Surface modification of ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer via polyamide grafting

Previously grafting of nylon6,6 on glass and Kevlar fiber surface have been reported for better adhesion in composites of nylon6,6/Kevlar and nylon 6,6 glass fiber composites [1-3].EVOH having vinyl alcohol units can be used for grafting nylon chains through polycondensation reactions and then byincorporation of grafted EVOH in polyolefin/nylon blends compatibility and stability improvement of the blends can be achieved. The performance of nylon grafted EVOH as acompatibilizer for olefin/polyamide blends will be investigated in another work