FTIR and thermal studies on esters grafted HDPE

Abstract

HDPE was functionalized with two different esters in an inert atmosphere at 160°C, under different experimental conditions by thermolysis method. The order of the functionalization and crosslinking reactions was determined. The C=C formation peak is assigned at 1610 cm-1.The percentage of functionalization was determined by FTIR spectroscopy method. Thermogravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetric methods were also used to study about the thermal properties of the functionalized HDPE.

Keywords

• HDPE
• Functionalization
• Grafting
• FTIR
• DSC
• TGA
• Crosslinking