Research Article
Modification of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles with 3-(Trimethoxysilyl)propyl Methacrylate Silane Coupling Agent
Table 3
Grafting efficiency of TMSPM on nano-TiO2.
| | Sample | Percentage of initial silane (%) | Weight loss obtained from TGA (%) | Percentage of grafted silane (%) | Grafting efficiency (%) |
| | TiO2 | 0 | 1.87 | 0 | 0 | | TiO2-T1 | 1 | 2.24 | 0.37 | 37.0 | | TiO2-T3 | 3 | 4.80 | 2.93 | 97.7 | | TiO2-T5 | 5 | 5.75 | 3.88 | 77.6 | | TiO2-T7 | 7 | 5.98 | 4.11 | 58.7 | | TiO2-T20 | 20 | 10.58 | 8.71 | 43.6 |
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