Effect of reaction conditions on electron induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto poly(ethylene-co-tetrafluoroethylene) films : kinetics study

Graft copolymerization of styrene onto electron preirradiated poly(ethylene-co-tetrafluoroethylene) (ETFE) films was investigated. Effects of reaction conditions: monomer concentration, irradiation dose, temperature, film thickness and storage time on the grafting yield (Y%) were studied. The initia...

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Main Authors: Rohani, Rosiah, Nasef, Mohamed Mahmoud, Saidi, Hamdani, Mohd. Dahlan, Khairul Zaman
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2007.01.011
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Nasef, Mohamed Mahmoud
Saidi, Hamdani
Mohd. Dahlan, Khairul Zaman
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Nasef, Mohamed Mahmoud
Saidi, Hamdani
Mohd. Dahlan, Khairul Zaman
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description Graft copolymerization of styrene onto electron preirradiated poly(ethylene-co-tetrafluoroethylene) (ETFE) films was investigated. Effects of reaction conditions: monomer concentration, irradiation dose, temperature, film thickness and storage time on the grafting yield (Y%) were studied. The initial rate of grafting was found to be heavily dependent on the monomer concentration and the irradiation dose and can be represented by the following equation: dGo/dt = k[Mo]2.0[D]0.75. The overall activation energies for graft copolymerization were calculated to be 36.9 and 12.5 kJ/mol below and above 50 °C, respectively. The initial rate of grafting was found to decrease with the increase in the film thickness. The trapped radicals in the irradiated ETFE films were found to be highly effective in initiating grafting reaction up to 240 days when stored under -60 °C. Graft copolymerization in the present study essentially depends on the ability of the monomers to diffuse through the base film and the amount of the trapped radicals.
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spelling my.utm.eprints-68452008-11-17T08:10:35Z http://eprints.utm.my/6845/ Effect of reaction conditions on electron induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto poly(ethylene-co-tetrafluoroethylene) films : kinetics study Rohani, Rosiah Nasef, Mohamed Mahmoud Saidi, Hamdani Mohd. Dahlan, Khairul Zaman TP Chemical technology Graft copolymerization of styrene onto electron preirradiated poly(ethylene-co-tetrafluoroethylene) (ETFE) films was investigated. Effects of reaction conditions: monomer concentration, irradiation dose, temperature, film thickness and storage time on the grafting yield (Y%) were studied. The initial rate of grafting was found to be heavily dependent on the monomer concentration and the irradiation dose and can be represented by the following equation: dGo/dt = k[Mo]2.0[D]0.75. The overall activation energies for graft copolymerization were calculated to be 36.9 and 12.5 kJ/mol below and above 50 °C, respectively. The initial rate of grafting was found to decrease with the increase in the film thickness. The trapped radicals in the irradiated ETFE films were found to be highly effective in initiating grafting reaction up to 240 days when stored under -60 °C. Graft copolymerization in the present study essentially depends on the ability of the monomers to diffuse through the base film and the amount of the trapped radicals. Elsevier Science B.V. 2007-08-01 Article PeerReviewed Rohani, Rosiah and Nasef, Mohamed Mahmoud and Saidi, Hamdani and Mohd. Dahlan, Khairul Zaman (2007) Effect of reaction conditions on electron induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto poly(ethylene-co-tetrafluoroethylene) films : kinetics study. Chemical Engineering Journal, 132 (1-3). pp. 27-35. ISSN 1385-8947 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2007.01.011 10.1016/j.cej.2007.01.011
spellingShingle TP Chemical technology
Rohani, Rosiah
Nasef, Mohamed Mahmoud
Saidi, Hamdani
Mohd. Dahlan, Khairul Zaman
Effect of reaction conditions on electron induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto poly(ethylene-co-tetrafluoroethylene) films : kinetics study
title Effect of reaction conditions on electron induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto poly(ethylene-co-tetrafluoroethylene) films : kinetics study
title_full Effect of reaction conditions on electron induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto poly(ethylene-co-tetrafluoroethylene) films : kinetics study
title_fullStr Effect of reaction conditions on electron induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto poly(ethylene-co-tetrafluoroethylene) films : kinetics study
title_full_unstemmed Effect of reaction conditions on electron induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto poly(ethylene-co-tetrafluoroethylene) films : kinetics study
title_short Effect of reaction conditions on electron induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto poly(ethylene-co-tetrafluoroethylene) films : kinetics study
title_sort effect of reaction conditions on electron induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto poly(ethylene-co-tetrafluoroethylene) films : kinetics study
topic TP Chemical technology
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2007.01.011
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