MagdyGENERAL Y. Abdelaal et AND al., PHYSICAL J.Chem.Soc.Pak., Vol. 40, No. 03, 2018 410 Polymeric Antioxidant from Polyacrylic Acid 1,2Magdy Y. Abdelaal*, 1Mohammad S.I. Makki and 1Tariq R.A. Sobahi 1Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, PO Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia. 2Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, 35516-Mansoura, Egypt. [email protected]; [email protected]* (Received on 12th May 2016, accepted in revised form 28th December 2017) Summary: Acrylic acid was polymerized and modified with some acids such as salicylic acid, benzalthiobarbituric acid and some amines such as aniline and α-naphthylamine. Modified polyacrylic acids (PA) were characterized with FT-IR spectroscopy and thermal analysis and their ability was tested to be antioxidants for PVC which contains sensitive terminal double bonds toward oxidative conditions. The extent of PVC discoloration is considered to follow up the degrading thermal oxidation. All the investigated polyacrylic acid derivatives showed ability as polymeric antioxidants better than the unmodified especially polyacrylylbenzalthiobarbituric acid. The results obtained are justified and discussed. Keywords: Polymeric antioxidant; Thermal stability; Acrylic acid; PVC; Amines; Thiobarbituric acid. Introduction Polyacrylic acid (PA) is a big category of agricultural applications for seeds treatment, etc. commercial polymers with widespread application Recently, PA derivatives attract much attention as directions such as medicine and agriculture [1]. PA substances of targeted physiological action [13]. and PA-based materials are utilized as smoothing Thiolated PAs on Mrp2 efflux protein pump showed agents for synthetic fibers, emulsifiers and thickeners inhibitory efficiency depending on their molar mass for aqueous solutions and dispersions of latexes, and extent of thiolation. Hence, the transport activity sorbents and ion exchangers [2-5]. Acrylic-based of the efflux pump transporter depends significantly hydrogels were used widely as a mucoadhesive on the modification extent and polymer molar mass system due to their elasticity and tremendous bio- [14]. PAs are extensively used also as enzyme adhesion [6]. Acrylic acid was used also to prepare carriers, proteins, drugs and other biologically active stable, biocompatible and highly monodisperse substances [15, 16]. Functionalization of iron oxide polymer to be suitable for coating of cerium oxide nanoparticles with commonly used functionalities nanoparticles which are efficient pH-dependent such as amine, carboxylic and hydroxyl groups has antioxidant with cytoprotection to the normal cell been reported as contrast agents for MRI, magnetic lines not to cancer cells against hydrogen peroxide separations, immobilizations of various bio- and nitric oxide radical [7]. Adequate methods have substances and targeted drug delivery [17]. been established to prepare aqueous CeO2 sols by Carboxymethylcellulose-g-PA synthesized with the using biocompatible nontoxic stabilizers such as assistance of microwave demonstrated flocculation citric acid, polyacrylic acid, and polyvinylpyrrolidone efficiency higher than the ungrafted CMC proving [8]. A polymeric antioxidant nanoparticle was the importance of PA in this direction. This makes reported to suppress oxidative damage and them excellent flocculants for river water cytotoxicity by iron oxide nanoparticles [9]. New clarification [18]. Modified polyacrylic acids have antioxidants based on multiple hindered phenolic been prepared by polymerization of modified antioxidant pendants to unsaturated polymeric main monomers. However, starting with the monomer chain were prepared and their application as modification to obtain polymers with high purity is antioxidants in polypropylene blends was examined complicated and inappropriate for the waste recycling [10]. Acrylamide and polyvinyl alcohol copolymers of PA [19]. Polyacrylates modified with ascorbic acid of acrylic acids are active to uptake metal ions and were achieved in two-steps process [20]. Another use for removal or preconcentration of metal ions natural antioxidant-supported polyacrylate was [11]. Other acrylic acid based polymers are active as prepared in a two-step process too [21]. The current efficient flocculants useful to increase the strength of study aims at preparation and characterization of exceptional grades of paper [12]. Hydrophilic derivatives of polyacrylic acid with some organic characteristics of PAs clarify their extensive acids and amines through facile methods and *To whom all correspondence should be addressed. Magdy Y. Abdelaal et al., J.Chem.Soc.Pak., Vol. 40, No. 03, 2018 411 application as thermal antioxidants for PVC as an Modification of PA into poly-N-acrylylamines example for the sensitive halogenated polymers. About 0.1 mole of PAC was soaked for 6 h Experimental in 40 ml CH2Cl2 in a 500 ml round bottomed flask and 0.2 mole of solution of cold aniline in 150 ml Acryloyl chloride; azobisisobutyronitrile CH2Cl2 was slowly added while stirring. After further (AIBN) and PVC (M.Wt.=100.000) and all chemicals stirring for 30 min, poly-N-acrylylaniline (PAAN) used in this study were supplied by Bayouni Co., the was separated by filtration, washed successively with Sigma-Aldrich agent in Saudi Arabia unless CH2Cl2, acetone and methanol, dried for 24 h under otherwise mentioned and used without further vacuum at 40 C to be ready for characterization. purification. FT-IR Spectroscopic analysis was Similarly, poly-N-acrylylnaphthylamine (PANA) was carried out at Chemistry Department, King Abdulaziz prepared. University, Saudi Arabia using a Perkin-Elmer 1430 spectrophotometer. UV/Vis analysis was performed Oxidative degradation of PVC in presence of using double-beam spectrophotometer to determine modified polyacrylic acids the extent of PVC discoloration as an indication of the thermal oxidation. Thermogravimetric analysis An amount of 0.2 gm of modified PA (TGA) was performed on Shimadzu thermal analyzer dissolved in THF and added to 10 g of PVC solution (D-50), Japan, with 10 C/min rate of heating in an in 150 ml THF while stirring and degassed with inert atmosphere of nitrogen gas and by using sonication for 3 min. The mixture was then poured sintered alumina (α-Al2O3) as a standard. onto a polypropylene sheet fixed horizontally on a glass surface. The mixture was left until the solvent was evaporated at 25 C. The produced film has been Modification of polyacrylic acid into polyacryloxy dried for 24 h at 25 C under vacuum, cut into strips acids and left for different intervals at 100 C. The absorbance of PVC film was measured at λ = 400 nm About 2 mole of acrylic acid was to estimate the average of discoloration extent which polymerized under the conventional free radical was calculated for 3 replicates in presence of PA, polymerization conditions using 0.2 mole of AIBN in PABA, PABTBA, PAAN and PANA (Table-1). THF with stirring. After flushing out the mixture for Table-1: Influence of PA derivatives on PVC 30 min at 70C with nitrogen and cooling to the room temperature, enough amount of anhydrous diethyl oxidative degradation. Time, PVC/ PVC/ PVC/ PVC/ PVC/ PVC ether was used to precipitate polyacrylic acid (PA). min PA PABA PABTBA PAAN PANA The obtained product was converted into polyacrylyl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.47 0.40 0.22 0.16 0.23 0.27 chloride (PAC) by treatment with thionyl chloride in 24 1.23 1.12 1.10 0.20 0.73 0.82 a ratio of 1.4:1 of PA. After stirring for 1 h at 60°C 72 1.96 1.86 1.73 0.29 1.19 1.30 and cooling down to 25 C, the product was filtered Results and Discussion off to be separated, washed with CH2Cl2 and dried in vacuum overnight at 40 °C. Polyacrylic acid derivatives were prepared successfully according to Scheme-1 and About 0.5 mole of PAC was immersed for 6 characterized with different techniques. In the next h in 120 ml of acetonitrile and then treated with a context, the characterization of the polyacrylic acid mixture of 0.3 mole of 2-hydroxybenzoic acid and derivatives will be discussed. 0.9 mole of a solution of base such as triethylamine in 400 ml of acetonitrite. Stirring the mixture for 6 h FT-IR Spectroscopy at 25C, pouring into dilute solution of HCl, filtration Fig. 1a shows FT-IR spectrum of PABA off followed by washing with methanol, 1M HCl, with absorption peaks at 1615 cm-1 and 1455 cm-1 distilled water and finally with ether, poly-2- corresponding to aromatic residue; at 1690 cm-1 and acryloxybenzoic acid (PABA) was obtained and 1740 cm-1 corresponding to carboxyl and ester C=O dried overnight under vacuum at 40 C. Poly-4- functionalities, respectively, and at 3030 cm-1 acryloxybenzalthiobarbituric acid (PABTBA) was corresponding to OH stretching. Fig. 1b shows FT-IR prepared similarly by using 4- spectrum of PABTBA with absorption peaks at 1170 hydroxybenzalthiobarbituric acid instead of salicylic cm-1, 1678 cm-1 and 1725 cm-1 correspondingly to acid. C=S bonds and carbonyl functionalities for both ketonic and ester bonding. Magdy Y. Abdelaal et al., J.Chem.Soc.Pak., Vol. 40, No. 03, 2018 412 n O NH n n O NH O O Poly-N-acroylylaniline P5 (PAAN) O Poly-N-acrylylnaphtylamine HN P4 (PA N A ) S N O n H O C l n Poly-4-acryloxybenzalthio- Polyacrylyl chloride barbituric acid P2 O O P6 COOH (PABTBA) S O C l2 n Polyacryloxybenzoic acid O OH P3 Polyacrylic acid (PABA) P1 (PA) Scheme-1: Functionalization of polyacrylic acid with different acids and amines. Fig. 1: FT-IR spectra of a) PABA and b) PABTBA. Magdy Y. Abdelaal et al., J.Chem.Soc.Pak., Vol. 40, No. 03, 2018 413 Fig. 2: FT-IR spectra of a) PAAN and b) PANA. Fig. 2a shows FT-IR spectrum of PAAN C fission of the main chain began at temperature of with no absorption peaks at 1660 cm-1 for COCl 420 C. functionality while there are absorption peaks at 3270 cm-1 and 1610 cm-1 corresponding to N-H stretching and amidic C=O groups, respectively.