stebner
