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• TITLE: Chemical Modification of Scraped Tires through Grafting with 2-Acrylamido-2-methylpropansulfonic Acid

  AUTHORS: Yassin A. Aggour, Ayied S. Al-Shihri, Mohamed R. Bazzet

  KEYWORDS: Chemical Modification; Scraped Tires; Grafting Polymer Characterization; 2-Acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic Acid

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Polymer Chemistry, Vol.3 No.3, July 29, 2013

  ABSTRACT: Scrap vulcanized rubber is amongst a bigger waste polymers. It does not decompose easily owing to its cross linked structure. Modification of scrap tires powder by the grafting with 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid (AMPS) is described. The grafting is achieved through free radical initiation. The effects of different amount of monomer and initiator were examined. Also the influence of reaction time and temperature were investigated. The grafted waste rubber was characterized by FT/IR, SEM and DSC measurements. The proposed mechanism of the grafting reaction is discussed. From DSC and SEM studies of WR-g-AMPS compared with PAMPS and WR, the results show that the particle size and crystallinity were enhanced for the grafted copolymers. The obtained modified scraped tires will used as an ion exchanger for the future applications.