Volume 124, Issue 6 pp. 4945-4952

UV-radiation induced graft copolymerization of methyl methacrylate onto sodium salt of partially carboxymethylated psyllium

Amit Dholakia

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Amit Dholakia

Department of Chemistry, Shri A. N. Patel P. G. Institute, Anand, Gujarat, India

Department of Chemistry, Shri A. N. Patel P. G. Institute, Anand, Gujarat, India===Search for more papers by this author
Jayesh Jivani

Jayesh Jivani

Department of Chemistry, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat 388120, India

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Jignesh Trivedi

Jignesh Trivedi

Department of Chemistry, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat 388120, India

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Kirit Patel

Kirit Patel

Department of Chemistry, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat 388120, India

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Harikrishna Trivedi

Harikrishna Trivedi

Department of Chemistry, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat 388120, India

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First published: 11 December 2011
Citations: 7

Abstract

UV-radiation induced grafting of methyl methacrylate onto sodium salt of partially carboxymethylated psyllium has been carried out using ceric ammonium nitrate as a photoinitiator in an aqueous medium. The reaction variables including concentrations of initiator, nitric acid, monomer, and amount of the backbone as well as time and temperature have been varied for establishing the optimized reaction conditions for grafting. The influence of these reaction conditions on the grafting yields has been discussed. The overall activation energy of grafting has been calculated. The infrared spectroscopic, thermogravimetric analysis, and scanning electron microscopic techniques have been used for the characterization of graft copolymers. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2011

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