TITLE:
Radiation Induced Grafting of Viscose Rayon Fabrics with Some Acrylic Acid Derivatives and Styrene
AUTHORS:
Mahmoud Barakat Foad Ahmed Barakat, Kariman Mohame El-Salmawy, Abdel-Hamid Hussein Zahran
KEYWORDS:
Radiation Graft Copolymerization, Viscose Rayon, Gamma Irradiation, Monomers, Styrene, Acrylic Acid Derivatives
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Polymer Chemistry,
Vol.7 No.1,
February
28,
2017
ABSTRACT: Radiation induced grafting of viscose rayon fabrics, consisting mainly of cellulose fibers, with some acrylic acid derivatives, namely methyl acrylate, acrylamide and acrylonitrile, and also styrene, has been studied. The resultant graft yields have been determined as a function of the applied different experimental parameters. The impact of the graft yields on the physicochemical properties of viscose rayon fabrics such as swelling, moisture absorption, tensile strength, elongation at break, crease recovery angle and also dyeing ability of the grafted fabrics, has been also studied.