Chemical Modification of Carboxymethyl Cellulose via Graft Copolymerization and Determination of the Grafting Parameters

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Chemical Modification of Carboxymethyl Cellulose via Graft Copolymerization and Determination of the Grafting Parameters

Mohammad Sadeghi¹, Fatemeh Soleimani¹ and Mojgan Yarahmadi²

¹Department of Chemistry, Science Faculty, Islamic Azad University, Arak Branch, Arak (Iran).

²Deaprtment of Enghlish, Faculty of Humanities, Ialamic Azad University, Arak Branch, Arak (Iran).

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ABSTRACT:

The graft copolymerization of acrylamide(AAm) onto Carboxymethyl cellulose in aqueous medium was investigated, using Ceric Ammonium Nitrate (CAN). The graft copolymer was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectra. The effects of reaction variables, such as concentration of the initiator, monomer and CMC were investigated, and the grafting conditions were optimized.

KEYWORDS:

CMC; Acrylamide; Graft copolymerization; Ceric Ammonium Nitrate