Thermal behavior and surface morphology studies on polystyrene grafted sago starch Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • AbstractPolystyrene grafting onto sago starch was carried out by using ceric ammonium nitrate as a redox initiator. The grafted copolymers were characterized by FTIR, thermogravimetry (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). FTIR spectra analysis of the grafted chain and commercial polystyrene was identical, indicating that styrene was successfully grafted onto sago starch. TGA thermograms and analysis of DSC curves showed that the thermal stability of starch increases as a result of grafting. SEM micrographs showed the deformed prolate ellipsoidal shape of sago starch particles and this shape disappeared in polystyrene grafted sago starch being replaced with a spongy surface with pores. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 90: 2053–2058, 2003

publication date

  • 2003

number of pages

  • 5

start page

  • 2053

end page

  • 2058

volume

  • 90

issue

  • 8