Graft Copolymers from Natural Polymers Using Free Radical Polymerization |
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| Authors: | Vijay Kumar Thakur Manju Kumari Thakur Raju Kumar Gupta |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Iowa State University of Science and Technology , Ames , Iowa , USA vijayisu@hotmail.com;3. Division of Chemistry, Govt. Degree College Sarkaghat , Himachal Pradesh University , Shimla , India;4. Department of Chemical Engineering , Indian Institute of Technology , Kanpur , India |
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| Abstract: | The present research work deals with the surface modification of natural cellulosic polymers to develop novel materials for different applications. Natural cellulose-graft-poly (methyl acrylate) copolymers were prepared using the free radical induced graft copolymerization technique. Different reaction parameters were optimized to achieve the highest percentage of grafting of natural cellulose-graft-poly (methyl acrylate) copolymers. The natural cellulose graft copolymers were characterized by FT-IR, SEM, TGA, and physicochemical studies. For the evaluation of swelling and the physicochemical mechanism, swelling and chemical resistance studies were carried out in different solvents as well as chemicals. |
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| Keywords: | Graft copolymerization Morphological Natural cellulose Physicochemical Thermal |
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