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Grafting of vinyl acetate onto poly(vinyl chloride) in solution
Author(s) -
Vigo Fernando,
Uliana Claudio
Publication year - 1988
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.1988.070350714
Subject(s) - grafting , vinyl acetate , copolymer , vinyl chloride , polymer chemistry , dimethylformamide , solvent , materials science , nuclear chemistry , chemistry , polymer , organic chemistry , composite material
Radiation‐induced grafting of vinyl acetate (VAc) onto poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) was performed in solution with dimethylformamide (DMF). Grafting was studied as a function of dose, dose rate, and VAc/PVC ratio. The amount of grafting was measured by IR spectroscopy on the graft copolymer fraction insoluble in hot methanol. The homopolymerization of VAc was also studied in the same conditions, in order to check the influence of the solvent on radiochemical reactions leading to graft copolymers. The results show that the grafting can be easily obtained and the graft copolymer will be tested for the preparation of ultrafiltration membranes.