Terpolymers of acrylamide, acrylic acid and acrylonitrile: further characterization and biodegradation studies

Tercopolymers of acrylamide (AM), acrylic acid (AA) and acrylonitrile (AN) synthesized by free radical solution polymerization have been characterized using 13C NMR and thermal analysis (DSC) techniques. Incorporation of the above three monomers was confirmed by 13C NMR analysis. The tercopolymers h...

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Published in:Polymer international 2000-07, Vol.49 (7), p.685-690
Main Authors: Iyer, Bragadish D, Mathakiya, Ismail A, Shah, Avinash K, Rakshit, Animesh K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
13C NMR
Applied sciences
biodegradation
Chemical reactions and properties
Degradation
DSC
Exact sciences and technology
Organic polymers
Physicochemistry of polymers
tercopolymer
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Summary:Tercopolymers of acrylamide (AM), acrylic acid (AA) and acrylonitrile (AN) synthesized by free radical solution polymerization have been characterized using 13C NMR and thermal analysis (DSC) techniques. Incorporation of the above three monomers was confirmed by 13C NMR analysis. The tercopolymers have similar polymer backbone structures, and a limited branching in the main chain was found as evidenced by DSC analysis. Microbiological observations of polymer‐dependent growth and of respiration studies using a soil bacterial isolate, suggested that these tercopolymers were used as growth substrate and were therefore biodegradable. © 2000 Society of Chemical Industry
ISSN:0959-8103
1097-0126
DOI:10.1002/1097-0126(200007)49:7<685::AID-PI438>3.0.CO;2-C