ISSN:
0021-8995
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
The graft copolymerization reaction of methyl vinyl ketone from several solvents with fibrous cotton cellulose, preirradiated to a dosage of 5.2 × 1019 eV/g with γ-radiation from 60Co, was investigated. Solvents included water, methanol, N,N-dimethyl formamide, and several combinations of these solvents. From water a maximum yield of copolymer product was obtained after 2 hr at 25°C. The addition of methanol to aqueous solutions of methyl vinyl ketone, in all concentrations, inhibited the graft copolymerization reaction. The addition of a small amount of N,N-dimethylformamide to aqueous solutions of the monomer increased the rate of the copolymerization reaction; however, the addition of large amounts of N,N-dimethylformamide to these solutions also inhibited the reaction. From solutions of methanol or N,N-dimethylformamide and monomer, little or no copolymerization of monomer with irradiated cellulose occurred. The copolymer products exhibited a strong infrared absorption band at 5.85 μ which is characteristic of the —C=O group of the grafted poly(methyl vinyl ketone). Fibrous copolymer yarns exhibited increased yarn number and decreased breaking strength and average stiffness, as compared with unmodified cotton yarns.
Additional Material:
3 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1972.070160803
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