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Synthesis and characterization of a macromolecular surface modifier for polypropylene
Author(s) -
Chen Hanjia,
Zhu Yafei,
Zhang Yi,
Xu Jiarui
Publication year - 2006
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.24035
Subject(s) - polypropylene , maleic anhydride , polymer chemistry , copolymer , attenuated total reflection , materials science , differential scanning calorimetry , tacticity , thermogravimetry , contact angle , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , surface modification , chemical engineering , grafting , composite material , polymer , polymerization , physics , engineering , thermodynamics
Abstract A novel macromolecular surface modifier, a polypropylene‐ graft ‐poly(butyl methylacrylate) copolymer, was synthesized through the coupling of polypropylene containing maleic anhydride with monohydroxyl‐terminated poly(butyl methylacrylate). The effects of the raw ratio, reaction temperature, and molecular weight of the branches on the graft reaction were studied. The graft copolymers were characterized with IR, 1 H‐NMR, thermogravimetry, and differential scanning calorimetry. The results of attenuated total reflection/Fourier transform infrared and contact‐angle measurements indicated that polypropylene‐ graft ‐poly(butyl methylacrylate) could diffuse preferably onto the surface and be used as a surface modifier for polypropylene. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 102:3413–3419, 2006