J Mater Sci Technol ›› 2010, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (5): 454-460.

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Preparation and Compaction Behaviour of Poly(methyl methacrylate) Coated Iron Microparticles

Daniela Kladekova, Renata Orinakova, Annamaria Krajnkova, Miriam Kupkova, Margita Kabatova, Kveta Markusova   

  1. 1) Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, P.J. Safarik University in Kosice, Moyzesova 11, SK-041 54 Kosice, Slovakia
    2) Institute of Materials Research of the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Kosice, Watsonova 47, SK-043 53 Kosice, Slovakia
  • Received:2009-05-31 Revised:2009-11-30 Online:2010-05-31 Published:2010-06-01
  • Contact: Daniela Kladekova
  • Supported by:

    the Slovak Grant Agency (Grant VEGA 1/0043/08 and 2/0129/09) 
    the Slovak Research and Development Agency (Project APVV-0490-07)

Abstract:

The poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) coatings onto surface of iron particles were electrochemically prepared and the effect on both surface structure and internal structure of the resulted material after compaction was carried out. The electrochemical polymerization treatment was performed in a fluidized bed electrolyzer using sulphuric acid solution containing potassium persulphate and methyl methacrylate (MMA). The surface topography and the microstructure of the samples were observed by scanning electron  microscopy (SEM) and optical microscopy (OM). It was found that the PMMA layer coated onto iron particles results in improvement of their compressibility compared with uncoated powders, and classical lubricants are not necessary for compacting particles coated.

Key words: Cathodic electropolymerization, Poly(methyl methacrylate) coating, Surface appearance, Microstructure, Compaction process