Methyl methacrylate grafting ethyl cellulose

Grafting of methyl methacrylate and ethyl acrylate onto cellulose chains of textiles with oxidised sites has been carried out. All samples have been characterised with C solid-state NMR spectroscopy. ... 

Much effort has been devoted over the last few years to preparing branched cellulose or cellulose derivatives, by combining the cellulose backbone with a synthetic polymer which confers desirable properties. The length of these branches or grafts varies considerably, depending on the copolymerization conditions. The most widely used monomers are acrylic and vinyl monomers, with the following order of reactivity [16] ethyl acrylate > methyl methacrylate > acrylonitrile > acrylamide > styrene. 

Okieimen, F.E., Ogbeifun, D.E., (1996), Graft copolymerization of modified cellulose grafting of methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate and ethyl methacrylate on carboxymethyl cellulose. Eurofean Polymer Journal, Vol. 32, No. 3, (March 1996), pp 311-315, ISSN 0014-3057. 

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