Evaluation of Spectroscopic and Morphological Properties of PMMA Modified with ILs |
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| Authors: | Viviane B. de Oliveira Nizamara S. Pereira Carlos Kleber Z. Andrade Maria José A. Sales |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Universidade de Brasília, Campus de Planaltina, Área Universitária n.1, Planaltina – DF;2. Laboratório de Pesquisa em Polímeros, Instituto de Química, Universidade de Brasília, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília – DF,;3. Laboratório de Química Metodológica e Orgânica Sintética, Instituto de Química, Universidade de Brasília, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília – DF |
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| Abstract: | Summary: In recent years, an important class of new compounds, ionic liquids (ILs), has been investigated as additives for polymers. In this work, we carried out the synthesis of 4 different ILs: 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (BMIM.BF4), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (BMIM.PF6), and the chiral ILs acetyl-(−)menthol-1-buthylimidazole tetrafluoroborate ([amebim]BF4) and acetyl-(−)menthol-1-buthylimidazole hexafluorophosphate ([amebim]PF6). These ILs were added to poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) in 10, 20 and 30% ratios by weight and the ILs, PMMA and the obtained materials (PMMA:ILs) were characterized by infrared, visible spectroscopy and atomic force microscope. The ILs added to PMMA did not provide significant changes in the infrared spectra, compared to pure PMMA. However, the absorption spectra in the visible region of the PMMA:ILs materials showed differences, compared to the spectrum of pure PMMA. |
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| Keywords: | infrared spectroscopy ionic liquids morphology poly(methyl methacrylate) |
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