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Influence of Reaction Volume on the Properties of Natural Rubber-g-Methyl Methacrylate

Ekwipoo Kalkornsurapranee, Kannika Sahakaro, Azizon Kaesaman, and Charoen Nakason*

Center of Excellence in Natural Rubber Technology, Department of Rubber Technology and Polymer Science, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani 94000, Thailand

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: ncharoen{at}bunga.pn.psu.ac.th.


  Abstract

Graft copolymer of natural rubber and poly(methyl methacrylate) was prepared using CHP/TEPA redox initiators at 50°C and a reaction time of 3 h. Various reaction volumes (i.e., 0.5, 100, and 200 L) were used to prepare the graft copolymer which was then characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer and proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectrophotometer (1H-NMR) techniques. It was found that conversion of monomer to polymer and grafting efficiency slightly decreased with increasing reaction volumes. Quantity of grafted poly(methyl methacrylate) was calculated based on the integrated peak areas of the 1H-NMR spectra and quantitative analysis by extraction method. It was found that both techniques gave similar level of the grafted poly(methyl methacrylate) onto the natural rubber backbone. Furthermore, Mooney viscosities, glass transition temperature (Tg) and degradation temperature (Td) of the natural rubber and poly(methyl methacrylate) were slightly decreased with increasing the reaction volumes.

First published on September 1, 2009
Journal of Elastomers and Plastics 2009, doi:10.1177/0095244309345410
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