Open AccessSynthesis and characterization of membrane from high molecular weight polyeugenol
Author(s) -
Erwin Abdul Rahim,
Robin Fong,
Ni Ketut Sumarni
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1763/1/012003
Subject(s) - cationic polymerization , membrane , scanning electron microscope , polymer , polymerization , chemical engineering , filtration (mathematics) , catalysis , polymer chemistry , materials science , characterization (materials science) , chemistry , organic chemistry , nanotechnology , composite material , biochemistry , statistics , mathematics , engineering
High molecular weight polyeugenol was synthesized by cationic polymerization, using the H 2 SO 4 -CH 3 COOH catalyst, and further characterized. Furthermore, the polymers were determined to be heterotactic using 1 H measurement, while the membrane produced from a combination of PVC/DOP (32:38) and DOP was liquid, with polyeugenol alone generating solid. The result of Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) analysis indicates a pore size of 42.3 - 127 μm in polyeugenol membrane and the potential for application in the filtration of yeast cells, bacteria, and oil emulsions.