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Peroxydisulfate initiated graft copolymerization of aniline onto poly(propylene) fiber—A kinetic approach
Author(s) -
Anbarasan R.,
Jayaseharan J.,
Sudha M.,
Gopalan A.
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.13115
Subject(s) - copolymer , grafting , peroxydisulfate , polyaniline , polymer chemistry , materials science , monomer , aniline , fiber , synthetic fiber , aqueous solution , chemical engineering , polymer , chemistry , polymerization , composite material , organic chemistry , engineering
A novel method for the preparation of electrically conducting fibers through chemical grafting of electrically conducting polymer onto poly(propylene) (PP) fiber is described. The graft copolymerization of aniline (ANI) was performed in aqueous acidic medium by using a chemical oxidant such as peroxydisulfate (PDS). Grafting occurred with simultaneous homopolymer formation. The content of polyaniline in the backbone fiber was found to vary by varying [monomer], [initiator], and amount of PP fiber. Various graft parameters such as rate of grafting ( R g ), % grafting, and % grafting efficiency were evaluated. The rate of homopolymerization ( R h ) was also determined. Both R h and R g showed first‐order dependency on [ANI], [PDS], and amount of PP fiber variation. The chemical grafting was confirmed by use of cyclic voltammetry and conductivity measurements. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 90: 3827–3834, 2003