Preparation of Tourmaline-containing Functional Copolymer p(TUC/BA/MMA) and Its Performances. Issue 2 (2nd April 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Li, Yunhua; Hu, Yingmo; Liu, Yuhang; Li, Mengcan; Liu, Quan; Hou, Chunyan
• Is Part Of: Soft materials. Volume 14:Issue 2(2016)
• Page Start: 57
• Page End: 63
• Publication Date: 2016-04-02
• Subjects: Composite -- Functional copolymer -- Polymerizable organic tourmaline -- Tourmaline; Materials science -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1080/1539445X.2015.1120750
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1539-445X

Abstract

ABSTRACT: In order to develop the tourmaline-containing functional polymer, the double-bond-containing undecenoyl group was introduced onto the surface of tourmaline to synthesize a polymerizable organic tourmaline undecylenate (TUC) by the surface modification of tourmaline with 10-undecenoyl chloride. The TUC was then copolymerized with butyl acrylate (BA) and methyl methacrylate (MMA) to obtain the tourmaline-containing functional copolymer p(TUC/BA/MMA), which showed an excellent storage stability. The structures of TUC and its copolymers were characterized by means of IR, XRD, SEM, and EDX. The results indicated that the tourmaline-containing functional copolymer displayed excellent mechanical, far-infrared radiating, and negative ion releasing performances.