Abstract:
The graft chemical modification was carried out on the surface of poplar wood powder (PWP) by methyl eleostearate maleic anhydride adduct (MEMA),using pyridine as catalyst in N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF) solution. The effects of material ratio, reaction temperature, reaction time and dosage of catalyst on the reaction were investigated. The chemical structure and surface properties of modified poplar wood power were characterized by contact angle measurement, elemental analysis, FT-IR, 13C CP-MAS NMR and scanning electron microscopy(SEM). The results showed that the weight percent gain of MEMA-modified PWP was from 20 % to 25 % when MEMA reacted with PWP at the mass ratio of 7.5∶1 at 120 ℃ for 6 h with 5 % dosage of pyridine to PWP, and the hydrophobicity of modified PWP was improved.