Abstract

HOMOGENEOUS MODIFICATION OF SUGARCANE BAGASSE TO CELLULOSE AND GRAFTED WITH 2-HYDROXYETHYLACRYLATE USING CERIC AMMONIUM NITRATE AS AN INITIATOR

Kokila P., Subhashini M. and Aswini G.*

Abstract

This work deals with an approach of synthesizing cellulose-graft- 2- hydroxyethylacrylate copolymer using ceric ammonium nitrate as an initiator. Initially the cellulose fiber was extracted from sugarcane bagasse by utilizing steam explosion method. The 2-hydroethylacrylate monomer was then grafted onto cellulose backbone in a homogeneous solution using water as solvent. The structure of extracted cellulose and graft copolymer was characterized by FTIR spectra, XRD and TGA analysis and in addition the effects of various reaction conditions such as monomer concentration on the percentage of conversion (PC %), graft and graft efficiency (GE %) were studied and the results were investigated.

Keywords: Cellulose fiber, 2-hydroethylacrylate, CAN and NaOH.