A kinetic study of benzoyl peroxide decomposition in graft copolymerization bath

The rates of decomposition of benzoyl peroxide have been studied in water alone and in the presence of the components of graft copolymerization bath, viz. diphenyl and acrylic acid, in the temperature range of 363–403 K. Kinetic parameters such as reaction order for the peroxide, preexponential factor, and activation energy were evaluated from experimental data. The implication of these results to the initiation of graft copolymerization of acrylic acid onto polyester fabrics is discussed.