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Thermal properties of wool‐ g ‐poly(methyl methacrylate) copolymers
Author(s) -
Elangovan V. J.,
Saccubai S.
Publication year - 1992
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.1992.070451016
Subject(s) - copolymer , methyl methacrylate , polymer chemistry , thermal stability , monomer , materials science , wool , methacrylate , styrene , chemical engineering , chemistry , composite material , polymer , organic chemistry , engineering
The thermal properties of wool fibers can be improved by graft copolymerization with vinyl monomers. Using TGA, DTG, and DSC techniques, the thermal behavior of methyl methacrylate grafted wool fibers was studied. Graft copolymerization was carried out using KBrO 3 and substrates such as Fe(II), Co(II), cysteine, cystine, tyrosine, and urea. Of all the systems studied the grafted fibers which involve Fe(II), Co(II), and cystine gave improvement in the thermal stability.