Assessment of Some Characteristics and Properties of Zirconium Dioxide Nanoparticles Modified with 3-(Trimethoxysilyl) Propyl Methacrylate Silane Coupling Agent

Table 2

Maximum degradation temperature and grafting efficiency of MSPMS to ZrO₂ nanoparticles.

Sample	Weight of MSPMS in the sample (%)	Maximum degradation temperature (°C)	Weight loss (%) at 500^oC	Δm (%)	Grafting efficiency (%)
u-ZrO2	0	0	0	0	0
m-ZrO2-3	3	307.11	0.39	0.39	13.0
m-ZrO2-5	5	354.30	0.42	0.42	8.4
m-ZrO2-7	7	390.13	0.42	0.42	6.0
m-ZrO2-10	10	388.61	0.46	0.46	4.6
m-ZrO2-15	15	309.90	0.51	0.51	3.4