ISSN:
0021-8995
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
In the γ-irradiation in vacuo of nylon 6 film in the presence of aqueous acrylic acid and different concentrations of cupric chloride, the following relationships have been obtained: RH ∝ [CuCl2]-1.0 and RG ∝ [CuCl2]-0.3 Here [CuCl2] is the concentration of cupric chloride in the bulk solution, and RH and RG denote the initial rates of homopolymerization and grafting, respectively. The values of -1.0 and -0.3 for the exponents indicate that the cupric ion is a less effective chain terminator in the film on account of its lower concentration there. Analyses of films grafted in different media demonstrate the copper content of a film to be independent of both the concentration of monomer in the solution and the degree of swelling. The copper content is primarily a function of the total poly(acrylic acid) present, i.e., (grafted species plus occluded homopolymer). Thus, at high doses, where the total poly(acrylic acid) associated with a film is significant, the grafting curves exhibit a falling off, and complex formation between cupric ion and a growing chain is considered a likely contributory factor.
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1972.070160411
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