Abstract:
The poly(BMA)graftedcellulose copolymer was synthesized with the aim of producing cellulose based oil absorption resins from butyl methacrylate modified cotton pulp(cellulose) by suspension graft copolymerization using glycolpropane diacrylate as crosslinker. The structure of the graft copolymer was characterized by means of FT-IR, XRD, SEM, TG, DSC, etc. The effects of reaction conditions, such as kinds and amounts of initiator, weight ratio of monomer and crosslinker , reaction temperature, reaction time etc,on the graft copolymerization and oil pickup ability of the poly(BMA)graftedcellulose copolymer were examined.The optimized reaction conditions for the synthesis of celluloseBMA graft copolymer were : m(Cotton pulp)∶m(K2S2O8 initiator)∶m (Butyl methacrylate graft monomer)∶m(Glycolpropane diacrylate crosslinker)= 1∶0.025∶1.5∶0.005,75 ℃,and 6 h. Under the above conditions, the graft yield reached 36.2%, homopolymer content was 5.8%, and oil pickup abilities were choiced.