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Graft polymerization of methyl methacrylate onto polyvinyl alcohol using Ce 4+ initiator
Author(s) -
Chowdhury P.,
Banerjee M.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4628(19981017)70:3<523::aid-app14>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - grafting , polyvinyl alcohol , polymer chemistry , monomer , methyl methacrylate , copolymer , ceric ammonium nitrate , polymerization , thermogravimetric analysis , chemistry , aqueous solution , methacrylate , materials science , nuclear chemistry , polymer , organic chemistry
Methyl methacrylate (MMA) was graft polymerized onto polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) using ceric ammonium sulfate as an initiator in aqueous medium. The grafting efficiency of MMA was studied as a function of monomer and initiator concentration, time, pH, and temperature. Grafting efficiency was found to be optimum at a particular level of ceric ammonium sulfate (3.16 × 10 −3 mol L −1 ), PVA (1.0 g L −1 ), MMA (0.469 mol L −1 ), H 2 SO 4 (0.188 mol L −1 ), temperature (45°C), and time (4 h). The probable reasons for the influence of reaction variable on the observed trend of MMA towards grafting have been discussed. Acid hydrolysis and infrared spectroscopy were used for the confirmation of graft copolymer formation. Thermogravimetric analysis of PVA and a representative graft copolymer were studied. The solubility/swellability and the gelatinization characteristics are also reported. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 70: 523–527, 1998