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Synthesis and Characterization of Bagasse Poly(methyl methacrylate) Graft Copolymer
Author(s) -
Sarvi I.,
Pourjavadi A.,
Aghaei M. A. Noei
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.200851408
Subject(s) - ceric ammonium nitrate , bagasse , copolymer , methyl methacrylate , grafting , monomer , polymer chemistry , materials science , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , methacrylate , aqueous solution , nuclear chemistry , chemistry , chemical engineering , polymer , organic chemistry , composite material , pulp and paper industry , engineering
Summary: Graft copolymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) was carried out on bagasse fibers in an aqueous medium using ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN) as initiator under a neutral atmosphere. In order to obtain the optimum condition for graft copolymerization, the effects of initiator concentration, temperature, time of reaction, and monomer concentration were studied. The maximum grafting percent was found to be 122%. The bagasse grafted poly(methyl methacrylate) was characterized by FTIR and its thermal behavior was characterized by TGA.