Open AccessSYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF LAURYL METHACRYLATE – GRAFT - POLYPROPYLENE FIBER
Author(s) -
Hoang Thu Ha
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
vietnam journal of science and technology/science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2815-5874
pISSN - 2525-2518
DOI - 10.15625/2525-2518/54/1a/11834
Subject(s) - azobisisobutyronitrile , grafting , monomer , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , polymer chemistry , polypropylene , methacrylate , polymerization , fiber , materials science , chemistry , nuclear chemistry , chemical engineering , polymer , composite material , engineering
The graft polymerization of lauryl methacrylate (LMA) onto polypropylene fiber (PP) was investigated by using 2,2’-azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) as initiator. The grafting was influenced by AIBN concentration, monomer concentration, the reaction time and reaction temperature. On the basis of a detailed investigation of these factor, the optimal conditions for the grafting of LMA onto PP with the said initiator were as follows: [AIBN] = 0.015 mol/l, [LMA] = 1.25 mol/l, reaction time 240 min, reaction temperature 80 oC, in which the graft yield (%GY) of 15.7 % was obtained. Characterization of the polypropylene fiber-graft-lauryl methacrylate was done by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).