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Radiation‐induced grafting onto wool. A kinetic analysis
Author(s) -
Schnautz N. G.,
Du Plessis T. A.
Publication year - 1975
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.1975.070190804
Subject(s) - copolymer , grafting , polymer chemistry , styrene , polymerization , wool , solvent , aqueous solution , methanol , activation energy , materials science , chemistry , photochemistry , polymer , organic chemistry , composite material
The radiation‐induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto wool in aqueous methanol was studied over a temperature range of 0°C to 45°C and a radiation dose‐rate range of 0.05 to 2.0 Mrad/hr. The rate of grafting was found to obey the classical polymerization equation. Chain transfer to wool was found to play an important role in the grafting process, and the molecular weight of the resulting graft copolymer was found to be independent of the irradiation dose. The activation energy of the graft process changed from a value of 4.7 kcal/mole below 19°C to a value of 18.7 kcal/mole above this temperature. This phenomenon is ascribed to the formation of hydrogen‐bonded systems between the protic solvent molecules and the protein chain in the wool.