Studies on the grafting of methyl methacrylate onto polyacrylonitrile

Grafting of methyl methacrylate onto polyacrylonitrile was carried out using benzoyl peroxide as initiator and dimethylformamide as solvent. The occurrence of grafting was confirmed by IR spectroscopy and SEM analysis. Effects of various parameters such as reaction time, reaction temperature, initiator concentration, and monomer concentration on rate of polymerization, percentage grafting, and grafting efficiency were studied. The graft copolymers were found to have the similar thermal and structural properties like virgin polyacrylonitrile. Decreasing extent of swelling was observed for the polymers of higher percentage graft in polar solvents. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

两亲性接枝共聚物PVA-g-PBA的合成与表征

以过硫酸钾 (KPS)为引发剂 ,将丙烯酸丁酯 (BA)接枝到聚乙烯醇 (PVA)上 ,制得两亲性接枝共聚物 PVA-g-PBA。用红外光谱、X射线衍射表征了接枝物 ,研究了引发剂浓度、单体浓度及反应时间对单体转化率、接枝率和接枝效率和接枝率对共聚物吸水性能的影响。结果表明在水介质中 ,氮气保护下 ,70℃时 ,以过硫酸钾 (KPS)为引发剂 ,将丙烯酸丁酯 (BA)接枝到聚乙烯醇 (PVA)上 ,[PVA]为 2 .5× 1 0 -4mol/ L,[BA]为 0 .63 mol/ L、[KPS]为 5 .5 5× 1 0 -4时 ,反应 5 h,能获得较高 CM、G和 Ge的接枝物。接枝物的接枝率越高 ,吸水率越低 ,吸水 1 0 h达平衡 ,最大平衡吸水率为 1 88.8%。     

玉米淀粉接枝丙烯酸共聚反应研究

对于过硫酸铵-亚硫酸氢钠组成的氧化还原引发体系下的淀粉-丙烯酸接枝共聚反应。本课题较系统地研究了引发剂浓度、单体浓度、单体中和度、反应温度和反应时间等因素对该接枝共聚反应的影响，通过物料的二次加入有效地提高了该反应的接枝效果，并对该接枝共聚物进行了红外测试表征。     

Synthesis and characterisation of PP-g-butyl acrylate copolymers

Butyl acrylate was grafted onto isotactic polypropylene using benzoyl peroxide as an initiator and toluene as a solvent. Effects of various parameters such as monomer and initiator concentration, reaction time and temperature on rates of polymerization, percentage grafting and grafting efficiency were studied. The extent of grafting achieved was 2.85%. The graft copolymers were characterized by IR, thermal, viscometric and contact-angle studies. Improved thermal stability and decreased intrinsic viscosity and critical surface tension were observed for graft copolymers.     

Grafting of acrylamide onto guar gum using KMNO4/oxalic acid redox system

The grafting of acrylamide onto guar gum in aqueous medium initiated by KMnO₄/oxalic acid redox system has been studied gravimetrically at the temperature 35 ± 0.2°C. The effect of redox components, acrylamide concentration and quantity of guar gum has been studied in terms of percentage and efficiency of grafting. A plausible mechanism of grafting and a suitable rate expression has been suggested. The rate of grafting was found to increase with increase in temperature and concentrations of redox components and acrylamide, but, at high concentration of guar gum, the rate was found to decrease.     

Graft copolymerization of butyl acrylate onto pullulan using manganic pyrophosphate as initiator

The graft copolymerization of butyl acrylate onto pullulan using manganic pyrophosphate as initiator in aqueous medium was studied. The effects of concentration of initiator, monomer, pullulan, and sulfuric acid on the percentage of grafting, the grafting, efficiency, as well as the rate of graft copolymerization were investigated. The rate equation was derived and a suitable reaction mechanism was proposed. Finally, the grafted samples were characterized by IR spectral measurement.     

黄原胶与丙烯酰胺接枝共聚反应的研究

以过硫酸铵为引发剂,在氮气保护下,研究了黄原胶与丙烯酰胺的接枝共聚反应。考察了单体浓度、引发剂浓度、反应温度和反应时间等因素对接枝率及接枝效率的影响,探讨了过硫酸铵引发黄原胶接枝丙烯酰胺共聚反应的基本规律。采用红外光谱、X射线粉末衍射对接枝共聚物的结构进行研究,用热重分析法表征了产物的热性能,并初步探讨了接枝机理。结果表明,过硫酸铵能有效地引发黄原胶与丙烯酰胺的接枝共聚反应,并且接枝率和接枝效率随单体浓度、引发剂浓度、反应温度的变化出现极大值,随反应时间的延长不断上升,直至基本不变。     

Photograft copolymerization of methyl methacrylate on silk fiber using titanium(III) chloride–potassium persulphate redox initiator in a limited aqueous system. I

Graft copolymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) onto mulberry silk fibers has been investigated in a limited aqueous system employing titanium(III) chloride–K₂S₂O₈ as the redox initiator under a photoactive condition with visible light. Polymerization in the presence of light at 32 ± 1°C has been found to be more pronounced than in the dark under identical conditions. The percentage of grafting, the percentage of total conversion, and the percentage of grafting efficiency have been studied by varying the reaction time, concentration of monomer, initiator concentration, solvent composition, and pH of the medium. A high percentage of grafting (∼ 93%), high grafting efficiency (∼ 97%), and the percentage of total conversion (∼ 25%) have been obtained with little homopolymer formation. Characterization of the grafted fibers has been investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Finally, the reaction mechanism has been discussed by considering hydrogen bonding. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 73: 2187–2193, 1999     

Solid state grafting copolymerization of acrylamide onto poly(vinyl alcohol) initiated by redox system

A solid state grafting copolymerization of acrylamide (AM) onto poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) was conducted with ammonium persulfate and sodium bisulfite redox system as initiators. Before the reaction the PVA powder and required amount of AM were mixed evenly, and sprayed with water to swell the PVA powder and to dissolve AM. Then the swollen PVA powder was sprayed with the redox solution, and the reaction temperature was controlled at a temperature between 30°C and 80°C for 120 min. The grafting percentage and efficiency were determined as functions of monomer/PVA ratio, initiator concentration and reaction temperature. The structure and performance of the graft copolymers were confirmed by FTIR‐ATR, XRD, ¹³C NMR, and thermogravimetric analysis, together with mechanical property and apparent viscosity measurements. It has been confirmed that grafting copolymerization of AM onto PVA initiated by this redox system occurred with higher grafting percentage and efficiency in the solid state. The thermal stability and water‐solubility of grafted PVA were found to be better than those of unmodified PVA. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014 , 131, 39938.     

Synthesis and characterization of vegetable tannin-vinyl graft copolymers part I. Cutch-poly(methyl acrylate) graft copolymers

New graft copolymers were synthesized by grafting methyl acrylate onto cutch, a vegetable tanning agent, in acetic acid medium with hydrogen peroxide as the initiator. The graft copolymers were characterized by infrared spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis. The dependence of the percentage of grafting, monomer conversion, efficiency of grafting and rate of grafting on the concentrations of initiator, acetic acid, and cutch were investigated. The optimum experimental conditions for grafting were obtained. A probable mechanism of grafting was also proposed.     

黄原胶与丙烯酸接枝共聚反应的研究

以过硫酸钾为引发剂,在氮气保护下,研究了黄原胶（XG）与丙烯酸（AA）的接枝共聚反应。考察了单体浓度、引发剂浓度、反应温度和反应时间等因素对接枝率及接枝效率的影响,探讨了过硫酸钾引发黄原胶接枝丙烯酸共聚反应的基本规律。采用红外光谱（FT—IR）对接枝共聚物的结构进行研究,并初步探讨了接枝机理。     

Synthesis and Characterization of Carboxymethyl Chitosan Grafted Methacrylic Acid Initiated by Ceric Ammonium Nitrate

O-carboxymethyl chitosan (CMCH) was prepared and characterized by FTIR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. Grafting of methacrylic acid (MA) onto CMCH using ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN) as an initiator was carried out under nitrogen atmosphere in aqueous solution. Evidence of grafting was confirmed by comparison of FTIR spectra of CMCH and the grafted copolymer as well as scanning electron micrograph (SEM) and X-ray diffraction of the products. The effects of concentration of CAN, MA, reaction time and temperature on graft copolymerization were studied by determining the grafting percentage and grafting efficiency. Keeping other conditions constant, the optimum grafting conditions were obtained as follows: CMCH = 2 gm, CAN = 0.2 M and MAA = 0.581 mol/L, reaction temperature = 40°C and reaction time = 4.5 hr.     

改性淀粉在低浓度含镉废水处理中的应用实验

对淀粉（St）接枝共聚丙烯酰胺（AM）并与巯基乙酸（MCAA）反应进行了研究,将得到的产物用于低浓度含镉废水处理取得了较好的效果。研究了淀粉与丙烯酰胺配比不同对St-AM接枝率和接枝效率的影响并对巯基化后得到的产物St-AM-MCAA的巯基含量进行了测定。对低浓度（0.4mg/L）含镉废水的处理研究发现：含镉废水在pH=8,添加量为50mg时镉去除率可达89.7%;St-AM-MCAA较St-AM产物能提高Cd2+去除率10%以上。     

Synthesis and characterization of starch‐graft‐polyacrylamide copolymers and their application as filtration control agents in drilling fluid

Some starch‐graft‐polyacrylamide copolymers were prepared by the polymerization of corn starch with acrylamide in aqueous medium using a complex initiation system consisting of ceric ammonium sulphate and ammonium persulphate. The copolymers were applied to water‐based drilling fluid as filtration control agents. Their grafting parameters such as percentage of grafting, grafting efficiency, and solution viscosity (η) were investigated by using elemental analyzer and rotational viscometer. The results showed that increases in initiator concentration and reaction temperature first favored and then impeded the grafting reaction. Grafting of acrylamide onto starch increased with the increase of monomer concentration. It also increased with increasing reaction time up to a certain degree and then leveled off. For the graft copolymers, a higher percentage of grafting and higher η were beneficial in decreasing the filtrate volume of water‐based drilling fluid, even under an operating environments of 147°C and saturated salinity. A possible mechanism is proposed to interpret the improvement of fluid loss properties. J. VINYL ADDIT. TECHNOL., 2012. © 2012 Society of Plastics Engineers     

Graft copolymerization of 4-vinylpyridine and methyl acrylate onto polyethylene film by radiochemical method

Graft copolymerization of 4-vinyl pyridine (4-VP) and methyl acrylate (MA) onto polyethylene (PE) was studied in aqueous medium in air by the mutual irradiation method. The percentage of grafting was determined as a function of the (i) total dose, (ii) monomer concentration, and (iii) amount of water. The effect of different alcohols such as methanol, ethanol, isopropyl alcohol, butanol, and pentanol on the percentage of grafting of 4-VP and MA was studied. The effects of different amines on the percentage of grafting of 4-VP were also studied. The graft copolymers were characterized by IR spectroscopy and thermal analysis and by identifying the isolated polymer from the grafted film. Grafted PE film was tested for permeability behavior and was found to be permeable to a 0.5% aqueous sodium chloride solution. A plausible mechanism is suggested to explain the grafting of 4-VP and MA onto PE film. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 69: 599–610, 1998     

Tributylborane-initiated grafting of methyl methacrylate onto chitin

The grafting of methyl methacrylate (MMA) onto chitin initiated by tributylborane (TBB) was investigated at ordinary temperature. It was found that water was essential to the grafting. No grafting was observed in the usual organic solvents such as n-hexane, tetrahydrofuran, and cyclohexanone. The total conversion and the percentage and efficiency of grafting increased with increasing chitin content. The extent of homopolymer formation also increased with increasing chitin content. The optimum concentrations of TBB and MMA for the grafting were determined. Activation energies were estimated to be about 22.8 and 27.4 kcal/mole for the grafting and homopolymerization, respectively. On the basis of these results the mechanism of the grafting onto chitin was discussed.     

Surface photografting polymerization of vinyl acetate,maleic anhydride,and their charge‐transfer complex. V. Charge‐transfer complex (1)

In previous studies, the photografting polymerization of vinyl acetate (VAC) and maleic anhydride (MAH) was investigated systematically. After that, to increase the grafting rate and efficiency and make the project more practicable, a VAC–MAH binary monomer system was employed for simultaneous photografting onto the surface of low‐density polyethylene film. The effects of several crucial factors, including the composition and total concentration of the monomer solution and different types of photoinitiators and solvents, on the grafting polymerization were investigated in detail. The conversion percentage (CP), grafting efficiency (GE), and grafting percentage were measured by gravimetry. The results showed that the monomer composition played a big part in this binary system; appropriately increasing the content of MAH in the monomer feed was suited for grafting polymerization. The growth of the total monomer concentration, however, made the copolymerization faster and was unfavorable for grafting polymerization. The three photoinitiators—2,2‐dimethoxy‐2‐phenylacetophenone (Irgacure 651), benzoyl peroxide, and benzophenone (BP)—led to only slight differences in CP, but for GE, BP was the most suitable. As for the different solvents—acetone, ethyl acetate, tetrahydrofuran (THF), and chloroform—using those able to donate electrons (acetone and THF) resulted in relatively higher CPs; on the contrary, the use of the other solvents made GE obviously higher, and this should be attributed to the charge‐transfer complex (CTC) that formed in this system. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 95: 903–909, 2005     

Novel jute yarns grafted with methyl methacrylate

This research work involves graft copolymerization of jute fibers with methyl methacrylate (MMA), initiated by cerric ions, and optimization of the grafting parameters as a function of different polymerization conditions. It was considered to produce a hydrophobic jute fiber with enhanced properties. To achieve this, the effects of monomer concentration and grafting percentage on FTIR spectra, mechanical properties, moisture regain, oil‐adsorption capacity, and surface morphology were investigated, and optimum percentage of MMA with reasonable properties was suggested. The results indicated that cerric ions initiated graft copolymerization of MMA onto jute with 30% of weight of monomers at optimum conditions of acid concentration and temperature. The FTIR studies proposed grafting of MMA onto jute at hydroxyl groups. The results showed that mechanical properties and moisture regain (%) of samples decrease with increasing of graft percentage. The most remarkable features of this investigation include reducing oil‐adsorption capacity with increasing of lipophilic monomer percentages after one limitation. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2008     

The grafting of methyl methacrylate onto cotton by tri-n-butylborane

Methyl Methacrylate was grafted onto cotton by tri-n-butylborane in the presence of water. No graft was obtained in organic solvents, i.e., in the absence of water. The percentage of grafting increased with increases in reaction time, cotton amount, and initiator concentration. Pretreatment of cotton with pyridine also enhanced the percentage of grafting. Glycidyl methacrylate and ethyl acrylate were grafted onto cotton by tri-n-butylborane, while no grafting occurred when vinyl acetate and 4-vinyl pyridine were used. Usual radical initiators, such as azobisisobutyronitrile and benzoyl peroxide/dimethyl-p-toluidine, were not effective under the same conditions.     

Grafting of 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl acrylate onto chrome tanned collagen fibers

Grafting of 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl acrylate onto chrome tanned collagen fibers, initiated by the redox system bisulfite/persulfate, has been investigated. Using the method of statistical planning of experiments regression equations have been obtained, describing the effect of monomer concentration and of initiation system constituents concentrations on monomer conversion, degree of grafting of collagen, and on physical properties of resulting composites. The relationship between the content of poly(3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl acrylate) in the composite and the swelling ability, water absorption, and tensile strength of the same is discussed. Moreover, results of morphology investigation of composites, prepared by grafting of various acrylic monomers onto collagen fibers, as obtained by electron microscopy, are presented and discussed.