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Title: Physical properties of agave cellulose graft polymethyl methacrylate

Abstract

The grafting polymerization of methyl methacrylate and Agave cellulose was prepared and their structural analysis and morphology were investigated. The grafting reaction was carried out in an aqueous medium using ceric ammonium nitrate as an initiator. The structural analysis of the graft copolymers was carried out by Fourier transform infrared and X-ray diffraction. The graft copolymers were also characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). An additional peak at 1732 cm{sup −1} which was attributed to the C=O of ester stretching vibration of poly(methyl methacrylate), appeared in the spectrum of grafted Agave cellulose. A slight decrease of crystallinity index upon grafting was found from 0.74 to 0.68 for cellulose and grafted Agave cellulose, respectively. Another evidence of grafting showed in the FESEM observation, where the surface of the grafted cellulose was found to be roughed than the raw one.

Authors:
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  1. Polymer Research Centre (PORCE), School of Chemical Sciences and Food Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi Selangor (Malaysia)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22262644
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
AIP Conference Proceedings
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 1571; Journal Issue: 1; Conference: 2013 UKM FST postgraduate colloquium, Selangor (Malaysia), 3-4 Jul 2013; Other Information: (c) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; AMMONIUM NITRATES; CELLULOSE; COPOLYMERS; FIELD EMISSION; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; GRAFTS; METHACRYLIC ACID ESTERS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTRA; SURFACES; X-RAY DIFFRACTION

Citation Formats

Rosli, Noor Afizah, Ahmad, Ishak, Abdullah, Ibrahim, and Anuar, Farah Hannan. Physical properties of agave cellulose graft polymethyl methacrylate. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4858741.
Rosli, Noor Afizah, Ahmad, Ishak, Abdullah, Ibrahim, & Anuar, Farah Hannan. Physical properties of agave cellulose graft polymethyl methacrylate. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4858741
Rosli, Noor Afizah, Ahmad, Ishak, Abdullah, Ibrahim, and Anuar, Farah Hannan. 2013. "Physical properties of agave cellulose graft polymethyl methacrylate". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4858741.
@article{osti_22262644,
title = {Physical properties of agave cellulose graft polymethyl methacrylate},
author = {Rosli, Noor Afizah and Ahmad, Ishak and Abdullah, Ibrahim and Anuar, Farah Hannan},
abstractNote = {The grafting polymerization of methyl methacrylate and Agave cellulose was prepared and their structural analysis and morphology were investigated. The grafting reaction was carried out in an aqueous medium using ceric ammonium nitrate as an initiator. The structural analysis of the graft copolymers was carried out by Fourier transform infrared and X-ray diffraction. The graft copolymers were also characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). An additional peak at 1732 cm{sup −1} which was attributed to the C=O of ester stretching vibration of poly(methyl methacrylate), appeared in the spectrum of grafted Agave cellulose. A slight decrease of crystallinity index upon grafting was found from 0.74 to 0.68 for cellulose and grafted Agave cellulose, respectively. Another evidence of grafting showed in the FESEM observation, where the surface of the grafted cellulose was found to be roughed than the raw one.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4858741},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22262644}, journal = {AIP Conference Proceedings},
issn = {0094-243X},
number = 1,
volume = 1571,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Nov 27 00:00:00 EST 2013},
month = {Wed Nov 27 00:00:00 EST 2013}
}