Synthesis and Characterization of Bagasse Poly(methyl methacrylate) Graft Copolymer |
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| Authors: | I. Sarvi A. Pourjavadi M. A. Noei Aghaei |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department Chemistry, Islamic Azad University, Shahrood branch, Shahrood, Iran;2. Department of Chemistry, Polymer Research Laboratory, Sharif University of Technology, Azadi Avenue, P.O. Box 11365-9516, Tehran, Iran |
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| Abstract: | Summary: Graft copolymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) was carried out on bagasse fibers in an aqueous medium using ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN) as initiator under a neutral atmosphere. In order to obtain the optimum condition for graft copolymerization, the effects of initiator concentration, temperature, time of reaction, and monomer concentration were studied. The maximum grafting percent was found to be 122%. The bagasse grafted poly(methyl methacrylate) was characterized by FTIR and its thermal behavior was characterized by TGA. |
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| Keywords: | bagasse ceric ammonium nitrate copolymerization methyl methacrylate renewable resources |
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