Production of carboxyl-containing derivatives of polymethyl methacrylate and polycaproamide graft copolymer

Abstract

In studying heterophase alkaline hydrolysis of ester groups in graft PMMA chains, the role of the structure of the polymer in the macromolecular reaction in the solid phase was revealed. A decrease in the degree of conversion of graft PMMA with an increase in its content in PCA—PMMA graft copolymer, caused by a change in the packing density of the graft chains, was established. The highest degree of saponification was attained in using graft copolymers containing 25–35% graft PMMA. Chemisorption, carboxyl-containing polycaproamide fibre with a SEC for NaOH of 1.3 mmole/g was obtained as a result of saponification of PCA—PMMA graft copolymers.