Sulfate Ion → Hydrogen Peroxide

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To a two liter, 4-neck flask equipped with a mechanical stirrer, reflux condenser, thermometer, and inlets for the gradual addition of monomer and initiator solution was added 90.0 grams of deionized water, 62.5 grams of maleic acid, 67.07 grams of cis-1,2,3,6-tetrahydrophthalic anhydride, 5.0 grams of a 0.15% aqueous ferrous sulfate heptahydrate solution, 1.3 grams of a 0.15% aqueous coppper sulfate solution and 117.5 grams of 50% by weight aqueous sodium hydroxide. The contents of the flask were heated to 95° C. A monomer feed of 112.5 grams of acrylic acid, and an initiator solution of 7.5 grams of sodium persulfate, 41.6 grams of 30% by weight aqueous hydrogen peroxide and 50.0 grams of deionized water were prepared. 12.5 grams of the monomer feed were added to the flask. After two minutes, 10.0 grams of the initiator solution was added to the flask. The contents of the flask were then heated to 100° C. The remainder of the monomer feed and initiator solution were then fed into the flask linearly and separately while stirring over two hours and fifteen minutes. Once the additions were complete, the system was kept at 100° C. for 30 minutes. The system was then cooled to 60° C.

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