Synthesis and thermal degradation Kinetics of D - (+) - galactose containing polymers

In this study, it is investigated the synthesis and characterizations of polymerizable vinyl sugars. Carbohydrate containing polymers were synthesized via free radical polymerization. Thermal behavior of polymer derivatives was analyzed by using DSC and TG. Molecular weight dispersion of polymer der...

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Main Authors: Fehmi Saltan, Hakan Akat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Polímeros 2013-01-01
Series:Polímeros
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-14282013000600002&lng=en&tlng=en
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Summary:In this study, it is investigated the synthesis and characterizations of polymerizable vinyl sugars. Carbohydrate containing polymers were synthesized via free radical polymerization. Thermal behavior of polymer derivatives was analyzed by using DSC and TG. Molecular weight dispersion of polymer derivatives was also analyzed with GPC. Molecular structures were analyzed by FT-IR and 1H-NMR spectrophotometer. We found that molecular weight of copolymers could effect to the thermal stability. According to TG data related to the copolymers, molecular weight of polymers increased while the thermal stability decreased. Thermogravimetric analysis of polymers also investigated. The apparent activation energies for thermal degradation of carbohydrate containing polymers were obtained by integral methods (Flynn - Wall - Ozawa, Kissinger - Akahira - Sunose, and Tang).
ISSN:1678-5169