Synthesis, characterization and non-isothermal decomposition kinetic of a new galactochloralose based polymer
Articles > Article · 2014
Authors: Gökhan KÖK, Kadir Ay, Emriye Ay, FATİH DOĞAN, İSMET KAYA
CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2014, vol 101, pp 324-331
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2013.09.065
Summary
A glycopolymer, poly(3-O-methacroyl-5,6-O-isopropylidene-1,2-O-(S)-trichloroethylidene-alpha-D-galactofuranose) (PMIPTEG) was synthesized from the sugar-carrying methacrylate monomer, 3-O-methacroyl-5,6-O-isopropylidene-1,2-O-(S)-trichloroethylidene-alpha-D-galactofuranose (MIPTEG) via conventional free radical polymerization with AIBN in 1,4-dioxane. The structures of glycomonomer and their polymers were confirmed by UV-vis, FT-IR, H-1 NMR, C-13 NMR, GPC, TG/DTG-DTA, DSC, and SEM techniques. SEM images showed that PMIPTEG had a straight-chain length structure. On the other hand, the thermal decomposition kinetics of polymer were investigated by means of thermogravimetric analysis in dynamic nitrogen atmosphere at different heating rates. The apparent activation energies for thermal decomposition of the PMIPTEG were calculated using the Kissinger, Kim-Park, Tang, Flynn-Wall-Ozawa (FWO), Kissinger-Akahira-Sunose (KAS) and Friedman methods and were found to be 100.15, 104.40, 102.0, 102.2, 103.2 and 99.6 kJ/mol, respectively. The most likely process mechanism related to the thermal decomposition stage of PMIPTEG was determined to be a D deceleration type in terms of master plots results. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.