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JOURNAL OF POLYMER ENGINEERING
Volume 40, Issue 2, Pages 181-191Publisher
WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH
DOI: 10.1515/polyeng-2019-0230
Keywords
acrylamide; grafting; LDPE; photocatalytic degradation; ZnO nanoparticles
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In this research, the photocatalytic degradation performance in a commercial low-density polyethylene (LDPE) film was investigated in the presence of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles grafted with two amounts of polyacrylamide. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) besides thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) test results reinforced the successful grafting of polyacrylamide to the extent of 10 and 39 wt.% on the ZnO nanoparticles. The photocatalytic degradation of the films under ultraviolet (UV) radiation was evaluated by characterizing the mechanical properties, weight loss, and morphology. The UV absorption and emission for ZnO nanoparticles were increased after grafting with 10% polyacrylamide. The tensile strength of the nanocomposite films increased with the incorporation of nanoparticles. The presence of ZnO nanoparticles in LDPE films increased the rate of degradation after 200 h of irradiation. The polyacrylamide grafting improved the dispersion of ZnO particles in LDPE matrix, whereas the increase of grafting extent from 10 to 39 wt.% reduced the photocatalytic performance of ZnO nanoparticles.
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