Synthesis of GMA/EDMA Uniform Pores Monolith Using Melt blown Polypropylene Nanofibers Templates

Glycidyl methacrylate/ethyl dimethacrylate (gma/edma) monoliths consisting of pores induced by polypropylene nanofibers (ppnf) were developed. for creating these pores, templating technique was used where the ppnf act as a template. the ppnf were fabricated using a melt blowing technique at various process operations of polymer flowrate, air pressure and die-to-collector distance at ranges of 15 to 30 hz, 0.15 to 0.3 mpa and 0.20 to 0.6 m respectively designed using a response surface methodology (rsm). subsequently, a monolith solution was synthesis using the polymerization of gma and edma, with azobisisobutyronitrile (aibn) as initiator and cyclohexanol as porogen. the ppnf and gma/edma monoliths were characterized using sem and melting point instrument. the findings show, ppnf fiber diameter and melting points were in the range of 5 to 14 * 10^3 nm and 120 to 130 °c respectively. rsm analysis suggests that air pressure and die-to- collector distance could be an important factor for ppnf final diameter. morphology studies demonstrate that gma/edma monolith have been successfully acquired mesoporous structure and creating uniform pores by ppnf template produce at 22.5 hz, 0.22 mpa and 0.40 m. as a conclusion, the ppnf can be proposed as a template to prepare monolith having uniform pores.