Cation exchange membranes by radiation-induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto PFA copolymer films. I. preparation and characterization of the graft copolymer

PFA-g-polystyrene graft copolymers were prepared by simultaneous radiation- induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-perfluorovinyl ether) (PFA) films. The effects of grafting conditions such as monomer concentration, dose, and dose rate were investigated. Three sol...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Mahmoud, Nasef, Saidi, Hamdani, Mohd. Nor, Hussin, M. Dahlan, Khairul Zaman, Kamaruddin, Hashim
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author Mohamed Mahmoud, Nasef
Saidi, Hamdani
Mohd. Nor, Hussin
M. Dahlan, Khairul Zaman
Kamaruddin, Hashim
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Saidi, Hamdani
Mohd. Nor, Hussin
M. Dahlan, Khairul Zaman
Kamaruddin, Hashim
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description PFA-g-polystyrene graft copolymers were prepared by simultaneous radiation- induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-perfluorovinyl ether) (PFA) films. The effects of grafting conditions such as monomer concentration, dose, and dose rate were investigated. Three solvents, i.e., methanol, benzene, and dichloromethane, were used as diluents in this grafting system. Of the three solvents employed, dichloromethane was found to greatly enhance the grafting process, and the degree of grafting increased with the increase of monomer concentration until it reached its highest value at a styrene concentration of 60 (vol %). The dependence of the initial rate of grafting on the monomer concentration was found to be of the order of 1.2. The degree of grafting was found to increase with the increase in irradiation dose, while it considerably decreased with the increase in dose rate. The formation of graft copolymers was confirmed by FTIR analysis. The structural investigation by X-ray diffraction (XRD) shows that the degree of crystallinity content of such graft copolymers decreases with the increase in grafting, and consequently, the mechanical properties of the graft copolymers were influenced to some extent. Both tensile strength and elongation percent decreased with the increase in the degree of grafting.
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spelling utm-36902017-10-24T04:42:17Z http://eprints.utm.my/3690/ Cation exchange membranes by radiation-induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto PFA copolymer films. I. preparation and characterization of the graft copolymer Mohamed Mahmoud, Nasef Saidi, Hamdani Mohd. Nor, Hussin M. Dahlan, Khairul Zaman Kamaruddin, Hashim TP Chemical technology PFA-g-polystyrene graft copolymers were prepared by simultaneous radiation- induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-perfluorovinyl ether) (PFA) films. The effects of grafting conditions such as monomer concentration, dose, and dose rate were investigated. Three solvents, i.e., methanol, benzene, and dichloromethane, were used as diluents in this grafting system. Of the three solvents employed, dichloromethane was found to greatly enhance the grafting process, and the degree of grafting increased with the increase of monomer concentration until it reached its highest value at a styrene concentration of 60 (vol %). The dependence of the initial rate of grafting on the monomer concentration was found to be of the order of 1.2. The degree of grafting was found to increase with the increase in irradiation dose, while it considerably decreased with the increase in dose rate. The formation of graft copolymers was confirmed by FTIR analysis. The structural investigation by X-ray diffraction (XRD) shows that the degree of crystallinity content of such graft copolymers decreases with the increase in grafting, and consequently, the mechanical properties of the graft copolymers were influenced to some extent. Both tensile strength and elongation percent decreased with the increase in the degree of grafting. John Wiley & Sons 1999 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/3690/1/Nasef1999_CationExchangeMembraneRadiation-InducedGraft.pdf Mohamed Mahmoud, Nasef and Saidi, Hamdani and Mohd. Nor, Hussin and M. Dahlan, Khairul Zaman and Kamaruddin, Hashim (1999) Cation exchange membranes by radiation-induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto PFA copolymer films. I. preparation and characterization of the graft copolymer. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 73 . pp. 2095-2102.
spellingShingle TP Chemical technology
Mohamed Mahmoud, Nasef
Saidi, Hamdani
Mohd. Nor, Hussin
M. Dahlan, Khairul Zaman
Kamaruddin, Hashim
Cation exchange membranes by radiation-induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto PFA copolymer films. I. preparation and characterization of the graft copolymer
title Cation exchange membranes by radiation-induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto PFA copolymer films. I. preparation and characterization of the graft copolymer
title_full Cation exchange membranes by radiation-induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto PFA copolymer films. I. preparation and characterization of the graft copolymer
title_fullStr Cation exchange membranes by radiation-induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto PFA copolymer films. I. preparation and characterization of the graft copolymer
title_full_unstemmed Cation exchange membranes by radiation-induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto PFA copolymer films. I. preparation and characterization of the graft copolymer
title_short Cation exchange membranes by radiation-induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto PFA copolymer films. I. preparation and characterization of the graft copolymer
title_sort cation exchange membranes by radiation-induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto pfa copolymer films. i. preparation and characterization of the graft copolymer
topic TP Chemical technology
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http://eprints.utm.my/3690/1/Nasef1999_CationExchangeMembraneRadiation-InducedGraft.pdf