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• TITLE: Emulsion Graft Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate onto Cellulose Nanofibers

  AUTHORS: Hiromu Okada, Chao Zhao, Yusuke Mizuta, Katsumi Yoshino, Ryuichi Sugimoto

  KEYWORDS: Cellulose Nanofibers, Graft Polymerization, Methyl Methacrylate, Emulsion, Diethylzinc

  JOURNAL NAME: Green and Sustainable Chemistry, Vol.11 No.1, February 4, 2021

  ABSTRACT: Methyl methacrylate (MMA) was successfully grafted onto cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) at room temperature in an emulsion system using a diethyl(1,10-phenanthroline N1,N10)zinc(II) complex (Phen-DEZ) with oxygen as the radical initiator. The effects of reaction temperature, initiator concentration, and monomer content on the grafting reaction were investigated. The molecular weight of the non-grafted PMMA, which was produced during graft polymerization, was more than 1 million, as determined by size exclusion chromatography. The PMMA-grafted CNFs were analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and scanning electron microscopy, which confirmed the grafting of PMMA on the nanofiber surface. The study presents a strategy for the grafting of high-molecular weight PMMA onto CNFs in an emulsion system using Phen-DEZ and O2.