Graft copolymerization of methyl methacrylate onto rice husk

Graft copolymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) onto Rice Husk (RH) was synthesized with a fiber length less than 45 μm. The graft copolymerization was carried out under a nitrogen atmosphere by a free radical initiation in aqueous medium. Hydrogen peroxide and ferrous ions were used as a redox...

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Main Author: Kamarul Izhan, Soh
Format: Undergraduates Project Papers
Language:English
Published: 2010
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spelling ump-31372015-03-03T07:59:37Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3137/ Graft copolymerization of methyl methacrylate onto rice husk Kamarul Izhan, Soh TP Chemical technology Graft copolymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) onto Rice Husk (RH) was synthesized with a fiber length less than 45 μm. The graft copolymerization was carried out under a nitrogen atmosphere by a free radical initiation in aqueous medium. Hydrogen peroxide and ferrous ions were used as a redox initiator/cocatalyst system. The PMMA homopolymer that formed during the reaction was removed from the grafted copolymers by soak with acetone for 24hr. The percentage of grafting was found to be dependent on the amount of monomer; temperature and amount of hydrogen peroxide were investigated. The optimum conditions for amount of monomer, reaction temperature and amount of hydrogen peroxide were 46.94mmol, 50oC and 5.88mmol, respectively. The highest percentages of grafting and grafting efficiency were 10.8% and 77%, respectively, under optimum condition. After removal of homopolymer, the graft copolymerization (grafted fiber) was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy. The presence peak around 1666 cm-1 in the FTIR of the graft RH provides strong evidence of present MMA in the RH fibers. SEM reveals that the surface of the original RH fiber become rough and contained grooves and the surface of the fiber was homogenously covered by PMMA after graft copolymerization. 2010-12 Undergraduates Project Papers NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3137/1/CD5695_KAMARUL_IZHAN.pdf Kamarul Izhan, Soh (2010) Graft copolymerization of methyl methacrylate onto rice husk. Faculty of Chemical & Natural Resources Engineering , Universiti Malaysia Pahang .
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Graft copolymerization of methyl methacrylate onto rice husk
description Graft copolymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) onto Rice Husk (RH) was synthesized with a fiber length less than 45 μm. The graft copolymerization was carried out under a nitrogen atmosphere by a free radical initiation in aqueous medium. Hydrogen peroxide and ferrous ions were used as a redox initiator/cocatalyst system. The PMMA homopolymer that formed during the reaction was removed from the grafted copolymers by soak with acetone for 24hr. The percentage of grafting was found to be dependent on the amount of monomer; temperature and amount of hydrogen peroxide were investigated. The optimum conditions for amount of monomer, reaction temperature and amount of hydrogen peroxide were 46.94mmol, 50oC and 5.88mmol, respectively. The highest percentages of grafting and grafting efficiency were 10.8% and 77%, respectively, under optimum condition. After removal of homopolymer, the graft copolymerization (grafted fiber) was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy. The presence peak around 1666 cm-1 in the FTIR of the graft RH provides strong evidence of present MMA in the RH fibers. SEM reveals that the surface of the original RH fiber become rough and contained grooves and the surface of the fiber was homogenously covered by PMMA after graft copolymerization.
format Undergraduates Project Papers
author Kamarul Izhan, Soh
author_facet Kamarul Izhan, Soh
author_sort Kamarul Izhan, Soh
title Graft copolymerization of methyl methacrylate onto rice husk
title_short Graft copolymerization of methyl methacrylate onto rice husk
title_full Graft copolymerization of methyl methacrylate onto rice husk
title_fullStr Graft copolymerization of methyl methacrylate onto rice husk
title_full_unstemmed Graft copolymerization of methyl methacrylate onto rice husk
title_sort graft copolymerization of methyl methacrylate onto rice husk
publishDate 2010
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3137/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3137/1/CD5695_KAMARUL_IZHAN.pdf
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