Atanu K. Tripathy

Potassium Bromate-Thiourea Redox Initiated Grafting of Methyl Methacrylate onto Polyethylene Terephthalate

Abstract Some kinetic features of the grafting of methyl methacrylate onto polyethylene terephthalate initiated by the potassium bromate-thiourea redox system have been investigated in aqueous solution. The effects of potassium bromate, thiourea, monomer, acid, and temperature upon percentage grafting have been determined. The activation energy of the reaction has been computed from an Arrhenius plot. Grafting experiments have been carried out in the presence of such conventional chain-transfer agents as CC14 and CHC13. The effect of CuSO4 upon grafting is also studied. The reaction mechanism involved during grafting is pictured.

Grafting Vinyl Monomers onto Poly(ethylene Terephthalate) (PET). IV. Graft Copolymerization of Methyl Methacrylate onto PET Fibers Using Acetyl Acetonate Complexes of Mn(III), Co(III), and Fe(III)

Abstract The graft copolymerization of methyl methacrylate onto poly-(ethylene terephthalate) using metal complexes of Mn3+, Co3+, and Fe3+ as initiators was studied. The rate of polymerization, Rp, increased with increasing complex concentrations. The rate of polymerization was also studied by varying monomer concentrations. Increasing monomer concentrations, the rate of polymerization increases significantly. The graft yield increases with increasing temperature within the range 60–75°C. The graft yield is medium dependent. A suitable kinetic scheme has been pictured and rate equations have been derived.