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Photoinitiated grafting of glycidyl methacrylate and methacrylic acid on ground tire rubber
Author(s) -
Fuhrmann I.,
KargerKocsis J.
Publication year - 2003
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/app.12351
Subject(s) - glycidyl methacrylate , attenuated total reflection , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , natural rubber , materials science , grafting , methacrylate , methacrylic acid , polymer chemistry , contact angle , composite material , chemical engineering , copolymer , polymer , engineering
Ground tire rubber (GTR) films and GTR particles were surface‐functionalized by glycidyl methacrylate and methacrylic acid through photoinitiated grafting. The grafting yield of GTR films was determined by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy with attenuated total reflection (FTIR‐ATR). For the calibration of the FTIR‐ATR data, X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy was used. The presence of epoxy and carboxyl groups on the GTR surface was demonstrated by contact‐angle measurements. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 89: 1622–1630, 2003