Kh. M. Mostafa
National Institute for Standards, El-Haram, P.O. Box 136, El-Giza, Egypt
Abdul Rahim Samarkandy
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University,
P 0 Box. 80203, Jeddah (21589), Saudi Arabia
ABSTRACT
Tailoring of new thickener via graft copolymerization of methacrylonitrile (MAN) onto pregelled starch (PGS) as a carbohydrate polymer was synthesized and the reaction conditions were optimized using potassium monopersulphate (PMPS) in presence of ferrous ion redox pair as initiator. Emphasis was directed towards preparing new thickener for printing cotton fabrics with reactive dyes. The grafting parameter was studied with respect to graft yield (G.Y.) and graft reaction efficiency percent (G.R.E.%). On the other hand, the newly prepared poly (MAN)-pregelled starch graft copolymers were used as a thickener for printing cotton fabrics with reactive dyes, to see their suitability as pastes for printing cotton with the latter dyes. Based on the results obtained, appropriate conditions for grafting methacrylonitrile onto pregelled starch was established and the graft yield is higher under the following conditions: using 0.004 mmol L-1 potassium monopersulphate as initiator, 0.005 mmol L-1 ferrous ion concentration, 0.002 mmol L-1, sulphuric acid; 50% methacrylonitrile concentration (based on weight of substrate), material to liquor ratio, 1:2.5, reaction time, 60 min and polymerization temperature, 40°C. Finally, utilization of poly (MAN)-pregelled starch graft copolymers as a new thickener for printing cotton with reactive dyes proved to be a potential thickener as evidenced by excellent color strength as well as overall fastness properties.
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Kh. M. Mostafa and Abdul Rahim Samarkandy, 2004. Synthesis of New Thickener Based on Carbohydrate Polymers for Printing Cotton Fabrics with Reactive Dyes. Journal of Biological Sciences, 4: 334-341.
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2004.334.341
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jbs.2004.334.341
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2004.334.341
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jbs.2004.334.341