A monomer of 4-[(acryloxy)methyl]-4-ethyl-2-oxazolidinone (AEO) was synthesized and characterized by 1H-NMR spectra.Graft polymerization of AEO on cellulose fibers could be carried out using ammonium cerium (Ⅳ) nitrate as initiator.The grafted fibers were characterized by FT-IR and the morphology of the surfaces was investigated by using Scanning Electronic Microscopy.The optimum conditions for graft polymerization were investigated in detail.It was found that increasing the concentration of AEO caused an increase of grafting yield and grafting efficiency.An optimum temperature existed in cases of high monomer concentration resulting in the highest grafting efficiency.The optimum concentration of initiator was about 3 mmol/L.The proper grafting polymerization time was about 60 min.
