International Science Community Association Research Journal of Chemical Sciences 2231 - 606X 4 5 2014 May 18 Gentian Violet Dye Uptake by Graft Copolymers of Vinyl Binary Monomers onto Silk Fibre 65 71 EN Vetriselvi V 1 PG & Research Department of Chemistry, Auxilium College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, INDIA Santhi.R R.Jaya 2 Nair DeepaS. 1 School of Environmental Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, INDIA Thomas Charles 2 Singh I.S.Bright 3 Desai SwetaD. 1 Department of Chemistry, Sir P. T. Sarvajanik College of Science, Athwalines, Surat-395007, Gujarat, INDIA Mehta ArvindG. 2 Kumar Saroj 1 Department of Chemistry, K.Govt. Arts and Sc. College, Raigarh, CG, INDIA Mishra A.K. 2 Department of Chemistry, Dr. C.V.Raman University, Bilaspur, CG, INDIA Upadhyay M. 3 Department of Chemistry, Kirodimal Institute of Technology, Raigarh, CG, INDIA Singh D 4 Mishra M 5 Kumar Sujata 6 A.P. Apsara 1 Department of Chemistry, FMN College, Kerala, INDIADepartment of Chemistry, DB College Sasthamcotta, Kerala, INDIA B Beena 2 KhadkaDebaBahadurandMishra Paramatma 1 Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, NEPAL Department of Chemistry, Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Ghantaghar, Kathmandu, NEPAL NaghamS. Buttrus 1 College of Dentistry, University of Mosul, Mosul, IRAQ Malik Dinkar 1 2Department of Chemistry, MS College, Saharanpur, UP, INDIA Yadav Punam 2 Department of Botany, MS College, Saharanpur, UP, INDIA Kumar Sandeep 3 Malik Vijai 4 Patel 1 Department of Textile Chemistry, Faculty of Technology and Engineering, The M S University of Baroda, Vadodara 390 001, INDIA Patel P.N. 2 U.Pathan Rahimkhan 1 Research laboratory of Chemistry, AEC, Chikhli, Dist-Buldana, 443201, M.S., INDIA SantoshV. Agarkar 2 Tiwari Seema 1 AISECT University, Bhopal, MP, INDIA Tripathi I.P. 2 M.G.C.G. University, Chitrakoot, Satna, MP, INDIA MANIT, Bhopal, MP, INDIA Tiwari H.L. 3 Kumar Sunil 1 DIET, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, INDIA Sharma RajeevKr. 2 Post Graduate Department of Chemistry, DAV College, Jalandhar, Punjab, INDIA Himanshu 3 National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, INDIA > Research Paper 2014, 3 19 2014 May 18 Binary vinyl monomers were grafted onto mulberry silk fibre in aqueous medium by using ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN) as redox initiator. Grafting of binary monomer mixtures of methyl methacrylate (MMA) with butyl acrylate (BA), ethyl acrylate (EA) acrylamide (AAm) and vinyl acetate (VAc) were reported earlier. FTIR, TGA and SEM techniques were used to characterize the graft copolymers. Swelling studies of grafted and ungrafted fibres was done with DMF, water, methanol and n-butanol. Graft copolymers were investigated for dye uptake (gentian violet) photo-calorimetrically at 420 nm. Copyright@ International Science Community Association