silicon and ferric-chloride

To develop the polymeric adsorbent that possess anionic exchangeable function, PP-g-AA-Am fibers were prepared by photoinduced grafting of acrylic acid (AA) onto polypropylene (PP) nonwoven fibers and subsequent conversion of carboxyl group in grafted AA to an amine (Am) group by reaction with diethylene triamine (DETA). The amination of grafted AA increased with increase in the degree of grafting, the reaction time and temperature of the chemical modification process. Catalytic effect of metal chlorides such as AlCl(3) and FeCl(3) on the amination of grafted AA was significant but not essential to lead the amination. FT-IR and solid (13)C NMR data indicate that amine group was introduced into PP-g-AA fiber through amide linkage between grafted AA and DETA. The anion exchange capacity of PP-g-AA-Am fiber increased with increase in the degree of amination, but reached maximum value at about 60% amination of 150% grafted AA. PP-g-AA-Am fiber showed much higher maximum capacity for PO(4)-P and a similar capacity for NO(3)-N compared to commercial anion resins. Furthermore, the PP-g-AA-Am fiber also has adsorption ability for cations because of unaminated residual carboxyl group.

Topics: Absorption; Acrylates; Aluminum Chloride; Aluminum Compounds; Amination; Anion Exchange Resins; Carboxylic Acids; Chlorides; Ferric Compounds; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Materials Testing; Polyamines; Polypropylenes; Silicon; Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; Surface Properties; Time Factors

Topics: Acrylic Resins; Aluminum Oxide; Chlorides; Dental Bonding; Dental Cements; Dental Porcelain; Dental Stress Analysis; Ferric Compounds; Quartz; Silanes; Silicon