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Graft copolymerization of a series of alkyl acrylates and alkyl methacrylates onto polyethylene

J. Zurakowska-Országh, K. Soerjosoeharto, W. Busz, and J. Oldziejewski

Department of Chemical Technology, University of Warsaw, 02-093 Warsaw

Abstract:  Graft copolymerization of a series of alkyl acrylates and alkyl methacrylates onto polyethylene of Polish production was investigated, using benzoyl peroxide as initiator as well as the preirradiation technique, namely ionizing radiation from a ⁶⁰Co γ-source. The effect of α-carbon methyl substituent of methacrylates as well as the influence of the length of alkyl chains in the esters groups of both series of monomers onto the grafting process was observed. Both the ungrafted and some of the grafted polyethylene film obtained were studied by infrared spectrophotometry.

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Chemical Papers 31 (1) 66–73 (1977)