Preliminary Studies on the Synthesis and Characterization of Cellulose - Maleic Anhydride'- Dicyclopentadiene Composites

摘要

Cellulose composites with maleic anhydride - dicyclopentadiene copolymer matrix were obtained by "in situ" free-radical polymerization. The syntheses were carried out in two different solvents: toluene and dioxane, aiming at determining their influence upon both the polymerization process and properties of the resulting materials. The composite materials obtained were characterized both structurally by FT-IR, XRD and SEM, and from the thermal behavior point of view by TGA-DSC-MS analyses.