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Grafting and quaternization of 2‐(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate onto polyamide‐6 fabric pretreated with acetone
Author(s) -
Ramadan A. M.,
Mosleh S.,
Gawish S. M.
Publication year - 2001
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.1672
Subject(s) - grafting , acetone , polymer chemistry , polyamide , monomer , epichlorohydrin , methacrylate , chemistry , nuclear chemistry , yield (engineering) , materials science , organic chemistry , polymer , composite material
Grafting of polyamide (PA‐6) pretreated with acetone was done using 2‐(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DMAEM). It was found that the percentage graft yield of acetone‐pretreated PA fabric was higher than the untreated and there was a difference of 4% under the same conditions. The graft yield was studied as a function of the different variable conditions such as monomer concentration, reaction time, and temperature. The pretreated and grafted DMAEM‐PA fabric was then quaternized with different alkylating agents including ethyl iodide, benzyl chloride, and epichlorohydrin. The grafted and quaternized fabrics had a significant increase in dyeability. The quaternized fabric showed higher moisture regain compared to the ungrafted one and that could enhance the antistatic effect of such fibers. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 81: 2318–2323, 2001