Open AccessStudy of graft copolymerization of butyl acrylate onto starch using a redox initiator system
Author(s) -
Alfredo Carlos Martinez-Arellano,
José Luis RiveraArmenta,
Ana María Mendoza-Martínez,
Nancy Díaz,
Jose Guillermo Sandoval Robles,
Ernestina Elizabeth Banda-Cruz
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
química nova
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.214
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1678-7064
pISSN - 0100-4042
DOI - 10.5935/0100-4042.20140072
Subject(s) - copolymer , acrylate , redox , polymer chemistry , butyl acrylate , starch , chemistry , chemical engineering , materials science , organic chemistry , polymer , engineering
The mixture of synthetic and natural materials yields a material with improved physical-chemical properties. One way of obtaining this kind of material is through graft copolymerization. Some natural materials have been used in graft copolymerization with synthetic monomers. In this work, graft copolymerization of butyl acrylate (BA) onto starch using a redox initiator system was carried out. The graft yield was evaluated for different reaction conditions. The graft copolymer was characterized by infrared spectroscopy, thermal analysis and scanning electron microscopy (SEM)