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The impact of cross-linking degree on the thermal and texture behavior of poly(methyl methacrylate)

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The presented study was performed to examine the effect of chemical cross-linking on the properties of poly(methyl methacrylate) polymer. Chemically cross-linked PMMA based on aliphatic or aromatic spacers has been synthesized using solution polycondensation method. Cross-linked PMMA derivatives of different ratios were prepared by the interaction of PMMA with 1,6-diaminohexane or p-phenylenediamine as cross-linking agent using dry THF as solvent. The degree of cross-linking has been controlled by different amount of added diamine compound: 5, 10, 20 and 30 mass%. The new cross-linked polymers were characterized by various characterization tools: Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and thermal analysis including thermogravimetric analysis, and X-ray diffraction analysis. Furthermore, the morphological features were tested by studying the surface changes using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). This study was aimed to investigate the effect of modified chemical structure on the surface of the cross-linked polymer. The FT-IR results indicated that the PMMA was interacted with selected diamine in chemical way. The degree of crystallinity was changed from polymer to another depending on the cross-linking type and ratio. FE-SEM results showed that controlled designed micropores were obtained after cross-linking with aromatic spacer. The final shape and size of these pores were completely depending on the degree of cross-linking.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah, 21589, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    Mahmoud A. Hussein, Reda M. El-Shishtawy, Bahaa M. Abu-Zied & Abdullah M. Asiri

  2. Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, 71516, Egypt

    Mahmoud A. Hussein & Bahaa M. Abu-Zied

  3. Textile Research Division, Dyeing, Printing and Textile Auxiliaries Department, National Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt

    Reda M. El-Shishtawy

  4. Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR), King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah, 21589, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    Bahaa M. Abu-Zied & Abdullah M. Asiri

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Hussein, M.A., El-Shishtawy, R.M., Abu-Zied, B.M. et al. The impact of cross-linking degree on the thermal and texture behavior of poly(methyl methacrylate). J Therm Anal Calorim 124, 709–717 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-016-5240-1

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