Abstract
In view of recent technological significance of green cellulosic polymers in environmentally friendly materials, the present study is an attempt to synthesize Saccaharum cilliare-graft-poly (ethyl acrylate) (Saccaharum cilliare-g-PEA) copolymers via pressure-induced free-radical polymerization. The effect of pressure, time, ratio of monomer, solvent, and initiator concentrations were determined to get the premier percentage of grafting. It has been observed from this study that the physicochemical and thermal properties of the grafted cellulosic polymers have increased to a considerable extent and can be a potential material for a number of applications.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 17-22 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 20 Sept 2013 |
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| Publication status | Print publication - 4 Jan 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Ethyl acrylate
- graft copolymerization
- green polymers
- morphological and physicochemical properties
- Saccaharum cilliare fibers
- thermal