Triquet, Juliette published the artcileChemical surface densification of hardwood through lateral monomer impregnation and in situ EB polymerization, Part II: effect of irradiation dose on hardness, wood chemistry and polymer conversion, Recommanded Product: Trimethylolpropane triacrylate, the publication is Journal of Materials Science (2022), 57(12), 6656-6668, database is CAplus.
Surface chem. densification was recently introduced as a low cost and fast process to improve surface hardness of wood. The asym. d. profile at the surface due to polymer filled cells was achieved through unilateral impregnation of monomers and their fast in situ polymerization under electron beam radiations. This study investigates the effect of electron beam dose on the newly developed material in order to optimize and increase the performances. Effect of doses from 25 to 125 kGy on wood and polymer in situ were investigated by FTIR spectroscopy, confocal Raman microscopy and GC-MS quantification of extracted residual monomers. Brinell hardness of irradiated controls decreased with increased dose while it remained unchanged for densified samples. The effect of 25 kGy on the irradiated wood controls was insignificant, but evidence of cellulose depolymerization and decrease of hydrogen bonds strength was found at higher dose through FTIR anal. Raman investigation of the acrylate conversion in situ showed that most of the polymerization was achieved with 25 kGy. Residual monomers were still present in the wood samples up to 100 kGy. Thus, 25 kGy was sufficient to polymerize monomers in situ and increase Brinell hardness of densified wood while avoiding degradation of wood. However, 100 kGy was necessary to ensure highest conversion and no residual monomers. This study is opening perspectives on radiation effects on wood for optimal materials development.
Journal of Materials Science published new progress about 15625-89-5. 15625-89-5 belongs to esters-buliding-blocks, auxiliary class Polymerization Reagents,Crosslinkers, name is Trimethylolpropane triacrylate, and the molecular formula is C20H12N2O2, Recommanded Product: Trimethylolpropane triacrylate.
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