Graft copolymerization of methyl methacrylate onto Bombyx mori initiated by semiconductor-based photocatalyst

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 97, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 1529-1535

  Ojah, Raju ^a   Dolui, S K ^a  

^a TEZPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Graft copolymerization; Methyl methacrylate; PMMA; Semiconductor

Indexed keywords

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GRAFT COPOLYMERS; NATURAL FIBERS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POLYMERIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES;

GRAFT COPOLYMERIZATION; GRAFTED FIBER; TRIETHYLAMINE;

ACRYLICS;

ETHYLENE GLYCOL; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); TRIETHYLAMINE; WATER;

ACRYLICS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GRAFT COPOLYMERS; NATURAL FIBERS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POLYMERIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES;

CALORIMETRY; CATALYSIS; ETHYLENE; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; MOTH; POLYMERIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR; SILK; SILKWORM; TEXTILE;

ANIMALS; BOMBYX; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; LIGHT; MATERIALS TESTING; METHYLMETHACRYLATE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLYMERS; RADIATION DOSAGE; SEMICONDUCTORS; SILK; SULFIDES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEXTILES;

GRAFT COPOLYMERS; METHYL METHACRYLATE; NATURAL FIBERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES;

BOMBYX MORI;

EID: 33646778174     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2005.06.009     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Ahmad S.R., Khan F., and Kronfli E. γ-Radiation-induced emulsion graft copolymerization of MMA onto jute fibre. Adv. Polym. Tecchnol. 21 2 (2002) 132-140
2. Ajayaghosh A., and Francis R. Minimization of homopolymer formation and control of dispersity in free radical induced graft polymerization using xanthate derived macro-photoinitiators. Macromolecules 33 (2000) 4699-4704
3. Asakura T., and Kaplan D.L. Encyclopedia of Agricultural Science vol. 4 (1994), Academic Press, New York pp. 1-11
4. In: Brandrup J., and Immergut E.H. (Eds). Polymer Handbook (1989), John Wiley and Sons, New York
5. Dolui S.K., and Ojah R. Photopolymerization of methyl methacrylate using dye-sensitized semiconductor based photocatalyst. J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem. 172 2 (2005) 121-125
6. Fernandez M.J., Casinos I., and Guzman G.M. Effect of the way of addition of the reactants in the graft copolymerization of vinyl-acetate methyl acrylate mixture onto cellulose. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. A 28 (1990) 2275-2292
7. Gangopadhyaya R., and Ghosh P. Uncatalysed photografting of poly(methyl methacrylate) from photofunctionalised sisal fibre. Euro. Polym. J. 36 (2000) 1597-1606
8. Ghosh P., and Ganguly P.K. Graft copolymerization of nitrile monomer onto sulfonated jute. Polymer 35 2 (1994) 383-390
9. Grätzel M., Pelizzetti E., and Kalyanasundaram K. Interfacial electron transfer in colloidal metal and semiconductor dispersions and photodecomposition of water. Coord. Chem. Rev. 69 (1986) 57-125
10. Henglein A. Small-particle research: physicochemical properties of extremely small colloidal metal and semiconductor particles. Chem. Rev. 89 8 (1989) 1861-1873
11. Hoffman A.J., Mills G., Yee H., and Hoffmann M.R. Q-sized CdS: synthesis, characterization, and efficiency of photoinitiation of polymerization of several vinylic monomer. J. Phys. Chem. 96 (1992) 5546-5552
12. Janin J., Zhou C.Z., Confalonieri F., Jacquet M., Perasso R., and Li Z.G. Silk fibroin: structural implications of a remarkable amino acid sequence. Proteins 44 (2001) 119-122
13. Kamat P.V. Photochemistry on nonreactive and reactive (semiconductor) surfaces. Chem. Rev. 93 1 (1993) 267-300
14. Khan F. Photoinduced graft-copolymer synthesis and characterization of methacrylic acid onto natural biodegradable lignocellulose fibre. Biomacromolecules 5 (2004) 1078-1088
15. Kraeutler B.A., and Bard A.J. Heterogeneous photocatalytic synthesis of methane from acetic acid-new Kolbe reaction pathway. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 100 (1978) 2239-2240
16. Lewis N.A., and Rosenbluth M.L. In: Serpone N., and Pelizzetti E. (Eds). Photocatalysis-Fundamentals and Application (1989), John Wiley & Sons, New York 45-98
17. Li Y., Cheryl J.K., Joyce-Pruden C., and Pross J.K. Photoinduced reduction of aldehydes on titanium dioxide. J. Org. Chem. 57 19 (1992) 5087-5091
18. Mills A., and Hunte S.L. An overview of semiconductor photocatalysis. J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem. 108 (1997) 1-35
19. Mishra S., Nayak P.L., and Sahu G. Grafting of vinyl monomers onto silk fibres. Part XV. Graft copolymerization of methyl methacrylate onto silk using Thallium(III) as initiator. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 27 (1982) 1903-1911
20. In: Ramamurthy V., and Schanze K.S. (Eds). Organic Photochemistry vol. 1 (1997), Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York 295-323
21. Saccubai S., and Subhan J. Graft copolymerization of methyl methacrylate onto wool by use of ferrous ion-peroxodiphosphate. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 27 7 (1982) 2427-2433
22. Saikia C.N., and Das A. Graft copolymerization of methyl methacrylate of onto non-mulberry silk-Antheraea assama using potassium permanganate-oxalic acid redox system. Bio. Technol. 74 (2000) 213-216
23. Stannett V. ACS Symposium Series vol. 187 (1982), ACS, Washington, DC pp. 3-20
24. Vitta, S.B., 1984. Ion exchange and water sorbent materials produced by graft copolymerization to cellulose. Ph.D. Thesis, North Carolina State University, USA.
25. Weisbuch C., and Vinter B. Quantum Semiconductor Structure (1991), Academic Press, Inc., New York
26. 2 surfaces: principles, mechanisms, and selected results. Chem. Rev. 95 3 (1995) 735-758