MODIFIKASI KIMIA KARET ALAM SIKLIS (CYCLIC NATURAL RUBBER/CNR) DENGAN TEKNIK GRAFTING: MENGGUNAKAN MONOMER METIL METAKRILAT DAN INISIATOR BENZOIL PEROKSIDA

Abstract

Abstract

The research of grafting methyl methacrylate (MMA) onto Cyclic Natural Rubber (CNR) has been carried out. Benzoyl Peroxide (BPO) was used as a inisiator and temperature condition at 90^oC with variation of time 1 and 2 hours. Grafting process was done with technique of reflux in a tree-neck flask with condenser and oil bath. Spectra analysis FTIR performed for determine the presence of grafted MMA on the backbone of CNR. The results showed that the product CNR-g-MMA was formed with the marked appearance of the absorption peak wave numbers at 1731 and 1730 cm-1 (carbonyl group absorption) typical for carbonyl (C = O) of metal methacrylate. The degree of grafting increased with the increasing time grafting.

Keywords: grafting, cyclic natural rubber, mathylmetacrilate, benzoyl peroxide