Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry ›› 2023, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (10): 1405-1411.DOI: 10.19894/j.issn.1000-0518.230086

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Preparation and Characterization of Vinyltri(2-methoxyethoxy)silane Grafted Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymer

Chun-Bo WANG1,2, Peng-Bo LIU1, Zeng-Wen CAO1(), Guang-Yuan ZHOU1()   

  1. 1.National Laboratory of Clean Energy,Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics,Dalian 116023,China
    2.University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100049,China
  • Received:2023-04-03 Accepted:2023-07-17 Published:2023-10-01 Online:2023-10-13
  • Contact: Zeng-Wen CAO,Guang-Yuan ZHOU
  • About author:zwcao@dicp.ac.cngyzhou@dicp.ac.cn
  • Supported by:
    Liaoning Revitalization Talents Program(XLYC2008022)

Abstract:

The low hot melt adhesive strength of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) as a matrix resin is mainly due to its low cohesive strength and low polarity on the bonding surface. To address this issue, polar vinyltri(2-methoxyethoxy)silane (VT2MES) is grafted onto the EVA main chain through a melt grafting method, resulting in the synthesis of ethylene vinyl acetate grafted with vinyltri(2-methoxyethoxy)silane (EVA-g-VT2MES). The molecular chain structure of the product is characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR), indicating that VT2MES hasbeen successfully grafted onto the EVA molecular chain, with the highest grafting rate of 2.37%. Rheology and melt index tests demonstrate an improvement in the cohesive strength of the grafted product. Adhesive films are prepared from EVA and EVA-g-VT2MES, and steel plates are bonded with them. Compared with EVA, the peel strength of EVA-g-VT2MES is increased by up to 75.21%, confirming that melt grafting of VT2MES onto the EVA molecular chain can significantly improve the adhesion strength of the EVA matrix.

Key words: Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, Melt grafting, Graft rate, Cohesive strength, Adhesion strength

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