Spectroscopic characterization and microbial degradation of engineered bio-elastomers from linseed oil

Rakesh Das; Nilkamal Pramanik; Patit P. Kundu

doi:10.1515/polyeng-2013-0277

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Spectroscopic characterization and microbial degradation of engineered bio-elastomers from linseed oil

Rakesh Das , Nilkamal Pramanik and Patit P. Kundu

Published/Copyright: October 9, 2014

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From the journal Journal of Polymer Engineering Volume 35 Issue 3

Abstract

The microbial degradation of elastomers synthesized through the cationic polymerization reaction of linseed oil, styrene, and divinylbenzene was investigated by using the Alkaliphilus oremlandii OhILAs strain. In Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) analysis, the bound oil content in the elastomers was found to vary from 29.63 to 45.5 wt%, whereas the percentage of unreacted oil in the elastomers were in the range of 12.9–38 wt%. In ¹H nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum analysis, the unreacted oil and unreacted aromatic components in the elastomers were obtained in the ranges of 13.2–39 wt% and 6.8–16 wt%, respectively. The amount of unreacted oil in the elastomers enhanced the percentage of biodegradation, which varied from 26 to 51 wt%. The biodegradation of elastomers was also confirmed by FTIR and scanning electron micrograph analyses.

Keywords: cationic polymerization; degradation; elastomers; linseed oil; spectroscopic quantification

Corresponding author: Patit P. Kundu, Department of Polymer Science and Technology, University of Calcutta, 92, A.P.C. Road, Kolkata 700009, India, e-mail: ppk923@yahoo.com

Acknowledgments

The financial support jointly under the Major Research Project Scheme [F.No.36-251(2008) (SR)] from the University Grant Commission (UGC), New Delhi, India, and from the Technical Education Quality Improvement Project (TEQIP), Government of India, is greatly acknowledged.

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Received: 2013-10-29

Accepted: 2014-8-28

Published Online: 2014-10-9

Published in Print: 2015-4-1

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cationic polymerization; degradation; elastomers; linseed oil; spectroscopic quantification