
%0 Journal Article
%A Hodder, AN 
%A Holland, KA 
%A Rae, ID 
%T Thermal-Degradation of Polymers. I. Integrity of Monomer Derived From Thermal-Degradation of Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) and Poly(Methacrylonitrile)
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1986/11/01
%V 39
%N 11
%P 1883-1887
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9861883
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9861883 
%X A random copolymer of methyl methacrylate and its (D5)analogue has been used to show that thermal degradation of the polymer regenerates the original monomer units. A similar result has been obtained for poly( methacrylonitrile ). In each case, thermal degradation at 200&#176; produced mainly the (D0)- and (D5)-species, while at higher temperatures some (D2)- and (D3)-ions were observed in the mass spectrum of the recovered monomer. 
