SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NEW AMPHOTERIC GRAFT COPOLYMER OF SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE WITH ACRYLAMIDE AND DIMETHYLAMINOETHYL METHYLACRYLATE

The graft copolymerization of sodium carboxymethylcellulose (NaCMC) wi th acrylamide (AM) and dimethylaminoethyl methylacrylate (DMAEMA) was conducted in an aqueous solution using ammonium persulfate (APS) and N ,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylene diamine (TMEDA) as the initiator. The eff ects of various factors on grafting such as temperature, pH, initiator concentration, and concentrations of AM, DMAEMA, and NaCMC were studi ed. The composition and thermal stability of the graft copolymers were characterized by infrared, elemental, and thermogravimetric analysis, and degradation activation energy and kinetic order were calculated. The relationship between its reduced viscosity and pH in aqueous NaCl was also investigated. (C) John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 69 : 879-885, 1998.