Abstract
The role of the polymer interfacial area on free radical grafting of acrylic acid (AA) onto poly(vinylidenefluoride) (PVDF)
was studied at 65
C using supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO
2
) as a solvent and swelling agent, benzoylperoxide (BPO) as chemical
initiator and PVDF nanoparticles as polymer matrix. Under adopted conditions PVDF particles do not melt neither dissolve in the
reaction medium and FTIR analyses performed on carefully washed nanoparticles confirmed the achievement of high grafting levels.
The mass fraction of grafted AA increased with the grafting time and the BPO concentration while it decreased when the density of
the fluid phase was enhanced. Collected results suggest that the grafting level obtained by free radical grafting of vinyl monomers
onto solid polymer in scCO
2
can be significantly enhanced by increasing the interfacial area of the matrix.
| Lingua originale | English |
|---|---|
| pagine (da-a) | - |
| Numero di pagine | 9 |
| Rivista | JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE |
| Volume | 132 |
| Stato di pubblicazione | Published - 2015 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- ???subjectarea.asjc.1600???
- ???subjectarea.asjc.2500.2505???
- ???subjectarea.asjc.2500.2507???
- ???subjectarea.asjc.2500.2508???