Abstract
Polymer modification has been used as a means to improve the adhesion/bonding of compounds and/or particles to polymer chains, but this goal is not always achieved. Some compounds contain naturally reactive groups which, in contact with the polymer, can modify its properties. This work focused on the rheological (torque and parallel plates rheometry) and mechanical (tensile and impact) characterization of PMMA containing the DV31, DBL3 and DB79 aminic dyes and the DR73 inert dye. The rheological results indicated that the final torque (torque rheometry) varied in response to increasing dye concentrations, and that the various dyes under study exhibited distinct behaviors (parallel plates rheometry). The mechanical tests revealed that, overall, the effect of the dyes on the properties of PMMA was negligible, except for DV31, that led to the decrease in the impact strength, possibly due to the bond between chains or segments of chains of the polymer. The presence, amount and type of amine in the dyes gave rise to significant rheological changes in PMMA because of the reactivity between the amine and the ether group of PMMA.
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