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Chemical grafting of aniline and o ‐toluidine onto poly(ethylene terephthalate) fiber
Author(s) -
Anbarasan R.,
Vasudevan T.,
Kalaignan G. Paruthimal,
Gopalan A.
Publication year - 1999
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(19990705)73:1<121::aid-app14>3.0.co;2-9
Subject(s) - polymer chemistry , grafting , materials science , aniline , copolymer , fiber , ethylene , synthetic fiber , chemistry , polymer , composite material , organic chemistry , catalysis
Graft copolymerization of poly(aniline) and poly( o ‐toluidine) onto poly(ethylene terephthalate) fiber was conducted by using peroxydisulfate as a lone initiator under nitrogen atmosphere at various experimental conditions in aqueous hydrochloric acid medium. The grafting of poly(aniline) and poly( o ‐toluidine) onto poly(ethylene terephthalate) fiber was verified by recording cyclic voltammetry of the grafted fiber, conductivity measurements, and thermal analysis. Graft parameters—such as % grafting, % efficiency, and the rate of grafting—were followed. Grafting was always accompanied by homopolymerization. The rate of homopolymerization was also followed in all experimental conditions. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 73: 121–128, 1999