Surface Treatment of Cellulose Fibers with Methylmethacrylate for Enhanced Properties of in situ Polymerized PMMA/Cellulose Composites

Moloy Banerjee, Sunanda Sain, Anirudhha Mukhopadhyay, Suparna Sengupta, Tanusree Kar, Dipa Ray*

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Cellulose micro/nanofibers (CNF), prepared from jute fibers were surface treated with methyl methacrylate (MMA) for better dispersion into poly methyl methacrylate (PMMA) matrix. PMMA/cellulose composites were prepared by in situ suspension polymerization technique. The surface treatment of CNF was confirmed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analysis. MMA-treated cellulose micro/nanofibers (MCNF) demonstrated improved affinity and dispersion in MMA monomer as well as in the PMMA/cellulose composites. Thermal properties of the cellulose composites were analyzed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The glass transition temperature (T-g) of PMMA increased by nearly 19 degrees C in the in situ cellulose composites compared to that of unreinforced PMMA as indicated by DSC. TGA showed increased thermal stability of the cellulose composites. Enhanced tensile properties as well as significantly lower moisture uptake were observed in the in situ prepared PMMA/cellulose composites. (C) 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Original languageEnglish
Article number39808
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Applied Polymer Science
Volume131
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Jan 2014

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • fibers
  • thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)
  • mechanical properties
  • EMULSION POLYMERIZATION
  • THERMAL-DEGRADATION
  • NANOCOMPOSITES
  • NANOCRYSTALS

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