Abstract
AbstractThe role of certain cations as homopolymer inhibitors in the direct radiation grafting of acrylic acid to nylon‐6 fabric was investigated. The grafting solution was methanol and water at a ratio of 30 : 70 vol%. The maximum graft yield was obtained at 0·08 wt% when using Fe2+ and at 0.7% for Fe3+. In addition, the graft yield obtained with the latter ion was higher than that for the former. Moreover, the presence of Na+ and K+ salts in concentrations as low as 0·1 wt% caused an increase in the graft yield. The hydrophilic properties investigated indicated that the water absorption of nylon‐6 fabric after 9 days increased by 44 times after grafting with poly(acrylic acid) at 166% graft yield. This ratio became 123 times, when this graft copolymer was transformed to the sodium salt. These ratios became 105 and 490 times for the corresponding recrystallized forms, respectively. A study was made to gain a better understanding of the observed super water absorption using SEM and DSC analysis. SEM micrographs of the recrystallized copolymer indicated the formation of large pores with a dendritic structure. Moreover, DSC showed a decrease in both the heat of fusion and melting point. The grafted nylon‐6 fabric showed a noticeable affinity for different dyestuffs.
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