Proceedings of the Polymer Society of Korea Conference (한국고분자학회:학술대회논문집)

The Polymer Society of Korea (한국고분자학회)
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MODIFICATION OF OIL PALM EMPTY FRUIT BUNCH FIBER BY GRAFT COPOLYMERIZATION

  • Wan Yunus Wan Md Zin (Department of Chemistrsy, Science Faculty, Universiti Putra Malaysia) ;
  • Ibrahim NorAzowa (Department of Chemistrsy, Science Faculty, Universiti Putra Malaysia) ;
  • Rahman Mohd Zaki Ab. (Department of Chemistrsy, Science Faculty, Universiti Putra Malaysia) ;
  • Ahmad Mansor B. (Department of Chemistrsy, Science Faculty, Universiti Putra Malaysia) ;
  • M. Dahlan Khairul Zaman (Malaysian Institute for Nuclear Technology Research (MINT))
  • Published : 2006.10.13
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Abstract

The graft copolymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA), butyl acrylate (BA) and acrylamide (AAm) onto oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) fiber were successfully carried out in aqueous solution using $H_{2}O_{2}/Fe^{2+}$ as initiator. For all monomers the percentage of grafting increases with the amount of monomer and can be controlled by setting the appropriate reaction conditions. The optimum reaction period were found to be 120 minutes for all monomers whereas the optimum temperature and the amount of initiator needed for grafting depend on the type of the monomer used. The mechanisms of grafting vinyl monomer onto OPEFB were proposed. The grafted products were characterized by gravimetric analysis, FTIR and SEM.

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