uv-induced grafting technique was used as a flexible method for surface modification of polysulfone (psf) ultrafiltration (uf) membranes in order to prepare hydrophilic nanofiltration (nf) membranes. flat sheet polysulfone (psf) ultrafiltration membranes were prepared via phase inversion method. n-methylene-2-pyrrolidone (nmp) and polyethylene glycol (peg) of three different molecular weights (...

graft polymerization of acrylic acid (aa) and ethyl methacrylate (ema) onto starch (st) were carried out in aqueous solution using ceric ammonium nitrate (can) as redox system under n2 atmosphere. the effect of ph, reaction time, temperature, concentrations of can, st, and monomers on the graft yield was investigated. monomer reactivity was in the following order: aa>ema.the kinetics of the gra...

Aalto University, P.O. Box 11000, FI-00076 Aalto www.aalto.fi Author Eve Saarikoski Name of the doctoral dissertation Blends of dissolved cellulose with acrylic acid copolymers or microfibrillated cellulose Publisher School of Chemical Technology Unit Department of Biotechnology and Chemical Technology Series Aalto University publication series DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS 10/2015 Field of research P...

We report the first example of reversible encapsulation of micron-sized particles by oppositely charged submicron smaller colloids. The reversibility of this encapsulation process is regulated by pH-responsive poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) present in solution. The competitive adsorption between the small colloids and the poly(acrylic acid) on the surface of the large colloids plays a key role in the...

A new versatile acrylonitrile-bioconverting strain isolated from a petroleum-contaminated sludge sample and identified as Rhodococcus ruber AKSH-84 was used for optimization of medium and biotransformation conditions for nitrilase activity to produce acrylic acid. A simple and rapid HPLC protocol was optimized for quantification of acrylic acid, acrylamide, and acrylonitrile. The optimal medium...

The adhesion of copper films to adjacent device layers including TiN, Ta, and TaN diffusion barriers is a crucial reliability issue for integrated circuits. We report that ultrathin layers of poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) prepared on barrier surfaces or on the native oxide of Si wafers dramatically increase the interfacial adhesion of Cu films deposited by the H2 assisted reduction of bis(2,2,7-trim...